Dm. Goncalves et al., COMPARATIVE BEHAVIOR OF 2 SPECIES OF LEPADOGASTER (PISCES, GOBIESOCIDAE) LIVING AT DIFFERENT DEPTHS, Journal of Fish Biology, 53(2), 1998, pp. 447-450
The two clingfish species studied occupied similar habitats but occurr
ed at different depths. When compared with the subtidal species Lepado
gaster candollei, the intertidal species Lepanogaster l. purpurea was
less active, spent more time in shelters, visited fewer shelters, show
ed more site fidelity, and spent less time swimming. Feeding, swimming
, and agonistic behaviours were performed mainly in close contact with
the substrate in this species. It is hypothesized that these contrast
s in behaviour may have evolved under different levels of turbulence.
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