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Titan Triggerfish

See Video Below A Scary parent under the sea People often ask me what scares me the most in the underwater world.  They expect to hear sharks but my answer is the titan triggerfish when they are nesting and ocean currents.  I know of divers who have had bites out of their shoulders from these

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Lateral line

Why fish don’t bump into each other Watch Video Below The lateral line system is a unique sensory system found in many fish. It consists of a series of sensory organs, which are embedded in canals or grooves that run along the length of the fish’s body, primarily on the sides. The lateral line system

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Crinoid squat Lobster

See Video Below on Wild and Whimsical Crabs – Part 2 Commensal Relationship: Crinoid squat lobsters have a commensal relationship with crinoids, also known as feather stars or sea lilies, living among their arms without harming the host Armed Claws: They have hooked claws that are adapted to hooking to the crinoid in order to

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