Scolopsis affinis

(Scolopsis affinis)

Description

Scolopsis affinis, Peters' monocle bream, is a fish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Fish performs behaviour of mobbing the Bobbit worm. The fish swims to the entrance of the worm's burrow, positions itself nearly vertically face-down above it, and blows sharp jets of water in the Bobbit's direction.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Nemipteridae
Genus:Scolopsis
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