Elephants under the sea: awkward-looking fish modify the coral-reef ecosystem in mixed ways

Mongabay
By Jeremy HanceAug 6, 2014, 10:08 am97 pts
Bumphead parrotfish are noisy feeders. They break off large branches of corals using their powerful beaks, grind them up in their bodies to extract nutrients, and expel the undigested material in large cloudy plumes of feces. Their voracious feeding is, however, not just a loud, messy affair. During the course…

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