Pacific Creolefish

Paranthias colonus

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Paranthias colonus (the Pacific creolefish) is a species of grouper found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. They are typically found in small aggregations well above reefs, but will retreat to the reef at the approach of danger. They form large midwater schools while feeding on plankton. They occur up the a depth of 100 m. They feed mainly on small planktonic animals that are picked individually from the water, made possible by their shortened snout which facilitates...

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  1. (c) Mark Rosenstein, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/14233971@N04/8180488863/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranthias_colonus

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