Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-02-anti-social-damselfish-cleaner-fish-customers.html
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Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1628545179287265280#m

'Anti-social' #damselfish are scaring off cleaner fish customers, which could contribute to coral #reef breakdown @Cambridge_Uni https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article https://phys.org/news/2023-02-anti-social-damselfish-cleaner-fish-customers.html

"Scientists have discovered for the first time that invasive rats on tropical islands are affecting the territorial behaviour of fish on surrounding coral reefs.
The new study, shows that the presence of invasive black rats on tropical islands is causing changes in the territorial behaviour of the jewel damselfish - a herbivorous species of tropical reef fish that ‘farm’ algae in the branches of corals".
#coral #invasive #tropical #damselfish
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/975349

#SergeantMajor #eggs just about to # hatchbacks from inside our #GiantOceanTank. We have many pairs that nest along the walls of the exhibit attaching eggs and defending them. Pretty easy for #divers to tell when they are near hatching as the coloration of the eggs change as they develop. #fish #marinescience #marineecology #aquarium #science #damselfish #ichthyology #microscopy