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The Luring Behavior of the Tasseled Wobbegong,
Eucrossorhinus dasypogon (Bleeker, 1867):
Preliminary Observations
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| An adult tasseled
wobbegong. Photo by Kelvin Aitken
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There are a number of bony fishes that are known to lure their prey. Most of these use a part of their
body, whether it be a modified spine, their dorsal fin, or even appendages the extrude from their
mouths as a lure to attract their prey. The best known of these are the frogfishes, which fish with
a modified dorsal fin.
There are far fewer sharks and rays are known to rely on luring to
capture their food. There are, however, a few elasmobranchs that have luminescent
organs or commensal organisms that look like their prey's food, or that adopt
specific body postures to resemble a hiding place. But to date, no shark or ray
has been observed to engage in luring by actively manipulating part of their body,
say like the frogfish does.
In this exciting, original CoralRealm
research report, we will look at prelimanary studies conducted on the luring behavior
of the tasseled wobbegong (Eucrosshinus dasypogon). This not only includes a
description of our observations, but Quicktime video so you can see it for yourself!
So share with us in this exciting new discovery that has shark biologists talking!
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