ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

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Lizardfish (Synodontidae sp.) swallowing an unidentified fish. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.  Pacific Ocean.

Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) being cleaned by a pair of Neon Gobies (Gobiosoma oceanops).  Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.A.  Atlantic Ocean.

Yellowface Pikeblenny (Chaenopsis limbaughi) performs a threat display towards a rival male in 60 feet of water.  Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.A.  Atlantic Ocean.

 A male Yellowhead Jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) mouth brooding eggs.   Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.A.  Atlantic Ocean.

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A male Belted Cardinalfish (Apogon townsendi) mouth brooding eggs.  Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.A.  Atlantic Ocean.

A male Cardinalfish (Apogon sp.) mouth brooding eggs in its mouth.  Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.  Pacific Ocean.

Male Coral Cardinalfish (Apogon properupta) mouth brooding eggs.  Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.

A White Grunt (Haemulon sciurus) being cleaned by an intermediate Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus).  Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.A.  Atlantic Ocean.

Two Spotted Goatfish (Pseudupeneus maculatus) bat their barbels at each other during a fight.  Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.A.  Atlantic Ocean.

Brown Chromis (Chromis multilineata) cleaned by Pederson Cleaner Shrimp (Periclimenes pedersoni).  Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Atlantic Ocean.

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White Grunt (Haemulon plumierii) being cleaned by a Pederson Cleaner Shrimp (Periclimenes pedersoni).  Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, U.S.A.  Atlantic Ocean.

Yellowface Pikeblenny (Chaenopsis limbaughi) comes out of its hole in 60 feet of water.  Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas.  Atlantic Ocean.

 A male Yellowhead Jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) aerating eggs.  Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas.  Atlantic Ocean.

A pair of juvenile Redband Parrotfish (Sparisoma aurofrenatum) lock jaws during a territorial fight.  Curacao, Netherlands Antilles.  Atlantic Ocean.

Mating Butter Hamlets (Hypoplectrus unicolor).  Curacao, Netherlands Antilles.  Atlantic Ocean.

Fingered Dragonet (Dactylopus dactylopus) pair mating.  Anilao, Batangas, Philippines.  Pacific Ocean.

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White Grunt (Haemulon plumierii) having its gills cleaned by a Pederson Cleaner Shrimp (Periclimenes pedersoni).  Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.A.  Atlantic Ocean.

Unidentified mating dragonets (Callionymidae sp.).  Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.  Pacific Ocean.

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