reef fish

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reef
noun[C]
uk
/riːf/us
/riːf/
a line of rocks or sand just above or just below the surface of the sea, often dangerous ...
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fish
noun
uk
/fɪʃ/us
/fɪʃ/
an animal that lives in water, is covered with scales, and breathes by taking water in through its mouth, or the flesh of these animals eaten ...
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Ocular media transmission of coralreeffish- can coralreeffishsee ultraviolet light?
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Hooking mortality of two species of shallow-waterreeffishcaught by recreational angling methods.
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What does areeffishsee when it sees areeffish?
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Each fishing village has a distinct correspondingreeffishstock.
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Ocular media transmission of coralreeffish-can coralreeffishsee ultraviolet light?
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For our purposes this is a very helpful approach, given the limits to data collection in a developing country, compounded by the complexity of coralreeffishstock assessment.
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Avoiding consumption of allreeffish(any fish living in warm tropical waters) is the only sure way to avoid exposure.
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Ciguatoxin is found in over 400 species ofreeffish.
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The reefs attractedreeffishand their predators: dogtooth tuna, barracuda, and bluefin trevally as big as.
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Reeffishoperate in the relatively confined spaces and complex underwater landscapes of coral reefs.
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Reeffishare operating in the relatively confined spaces and complex underwater landscapes of coral reefs.
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Nor could they hear the sounds made by otherreeffish, compromising their ability to locate safe reefs and avoid dangerous ones.
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Commercial fishing, however, was licensed for bothreeffishand tuna.
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Sharks andreeffishcan be abundant in these locations.
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Marine aquaria can be exceedingly beautiful, due to the attractive colors and shapes of the corals and the coralreeffishthey host.
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Also, it eats coralreeffishthat stray too close by.
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Since coralreeffishare characterized by high biodiversity, parasites of coralreeffishshow tremendous variety.
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Coralreeffishhave been demonstrated to modulate aggressive behavior through serotonin.
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This tank features sharks, stingrays, sea turtles, and coralreeffish.
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