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Did you know? Moray eels Feb 22 2008
Moray eels are nocturnal sea creatures, hunting and feeding on small fish and octopus.
Tags: fish, gill, indian ocean, jaw, moray eel, octopus, prey, reef, sea, shrimp, snakes, water, wrasseCleaning stations of the sea Jan 30 2008
In the Earth-Touch clip, Carpet of devil firefish, fish and eels take shelter in caves and small overhangs at the reef in Ponta Malongane Bay, southern Mozambique, in order to get cleaned.
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Moray eels use two sets of jaws Sep 11 2007
Prawns clean the specialist jaws of a leopard moray eel (left) and a geometric moray. Watch the full clip: Cleaner shrimps at work on eel.
A study at the University of California, Davis, has revealed that moray eels have a unique way of feeding, National Geographic News, ScienceDaily and LiveScience have reported.
Tags: cleaner shrimp, eel, geometric moray eel, indian ocean, jaw, moray eel, mouth, pharynx, shrimp, throat, university of california, berkeleyWildlife news from around the world
Scientists find “continent” of rare species deep in the Mid-Atlantic Sep 7 2007
INWARD-POINTING TEETH: A rare viperfish in the North Atlantic has teeth designed to entrap prey. Photos courtesy: David Shale
A viperfish with ice-pick-like teeth, a polka-dotted glass squid that resembles a beach ball, sea cucumbers and possibly a new species of ostracod or seed shrimp, are among the fascinating deep sea creatures found by scientists between 800m and 3500m deep (half a mile and 2.2 miles) along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the North Atlantic Ocean, LiveScience reported.
Tags: atlantic ocean, europe, mid-atlantic ridge, north atlantic, scotland, seed shrimp, shrimp, teeth, university of aberdeen, viperfishPage 1 of 1 pages
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