Threat behavior of three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus against Moroco steindachneri(3.7MB, 00:00:16)Shot Date: 2005/05/28 Shot Location: 'Honganshozu', Itoyo-town, Ono, Fukui, Japan | ||
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Animalia >Chordata >Osteichthyes >Gasterosteiformes >Gasterosteidae >Gasterosteus >
A nest-guarding male of the three-spined stickleback is showing threat behavior toward a fish Moroco steindachneri. The two species live sympatrically at Hongan-shimizu, and M. steindachneri sometimes feeds on the eggs and fries of the three-spined stickleback.
(This video picture was prepared by 'Friends of Fukui City Museum of Natural History during a project 'Educational Videos on the Three-spined Stickleback.' http://www.nature.museum.city.fukui.fukui.jp/friends/itoyo/)
(translated by Asoh)
(Data No.momo050710ga01b)
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