Coal grunters shift benthic objects to access macroinvertebrates in a headwater stream

Brendan C. Ebner; James A. Donaldson; Danswell Starrs

doi:10.1071/PC18042

Coal grunters shift benthic objects to access macroinvertebrates in a headwater stream

Brendan C. Ebner^*, James A. Donaldson, Danswell Starrs

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Abstract

Few fishes have been documented shifting objects to access prey. Coal grunters were observed using the mouth, snout or nape to lift, flip or roll benthic objects and expose benthic macroinvertebrates during a series of daytime snorkelling sessions in a clear, sandy upland tributary of the Mitchell River, northern Queensland, Australia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	417-418
Number of pages	2
Journal	Pacific Conservation Biology
Volume	24
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1071/PC18042
Publication status	Published - 2018

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Coal grunters shift benthic objects to access macroinvertebrates in a headwater stream

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