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... fishes are few because the carnivores act also as scavengers and simply pick up any recently dead organisms . Herbivores and coral grazers make up the next largest group of fishes ( about 15 percent of the species ) , and the most ...
... fishes are few because the carnivores act also as scavengers and simply pick up any recently dead organisms . Herbivores and coral grazers make up the next largest group of fishes ( about 15 percent of the species ) , and the most ...
Page 452
... fishes . Throughout the Indo - West Pacific in the coral reef areas , there is a striking association of small fishes of the genera Amphiprion , Premnas , and Dascyllus with various large anemones . These fishes are able to live nestled ...
... fishes . Throughout the Indo - West Pacific in the coral reef areas , there is a striking association of small fishes of the genera Amphiprion , Premnas , and Dascyllus with various large anemones . These fishes are able to live nestled ...
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... fishes associated with other fishes occur in the remoras , where the animals have the dorsal fin modified to form a large sucker , which enables them to remain attached to their hosts ( Fig . 10.15 ) . Pilot fishes ( Naucrates ) and the ...
... fishes associated with other fishes occur in the remoras , where the animals have the dorsal fin modified to form a large sucker , which enables them to remain attached to their hosts ( Fig . 10.15 ) . Pilot fishes ( Naucrates ) and the ...
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abundant adaptations algae algal amphipods anemones animals areas associations Atlantic bacteria barnacles benthic benthos Biol biological bottom burrowing changes clams Cnidaria colonies community structure competition copepods coral reefs crabs crustaceans deep sea density deposit feeders depth desiccation detritus diatoms distribution diversity dominant ecology effect environment estuary example fauna feeding Figure fishes gastropod grazing growth herbivores increased infaunal interactions interstitial intertidal zone invertebrates kelp large numbers larvae layers light limpets low tide macrofauna mangrove marine meiofauna meiofaunal organisms mesopelagic mollusks mud flats nekton number of species nutrients occur ocean oxygen Pacific coast particles patterns pelagic percent Photo courtesy photophores physical factors phytoplankton plankton plants Plate polychaete population predators prey primary productivity reduced result rocky intertidal rocky shores salinity sand beaches sand flats seagrass seagrass beds seawater sediment space substrate subtidal surface suspension feeders temperate temperature terrestrial tidal tropical various vertical water column wave action zonation zooplankton zooxanthellae