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Nandids-Nandidae

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    NANDIDS

    General:
    The few species of this geologically ancient perchlike family live in South America, Africa, and Asia.

    Biology:
    Some species, including the leaf fish, practice parental care: The males devotedly care for the eggs that have been laid and for the hatching larvae until they are free-swimming.
    All the species are predators of other fish.
    Their leaflike camoflage allows them to sneak up on their prey and suck it into their protractile mouths all at once.

    Note>Leaf fish mimic dead leaves to perfection.
    Nandidae.jpg leaf-fish Nandidae.jpg
     
    MOD_Dawn, Jun 23, 2009
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