Sohal Surgeonfish Turns Towards Me

by Johanna Hurmerinta

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Sohal Surgeonfish Turns Towards Me

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Johanna Hurmerinta

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Sohal Surgeonfish. In latin Acanthurus sohal. A fantastic and elegant fish in the Red Sea. The name comes the mobile spines and bone plaquettes, which are very sharp, like scalpels. These spines are used for defense against predators and also for fighting with members of the same species. This fish feeds on plankton and algae during the day. In the evening they look for crevices and cracks in which to take shelter during the night.
The sohal is territorial and that is why it turned towards me, to show I am in its area and should go away.


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March 2nd, 2021

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