At least 10 species of foraminifera hitch rides inside the guts
of rabbitfish, which defecate out the still - living protists in the Mediterranean.
Not exact matches
In recent decades,
rabbitfish numbers have increased, resulting in hundreds
of kilometres
of deforested areas and a 40 per cent decrease in the variety
of marine species.
If Fijians developed a particular taste for that one
rabbitfish, for instance, turtle weed might begin to grow out
of control, launching its bid for world, or at least South Pacific, domination.
New research, lead by Tamar Guy - Haim
of the Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR) / the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel released in Limnology and Oceanography Letters this week, reveals that the
rabbitfish brought the other marine life with them.
Now, if you're a golden [4] or seagrass
rabbitfish [5](I hope there are at least few
of you out there, because that would confirm I've finally broken into the ocean communities), moonlight can inhibit melatonin production.
The southern end
of the beach has quite a few rocks, but it's also a popular choice for snorkelers because you can watch schools
of colorful parrot fish, sergeant fish and
rabbitfish.
After swimming around a pinnacle surrounded by Redtooth Triggerfish, surgeonfish and
rabbitfish with a few Dogtooth Tuna hovering around, the second half
of the dive happened on a plateau gazing at the coral formations and looking for critters, like Tasseled Scorpionfish, Bubble Coral Shrimp and Porcelain Crab, among others.
Hundreds
of barracuda's and
rabbitfish escort you during this dive and queen angelfish love this reef.
Schooling fish was a highlight
of this dive: fusiliers, Redtooth Triggerfish,
rabbitfish, surgeonfish and chubs were some
of them.