ichthyologist:

Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus)
The long, tapered snout of the longnose hawkfish allows it to reach into rock cracks to access small crustaceans. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, meaning the female longnose hawkfish can change into a male if the dominant male longnose hawkfish is removed.
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ichthyologist:

Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus)

The long, tapered snout of the longnose hawkfish allows it to reach into rock cracks to access small crustaceans. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, meaning the female longnose hawkfish can change into a male if the dominant male longnose hawkfish is removed.

divemecressi on Flickr