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Animalia >Chordata >Osteichthyes >Perciformes >Serranidae >Rabaulichthys >

The video picture shows courtship and spawning in the anthias Rabaulichthys suzukii. The picture consists of three parts. The first part shows courtship behavior. In the second part, a male is leading a female upward in the water column and the female appears to be responding to male display. When the female starts ascending, another male (I found only two males and a single female in the study site) intercepts her ascent. In the last part of the video picture, the male momentarily intertwines with the female. They probably have spawned at this moment. (translated by Asoh)

(Data No.momo040113un01b)

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