7 July 2016

Benny the Blenny

Nosy fish – keeping watch. The eyes have it!

Animal behaviour, Animal physiology, Children's book, combtooth blenny, Fish, Tompot blenny, Underwater photography

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I’m keeping watch for predators and intruders. You can see from this video that I have unusual eyes and can look in different directions at the same time.

I’ve spotted something interesting. I’m off!

2’s company, 3’s a crowd, 4’s a harem?

What a mouthful! How not to inspect the inside of a conger eel’s mouth!

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