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Naucrates ductor

(Linnaeus, 1758)


Tullio Foti Naucrates ductor "Pesci pilota " ,apnea in pochi metri di profondità foto all'aspetto in apnea.

Message posted on UWphotographers on 15 Nov 2012
Montse Grillo COEXISTENCE Cuando el mar esta “tortuguero” (palabra del poeta: E. Acevedo) Podemos encontrar la Caretta Carreta, comúnmente llamada “tortuga boba”. Sube a superficie en busca de rayos de sol para calentarse, lo que a su vez se vuelve en su contra cuando intenta sumergirse ya que expande unos gases que le dificultan sus propósitos de descender por unos pocos minutos. En ocasiones esta tortuga es acompañada por peces pilotos (Naucrates ductor) cuya finalidad es tratar de alimentarse de sus parásitos y restos de comida. When the sea is 'turtled', As my friend and poet E. Acevedo says, We can find a lot of caretta caretta sunbathing on the surface. sometimes another surface fishes take benefit of this pleasant moment as pilot fish.this partner is not interested in the sun or in the turtle, they just look for food, the parasites that live in the turtle.

John Paul Connor magnifique photo thanks

Jose Maria Abad Ortega Una foto preciosa muy buena

Irene Perez Santana Q suerte tienes mi alma.....preciosa foto y pedazo de azul!!!

Montse Grillo Subtronic Irene ;-)

Stew Smith The blue in this is perfect. Great capture

Message posted on UWphotographers on 26 Jul 2012
Taxonomy
Animalia (Kingdom)
  Chordata (Phylum)
    Vertebrata (Subphylum)
      Gnathostomata (Superclass)
        Pisces (Superclass)
          Actinopterygii (Class)
            Perciformes (Order)
              Carangidae (Family)
                Naucrates (Genus)
                  Naucrates ductor (Species)
Associated Species