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Protective resemblance to floating pumice stones by juveniles of the rough triggerfish Canthidermis maculata (Balistidae, Tetraodontiformes)

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Acknowledgments

The Sesoko Station of the Tropical Biosphere Research Center at the University of the Ryukyus provided facilities for the fieldwork. We thank Yuriko Sakamoto, Kozue Minagawa, and Ryosuke Asai for their assistance with fieldwork and Scott Bryan for helpful comments to improve the manuscript.

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    Hajime Sato & Yoichi Sakai

  2. Institute for Research in Social Science, Advanced Collaborative Research Organization of Chukyo University, Nagoya, 466-8666, Japan

    Tetsuo Kuwamura

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Video S1 Juveniles of Canthidermis maculata swimming among floating pumice stones near the shore at Sakiyama Beach on 24 October 2021 (MP4 18357 KB)

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Sato, H., Sakai, Y. & Kuwamura, T. Protective resemblance to floating pumice stones by juveniles of the rough triggerfish Canthidermis maculata (Balistidae, Tetraodontiformes). Ichthyol Res 70, 301–304 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-022-00877-y

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