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Anti-egg predator behaviors of the small angelfish Centropyge ferrugatus (Pomacanthidae) by Yoichi Sakai; Masanori Kohda is a Earth and Planetary Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
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Predation on eggs of the angelfish, Centropyge ferrugatus, was observed in the coral reefs of Sesoko Island, Okinawa, Japan . This angelfish released pelagic eggs in pairs at sunset after slow ascents . Of 99 matings of this angelfish, an omnivorous damselfish Amblyglyphidodon curacao approached in 25, and fed on the released eggs in eight cases . The spawning angelfish never attacked the egg-predators . Pairs of this angelfish avoided the egg-predators by delaying mating for several minutes during courtships, and by frequent changes of spawning sites . Of the 25 matings targeted by the egg-predators, the angelfish successfully avoided predation in 17 cases . Eight matings were failures mainly due to lack of any attempt to elude the predator, suggesting that the delayed matings on multiple spawning sites are effective anti-egg predator behaviors .
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- Author
- Yoichi Sakai; Masanori Kohda
- Publisher
- Springer; Springer-Verlag; Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 0378-1909)
- Published
- 1995
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)