Butterfllyfish Eating Lobophyllia corymbosa Coral Spawn
Shown here are oriental butterflyfishes (Chaetodon auripes) consuming gametes from spawning Lobophyllia corymbosa hard coral. Several species of reef fish engage in this type of opportunistic feeding. Photographed in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Coral Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Scleractinia Lobophyllidae Lobophyllia corymbosa Brain Root Coral Lobed Cactus Coral Maru-hanagata-sango Reproduction Broadcast Spawning Bony Fish Butterflyfish Chordata Osteichthyes Teleostei Acanthuriformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon auripes Oriental Butterflyfish Chouchou-uo Feeding Pacific Japan Kagoshima Prefecture
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