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Reef fish behaviour during a total solar eclipse at Pinta Island, Galápagos
Author(s) -
Jennings S.,
Bustamante R. H.,
Collins K.,
Mallinson J.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1998.tb01010.x
Subject(s) - nocturnal , biology , reef , solar eclipse , daytime , great barrier reef , fish <actinopterygii> , oceanography , coral reef fish , fishery , habitat , ecology , atmospheric sciences , geology , physics , astronomy
Diurnal fishes responded rapidly to decreased light levels during a total solar eclipse and sought shelter in the reef. Nocturnal fishes sometimes left the cover of their daytime habitats. The activity cycles of diurnal reef fishes appear to be a direct response to changes in light level.