Biology:Colurodontis

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Colurodontis paxmani is a species of filefish endemic to Australia. This species grows to a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) SL. This species is the only known member of the genus Colurodontis.[1] Juvenile Colurodontis paxmani have been observed associating with floating Sargassum rafts, where it derives part of its diet from the raft-associated food web.[2]

References

  1. Matsuura, K. (2014). "Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014". Ichthyological Research 62 (1): 72–113. doi:10.1007/s10228-014-0444-5. 
  2. Mazoudier, Samuel Q.; Kingsford, Michael J.; Strickland, Jessica K.; Pitt, Kylie A. (2023). "Stable isotopes reveal sargassum rafts provide a trophic subsidy to juvenile pelagic fishes". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 295. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108548. 

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