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Blue Striped Grunts

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  1. View Ludo Sak's profile
    Ludo Sak
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    Impressive teamwork that is, always nice to behold! Do they swim in bowl formation too, like sardines? Looks a bit like that to me. Posted 11 years ago
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    Tony Rath
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    No, they tend to school near cover, and will move from cover to cover in schools, but tend to break up if disturbed. Posted 11 years ago

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The Bluestriped grunt

The blue striped grunt, also bluestriped grunt, is a subtropical species of grunt native to the western Atlantic Ocean. It was described by the English naturalist George Shaw in 1803.

Its common name comes from its blue stripes and from its habit of grunting by grinding its pharyngeal teeth. The swim bladder, acting as a resonator, amplifies this sound.

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By Tony Rath

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Uploaded Aug 7, 2012. Captured Jan 29, 2012 12:11.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • f/8.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO200
  • 35mm