Friday 11 November 2011
the reef is active at night as numerous of the animals are nocturnal
they hide during the day in caves & crevices,
then come out to feed in the safety of the dark!
the female cardinal fish lays her eggs in the water,
where they're fertilized by the male. as the male collect them
in his mouth & care for them (18 to 24 days) until they hatch
he releases the young fish in the safety of darkness
the arrow crab is a night time scavenger. it clambers over coral
looking for the remains of animals that have died on the reef
squirrel fish have extra large eyes. the fish hide in caves &
wrecked ships by day & start dance at night to feed on plankton
snappers (blue & gold color) are seen at night swimming
around in small groups. they hunt crabs, shrimps, worms &
fish that live on sandy sea beds near reefs
credits: my first ocean life encyclopedia/ flickr/ various data
