Fright Posture of the Plesiopid Fish Calloplesiops altivelis : An Example of Batesian Mimicry
- 22 July 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 197 (4301), 400-401
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.197.4301.400
Abstract
When frightened by a predator, the plesiopid fish, Calloplesiops altivelis, adopts a posture and appearance that mimics the head of a noxious moray eel, Gymnothorax meleagris. Tests indicate that the mimicry is Batesian and not Müllerian. Unlike the strategy of other reef-fish prey species, which hide when threatened, the Calloplesiops's strategy is one of intimidation.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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