Video of mobbing behavior by coral-reef fishes
Authors/Creators
- 1. Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St., Honolulu, HI 96817-2704, USA
Description
Video of mobbing behavior by coral-reef fishes from article in CORAL, "Trophic Mobbing in Fishes".
1. A school of Convict Tang, Acanthurus triostegus mobbing the territory of the Lavendar Tang, Acanthurus nigrofuscus at Pupukea, Oahu (R.K. Whitton)
2. A group of Millet-seed butterfly fish, Chaetodon miliaris, feeding on the eggs of Abudefduf abdominalis - Kahe Point, Oahu (J.L. Earle)
3. The Reticulated Butterflyfish Chaetodon reticulatus on the outer reef of Avatoru Pass of Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago foraging on colonies of Pocillopora meandrina in a loose aggregation which became a tight cluster when an area defended by Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus was encountered (J.L. Earle).
4. The Ornate Butterflyfish, Chaetodon ornatissimus, mobbing the territory of the Blackbar Devil Damselfish, Plectroglyphidodon dickii at Kiritimati, Line Islands (J.L. Earle and R.K. Whitton).