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Nesting,eggs and larvae of triggerfishes (Balistidae) |
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| Authors: | Phillip S. Lobel Robert E. Johannes |
| Affiliation: | (1) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 02138 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.;(2) CSIRO Division of Fisheries and Oceanography, P.O. Box 20, North Beach, Western Australia, 6020;(3) Present address: Center for Earth and Planetary Physics, Pierce Hall, Harvard University, 02138 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
| Abstract: | Synopsis Triggerfishes construct nests by excavating depressions in sand. Eggs are laid in an adhesive mass and anchored with rubble. A photograph of a newly-hatched embryo is included. |
| Keywords: | Reef fish spawning Balistapus undulatus Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus Fish eggs Fish larvae Guarding Lunar cycle |
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