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Friday, April 19, 2024
Shy fish no larger than a pinkie supply much of the food in reef

Shy fish no larger than a pinkie supply much of the...

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Nervous little fishes that divers rarely notice could be unexpectedly important to coral reefs. A new study finds that nearly 60 percent of the fish flesh that feeds bigger fishes and other predators on a reef comes from tiny fishes that stick close to crevices and other hiding places. These tiny species, called cryptobenthic fishes,…

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