TGIF – Exallias brevis, a very special fish
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By , on March 23rd, 2012 Leave a comment   Adaptations, Coral, Fish, Organisms, Pictures and Movies, Uncategorized   , , , , ,  

Exallias brevis male My good colleague Dr. Bruce Carlson just uploaded a very nice short YouTube video about a reef blenny called Exallias brevis. Exallias is fairly special (but by no means unique) not just because it’s quite the looker, but because it is a coral predator. Like many blennies it has a mouth that . . . → Read More: TGIF – Exallias brevis, a very special fish

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TGIF – In Your FACE!
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By , on December 2nd, 2011 6 comments   Adaptations, Fish, Organisms, Pictures and Movies   , ,  

Aside from having one of the best common names around, the Sarcastic fringehead (Neoclinus blanchardi, a type of über-blenny) has an extraordinary way of defending its territory against competitors. There’s not a lot of sarcasm used though; it’s pretty much straight-up aggression. When one male fringehead starts flapping his trap, I mean, giving him lip, . . . → Read More: TGIF – In Your FACE!

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