Coordinated Attacks Through Changing Body Color: The Striped Marlin
Updated: Apr 10
The striped marlin Kajikia audax is a large predatory fish and one of the top predators of the open ocean. It possesses remarkable swimming speed and a long, sharp bill. During hunting events these fish often appear in groups. Yet such high-speed predation creates a potential problem: when several predators armed with dangerous bills rush toward the same prey, how do they avoid injuring one another?
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