Category Archives: Fish Behavior

Fun Fish Facts–Nemo Can Become Nancy

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Did you know that many of the lovely fish we regularly see on the coral reef have the ability to change their sex?? The biological term is ‘sequential hermaphroditism,’ and wrasses, moray eels, gobies and clownfish are known to do this. From Wikipedia: “A school of clownfish is always built into a hierarchy with a female fish

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Creature Feature–Sand Shrimpgoby and Shrimp

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One of the joys of diving for me is learning about and trying to photograph behavior. Today’s photos are not really portfolio-worthy, but they show the interesting relationship between the sand shrimpgoby and the shrimp they share a home with. These two creatures are symbiotic (meaning their interaction benefits both of them). The gobies stand guard while

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