慈善组织珊瑚海基金会(Coral Sea Foundation)观察到了外科医生Acanthurus lineatus,在大堡礁的一个监测地点蜥蜴岛(Lizard Island)积极抑制珊瑚生长。也称为衬里的外科医生或小丑唐A.lineatus is widespread in the Indo-West Pacific在浅潮区中经常观察到它的地方。像许多藻类放牧的外科医生一样,它具有侵略性和领土,散布着一块藻类并捍卫了它免受竞争对手的放牧,但这并不是全部保护其斑块。正如珊瑚海基金会所解释的那样,它可以防止镀层珊瑚的增长,否则否则会影响其藻类牧场和未来的饲养场。
“与增强少年珊瑚的生长的水坝雌雄同体不同,以后可以将它们用作其藻类农场的框架,而烫金的外科医生不希望珊瑚在其领土上生长,尤其是不会造成阴影的板珊瑚,因此损害了食物资源。”
“At our monitoring sites at Jiigurru (Lizard Island) where we have been following the reef recovery, we have noticed that the Bluelined Surgeonfish are actively nipping at the edges of the plate corals in their territories, suppressing their growth and significantly modifying their shape into mushroom-like pedestals. There are quite distinct differences in coral cover between reef crests with and without Bluelined Surgeonfish, and this is a topic that warrants further detailed research.”
在爱好中,Blueline Supperhons鱼广泛可用且价格便宜。达到长达14英寸的长度,他们需要长坦克high flow就像在野外一样,成年后可能会变得侵略性和领土。这些大型的七尾美女通常是礁石安全的,尽管偶尔在水族馆珊瑚处被观察到。这可能就是为什么!
珊瑚海基金会的目的是提高人们对珊瑚海和东部珊瑚三角,并在其可持续管理方面积极主动。更多信息www.coralseafoundation.net