Shoaling and schooling
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In biology, any group of fish that stay together for social reasons are shoaling, and if the group is swimming in the same direction in a coordinated manner, they are schooling. In common usage, the t
These powder blue tangs are shoaling. They are swimming somewhat independently, but in such a way that they stay connected, forming a social group.
These bluestripe snapper are schooling. They are all swimming in the same direction in a coordinated way.
Schools of forage fish often accompany large predator fish. Here a school of jacks accompany a great barracuda.
A school of fish has many eyes that can scan for food or threats
Acanthurus leucosternon
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Acanthurus leucosternon, commonly known as the blue surgeonfish, powder blue tang or powder-blue surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfi
Shoaling and schooling
…Shoaling and schooling These powder blue tangs are shoaling. They are swimming somewhat independently, but in such a way that they stay connected, forming a social group. These bluestripe snapper…
Pez cirujano azul cielo, Zanzíbar, Tanzania, 2024 05 30, DD 80
With fully extended fins, in Mozambique