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A colorful damselfish guarding a coral patch beside algae on rock, a mysid shrimp, and a nest of fish eggs on a light gray background.

Tiny Farmers, Fierce Defenders — How Well Do You Know Damselfish?

Coral Reef Fish

Difficulty

Hard

Questions

29

Volts

3/q

They farm algae, domesticate shrimp, and eat their own eggs when the math doesn't work. Damselfish are the reef's fiercest micro-predators with courtship dances and signal jumps. This quiz covers the science behind the smallest tyrants on the reef.

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