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Molly Miller

scartella cristata

The Molly Miller is a small, colorful fish that loves to explore rocky reefs! With its lively personality, it's a fun sight to see swimming in the ocean.

Lebensraum: Molly Millers live in warm, coastal waters near reefs and rocky areas.

Aussehen

The Molly Miller is a small, elongated fish with mottled brown and tan patterns, often featuring dark spots or bars. It has prominent eyes and a distinctive fleshy crest on its head, which makes it visually different from most other small reef fish.

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Molly Miller

Kategorie

Fische

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Baby Molly Millers start as tiny, free-swimming larvae in the open ocean!

Molly Millers use their comb-like teeth to scrape tiny algae off rocks!

Their eyes can move independently, letting them look two ways at once!

These fish are named for a person, "Molly Miller," not their color!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Molly Miller can change its coloration to blend in with rocky or sandy substrates because this helps them hide from predators and ambush prey.

Molly Miller can cling to vertical surfaces and rocks using modified pelvic fins because this helps them navigate complex reef environments.

Molly Miller can survive out of water for short periods because its skin and gills can absorb oxygen from the air.

Maße und Details

Länge: 5-12 cm
Gewicht: 0.005-0.02 kg
Lebenserwartung: 2-5 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit: 0.5 km/h
Maximale Tiefe: 20 m
Wasserart: Salzwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny fish munch on algae and small invertebrates found on rocks.

Hauptnahrung

algae
detritus
copepods
small worms
diatoms

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Bluehead Wrasse

Thalassoma bifasciatum

A common reef predator that preys on small fish.

eaten by

Nassau Grouper

Epinephelus striatus

Larger reef fish that hunt small bottom-dwellers.

eats

Peacock's Tail Algae

Padina pavonica

Grazes on this common brown algae found on rocky reefs.

depends on

Long-spined Sea Urchin

Diadema antillarum

Shares the same algal food sources on the reef.

Merkmale

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.