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> Reef fish have a pelagic larval stage But some gobies provide parental care. At least to the eggs. Is common in this family. I don't remember now if they ha
by pvaldes 6y ago
> Reef fish have a pelagic larval stage
But some gobies provide parental care. At least to the eggs. Is common in this family.
I don't remember now if they have pelagic larvae, but is not always guaranteed. Many reef fishes don't have pelagic floating larvae, reef sharks for example don't work like that.
- sradman 6y agoThe paper details the limited dispersion characteristics of this species. I don’t think that many evolutionary biologists are aware of the pelagic larval stage of many, but not all, reef fish. It has interesting implications such as finding multiple species occupying the same ecological niche on reefs. I have always been curious how similar species self-identify (e.g. French vs Gray angelfish). The fact that the degree of dispersion varies makes this type of study an interesting way to test kin theory.
- pvaldes 6y ago> I don’t think that many evolutionary biologists are aware of the pelagic larval stage of many, but not all, reef fish They should, is their job after all. > I have always been curious how similar species self-identify Different patterns of behavior, for example. Many species change colors when mating also. Fishes can do it. Other favor slightly different habitats.