Scolopsis affinis

Scolopsis affinis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Scolopsis
Species: S. affinis
Binomial name
Scolopsis affinis
(Peters, 1877)

Scolopsis affinis, commonly known as Peters' monocle bream, is a fish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1]

Fish performs behaviour of mobbing the Bobbit worm. The fish swims to the entrance of the worm's burrow, positions itself nearly vertically face-down above it, and blows sharp jets of water in the Bobbit's direction.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Scolopsis affinis" in FishBase. 6 2015 version.
  2. http://www.nature.com/articles/srep33187


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