Observations on the burrowing behaviour of the Dwarf Blaasop,Torquigener flavimaculosus(Osteichthyes: Tetraodontidae) along the coast of Fethiye, Turkey
Articles > Article · 2005
Authors: Murat Bilecenoğlu
Zoology in the Middle East, International, Scopus, 2005, vol 35, pp 29-34
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2005.10638100
Summary
A previously unreported burrowing behaviour of the Red Sea migrant fish Torquigener flavimaculosus was observed for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea (Fethiye Bay, Turkey). The burrowing response, preceded by an escape swimming, is explained as an anti-predator adaptation by the species. It left only the eyes and a portion of the back exposed.