죠피쉬 구강 부화 – Mouthbrooding Yellow-barred Jawfish

암컷이 암을 낳으면 수컷이 그 알을 부화 될 때까지 입에 품고 있는 어류들이 있습니다. 죠피쉬(Jawfish)도 그중 하나이며 영상은 수컷이 알들을 입에 품고 있는 모습니다.
자세히 보면 부화가 가까워지면서 알마다 새끼들의 눈이 움직이는 것이 보입니다.
촬영은 렘베, 인도네시아에서 했습니다.

Jawfishes are mouthbrooders, meaning their eggs hatch in their mouths, where the newborn fry are protected from predators. The male jawfish fertilises the eggs and then collects them in his mouth, protecting them until they hatch.

Filmed in Lembeh, Indonesia.

Zebra Batfish – Juvenile Batavia Spadefish

Batavia Spadefish (Platax Batavianus) – Juvenile aka Zebra Batfish at Lembeh Strait

Zebra Batfish – Juvenile Batavia Spadefish

Batavia Spadefish (Platax Batavianus) – Juvenile aka Zebra Batfish at Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Shot with Canon 5D Mark III, 100mm lens.

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Denise’s Pygmy Seahorse

Hippocampus denise is tiny, growing only to a total length of 1.5 cm (5/8 inch)

Denise’s pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise).

Pygmy seahorses are among the most well camouflaged species in the oceans, being very difficult to spot amongst the gorgonian coral they live in. Hippocampus denise is tiny, growing only to a total length of 1.5 cm (5/8 inch). It is orange and resembles the pygmy seahorse, Hippocampus bargibanti, though its tubercles are less distinct (From Widipedia).

Shot with a Canon 5D Mark III, 100mm lens in Nauticam housing. Lembeh strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Feb/2013.
Diving with NAD lembeh resot. nad-lembeh.com

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