| 单词 | parrotfish |
| 例句 | A cigarette dangled from parrotfish lips that were puffy and painted the color of sliced mangoes. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z We watched the nearly transparent vertical rods called trumpetfish hunt on the backs of parrotfish, blending innocuously into the herbivorous host before darting off for a kill. Bonaire: Where Coral and Cactus Thrive, and the Sea Soothes the Soul 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z The wreck’s silhouette rippled with schools of parrotfish and Bermuda chub; her coral-encrusted bow glistened in the slanting sun. In the Bahamas, Scuba Diving With James Bond’s Trainer 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Jacks, parrotfish and dugongs glide through a jungle of corals and sponges — green, yellow, purple, red — that sprout from the reef. In the Bahamas, Cat Island offers spectacular diving and solitude for miles 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Underwater, she is enchanted by the sensation of being completely ignored: “Forty feet beneath the surface, the striped parrotfish are oblivious to me. The yellowtail damselfish and flurry of silversides couldn’t be less interested.” The Case for Covering Your Ears in Noisy Times 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Like most of the town’s itinerant denizens, I spent the brownout hours swimming with parrotfish and picnicking on a flash of white sand. Explorer: An Aimless Sailing Trip Off Palawan in the Philippines 2012-03-09T23:12:36Z Nonetheless, Mr. Miranda, a son of a Garifuna fishing family, led us to spots rich with parrotfish, grouper, barracuda and sea turtles. Journeys: The Beasts and Beats of Belize 2012-08-22T21:27:15Z We looked in on a parrotfish asleep peacefully in a crevice. Scuba Diving in Thailand: A Balancing Act 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z And every day we saw the same three parrotfish, vermilion and emerald giants, half as long as us, nipping at invisible food on the corals. Bonaire: Where Coral and Cactus Thrive, and the Sea Soothes the Soul 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, there were plenty of reef dwellers among the bleached coral: parrotfish, butterflyfish, purple-lipped clams, sea slugs and Christmas tree worms. Next Stop: In the Andaman Islands, Finding Paradise Above and Below the Sea 2012-02-10T18:14:51Z The action centers on another resort guest, a marine biologist named Nancy, who is obsessed with the biology of the parrotfish but soon discovers a population of mermaids off the resort’s coast. Book review: ‘Mermaids in Paradise,’ by Lydia Millet However, the beaches are actually made of parrotfish droppings. That sand between your toes may start as rock. But it may also be fish poop. 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z The waters teeming with parrotfish and snapper and barracuda. My life inside the luxury real estate bubble 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z For every rainbow-hued parrotfish chomping on cauliflower coral, there is at least one pasty skinned snorkeler wrapped in a yellow flotation belt distracting from the peacefulness under the sea. If you want to see sea life rather than fellow snorkelers, head to these Maui sites 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z His hour-long tours were filled with spotted toadfish and free-swimming eels, goliath grouper and rainbow parrotfish, stingrays and eagle rays and occasional cruise-bys from the majestic hawksbill turtle. Add adrenaline to a beach vacation and save the Belize Barrier Reef by hunting lionfish 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z The Cambridge researchers attached 3D plastic models of trumpetfish and parrotfish to a wire pulley system and deployed them inside a colony of damselfish. Hide and Seek: How Clever Trumpetfish Fake Out Their Prey 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z When the waters south of Miami turned Jacuzzi hot this summer, topping out at 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit in Manatee Bay, scientists agonized over the impact on parrotfish, grunts, spiny lobsters and coral reefs. Carbon in the Oceans Is Altering the Micro-Fabric of Life 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z The Cambridge researchers attached 3D plastic models of trumpetfish and parrotfish to a wire pulley system and deployed inside a colony of damselfish. Hide and Seek: How Clever Trumpetfish Fakeout Their Prey 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z When presented with the parrotfish model, however, the damselfish swam up to inspect it but otherwise did not react to its presence. These Clever Fish Have Mastered the Fake Out 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Peering through scuba masks at waterproof clipboards, the divers swam through schools of iridescent parrotfish and yellow and black striped sergeant majors as they tried to find specimens in the 1½-acre ocean nursery. Florida's coral is in hot water. Scientists are diving in to rescue the fragile creatures before it's too late 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The final experiment involved attaching the trumpetfish to the side of the parrotfish and moving the pair together. Hide and Seek: How Clever Trumpetfish Fake Out Their Prey 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z The tank is filled with synthetic coral and a colorful mix of tropical fish such as queen angels, parrotfish and cowfish. High-end design comes to the fish tank 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z The scientists began by pulling only the 3D parrotfish over the damselfish habitat. Hide and Seek: How Clever Trumpetfish Fakeout Their Prey 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Similarly, when the trumpetfish model was attached to the side of a parrotfish model and pulled past the damselfish, the fish did not flee. These Clever Fish Have Mastered the Fake Out 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The reef, which is part of the largest shark sanctuary in the world, is inhabited by a school of 900 reef sharks that feast every evening on groupers, parrotfish, and unicornfish. Watch gray sharks get dinner by ‘bumming’ food from hard-hunting whitetips 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z This allows for compassionate and strategic harvesting of species like Pacific threadfin, parrotfish and hogfish. 'We're at a crossroads': who do the fish of Hawaii belong to? 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z First, the researchers donned scuba gear and collected baby striped parrotfish, which lionfish commonly eat. Shyness Helps Parrotfish Survive Invasive Predators 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z The final experiment involved attaching the fake trumpetfish to the side of the phony parrotfish and moving the pair together. Hide and Seek: How Clever Trumpetfish Fakeout Their Prey 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z However, hiding behind a larger nonpredatory fish, such as a parrotfish, until its prey is within striking range seems to be one of its favorite hunting strategies. These Clever Fish Have Mastered the Fake Out 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z We had set out to visually document the brilliance of the reefs — the giant sea turtles, colorful parrotfish, elkhorn coral and blacktip sharks — juxtaposed against the Cold War refuse. 15 months, 5 trips, a gut-wrenching sight: How we reported the Marshall Islands story 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z Clownfish, parrotfish, groupers and snappers lay eggs and hide from predators in the reef’s nooks and crannies, and their presence draws eels, sea snakes, octopuses and even sharks. Restoring Jamaica's lost coral reefs – photo essay 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z After all of these evasion tests, the same parrotfish fish were subjected to studies of survival. Shyness Helps Parrotfish Survive Invasive Predators 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z Sure enough, the fake parrotfish passing above did not alarm the damselfish. Hide and Seek: How Clever Trumpetfish Fakeout Their Prey 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z So I wrote and spoke this ode to parrotfish, confessing my love, sharing my heartache for the coral reef crisis, and reminding myself—and you—that despite the odds, we can’t turn away. An Ode to Parrotfish in a Climate Challenged World 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Clown fish, parrotfish, groupers and snappers lay eggs and hide from predators in the reef’s nooks and crannies, and their presence draws eels, sea snakes, octopuses and even sharks. Surprise rescue of Jamaica coral reefs shows nature can heal 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Clown fish, parrotfish, groupers and snappers lay eggs and hide from predators in the reef’s nooks and crannies, and their presence draws eels, sea snakes, octopuses and even sharks. Surprise rescue of Jamaica coral reefs shows nature can heal 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z The parrotfish were placed in tanks containing a hungry lionfish, as well as conch shells for shelter. Shyness Helps Parrotfish Survive Invasive Predators 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z Clown fish, parrotfish, groupers and snappers lay eggs and hide from predators in the reef’s nooks and crannies, and their presence draws eels, sea snakes, octopuses and even sharks. Surprise rescue of Jamaica coral reefs shows nature can heal 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Clown fish, parrotfish, groupers and snappers lay eggs and hide from predators in the reef’s nooks and crannies, and their presence draws eels, sea snakes, octopuses and even sharks. Surprise rescue of Jamaica coral reefs shows nature can heal 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Clown fish, parrotfish, groupers and snappers lay eggs and hide from predators in the reef’s nooks and crannies, and their presence draws eels, sea snakes, octopuses and even sharks. Surprise rescue of Jamaica coral reefs shows nature can heal 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z He stayed in a house called Scubaluv, which was filled with “chattering geckos,” swam with parrotfish and snapped pictures of blue coral for his Instagram account, where he had 17,000 followers. ‘He lost his mind’: Slain missionary John Allen Chau planned for years to convert remote tribe 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z In the evasion trials, when most of the parrotfish saw or smelled a grouper, they swam less, frequently froze and cowered away. Shyness Helps Parrotfish Survive Invasive Predators 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z For every species of butterflyfish or parrotfish you spot in the Caribbean, you might see three or more species in Southeast Asia’s Coral Triangle or Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Why Southeast Asia and Australia’s Coral Reefs Became So Rich in Species 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Some fish wandered through—mostly parrotfish, which feed off the algae that covers the dead coral. How Justin Trudeau and Jerry Brown Can Help Save the Great Barrier Reef 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Belize, for example, moved several years ago to protect parrotfish species from overfishing — not necessarily because their numbers are dwindling, but because the fish clean algae from coral and are crucial to reef survival. Biodiversity moves beyond counting species 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z They found that over the past 3,000 years, the growth of reefs was driven by parrotfish abundance. Ecology: Parrotfish loss drives reef decline : Nature : Nature Research 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z In the survival trials, 57 percent of the parrotfish tested were eaten. Shyness Helps Parrotfish Survive Invasive Predators 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z Large excavators, such as big parrotfish, are considered to be particularly important. The caretakers of the coral: Examining the world of creatures in a coral reef 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Ally McDowell often focuses on colours and patterns underwater - and this is the eye of a parrotfish during a night dive. Wildlife Photographer of the Year - People's Choice - BBC News 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Assembled from colorful plastic objects, including many toys, the 16-foot-long parrotfish at the National Zoo’s main entrance is eye-catching and child-luring. At the zoo, a lively plastic art show with a concrete agenda 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z “In the Caribbean, the parrotfish are the most important herbivores.” Limiting catch of one type of fish could help save coral reefs, research finds 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z She suggests the research indicates that striped parrotfish do not recognize lionfish as predators, despite 10 years of cohabiting with them. Shyness Helps Parrotfish Survive Invasive Predators 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z I said, “Yes, if only we could be parrotfish.” Hot Water: The Bizarre Sex Lives of Ocean Creatures 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z A bumphead parrotfish and a grouper hover near the sandy bottom. 2 Countries Reveal How Divided the World Is on Climate Change 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The warmer waters are encouraging species of wrasse and parrotfish to move further north. Storm and drought: what Europe has to fear from climate change 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The researchers produced a model intended to predict how the parrotfish population would respond to different fishing rules, and how the reefs would then respond to the fish populations. Limiting catch of one type of fish could help save coral reefs, research finds 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z And according to a new study, they may owe their existence to parrotfish. Parrotfish Build Islands With Their Poop 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z Other specimens include a parrotfish and hawksbill turtle, which both feed on coral, helping it to regenerate. Take a dive at Natural History Museum, manta ray included 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z The clownish grin of a bridled parrotfish reveals its power tools: grinding teeth used to scrape away algae, a mostly beneficial move. 2 Countries Reveal How Divided the World Is on Climate Change 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The parrotfish flourished in the shallow reefs where their natural predators — gray reef sharks — were too big to reach. Sometimes, protecting one species harms another 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z A squat reef-dweller with a cartoonish bump reminiscent of a permanent head wound, the parrotfish is found off the Palmyra Atoll south of Hawaii and other places. Can Humans and Nature Co-Exist? 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z “And that is then distributed onto the reef. And it’s a way, at least in this system and elsewhere parrotfish are abundant that you can convert coral substrate into sediment grade material.” Parrotfish Build Islands With Their Poop 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z A DNA analysis3 of the stomach contents of 157 lionfish caught in the Mexican Caribbean identified 43 crustacean and 34 fish species, including parrotfish, French grunt and graysby — important sources of food for local people. Invasive-species control: Bounty hunters 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z You're far, far bigger than all the rest of the parrotfish in the Pacific. Bumps, buzzards and critical species 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z At one point, the parrotfish joined a group of five others, and they spotted McCauley. Sometimes, protecting one species harms another 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z The coral ecosystem is of great value to humans; but is the parrotfish? Can Humans and Nature Co-Exist? 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z The team discovered that parrotfish play a critical role in this process: their waste accounts for a whopping 85% of all the sand produced on the reef. Parrotfish Build Islands With Their Poop 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z But a comprehensive international report released this week charts a guardedly optimistic path to recovery — starting with conservation of an unlikely reef champion — the parrotfish. Protecting Parrotfish on the Path to a Caribbean Reef Revival 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z Places where parrotfish don't have protection have seen some of the greatest coral declines, including parts of Florida and the U.S. Overfishing and Pollution Kill More Corals than Climate Change 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Still, human influence — in the form of overfishing of all species, including the parrotfish, which is somewhat of a delicacy — crept in. Sometimes, protecting one species harms another 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Others, such as the bumphead parrotfish, would be left to oblivion. Can Humans and Nature Co-Exist? 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z “If you take the parrotfish out of these systems you would basically be shutting down a very significant amount of the sort of supply chain for island-building sediment.” Parrotfish Build Islands With Their Poop 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z They found that small parrotfish quickly expanded their range as soon as they settled on a reef. Reef fish settle down as they grow up 2013-10-30T07:58:08Z According to the report, the loss of the Caribbean's two main underwater grazers—parrotfish and sea urchins—has been the key driver of coral decline. Overfishing and Pollution Kill More Corals than Climate Change 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z When McCauley saw the parrotfish destroying the reef, he dived in to inspect, following one fish around, noting what it ate and what type of coral it preferred. Sometimes, protecting one species harms another 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Yet the Scott Reefs also lacked herbivorous species such as parrotfish, though midsized predators, like snappers, were more abundant than in the Rowley Shoals. Marine ecology: Sea wolves 2013-09-26T15:05:58Z The new results suggest that protecting parrotfish populations is essential for maintaining the Maldives, which already face threats from rising seas. Parrotfish Build Islands With Their Poop 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z "What we found was that really small parrotfish expand their home range very quickly as soon as they settle on the reef," Mr Welsh told BBC Nature. Reef fish settle down as they grow up 2013-10-30T07:58:08Z But it was unregulated fishing throughout the 20th century that brought parrotfish to populations in some areas to the brink of extinction. Overfishing and Pollution Kill More Corals than Climate Change 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z In the parrotfish case, that might mean protecting its predators. Sometimes, protecting one species harms another 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Seaweed grows more thickly without parrotfish constantly gnawing at it. Marine ecology: Sea wolves 2013-09-26T15:05:58Z There wasn’t quite as much sealife as I’d been hoping to see, though brilliantly-colored parrotfish swam among the coral, and I just missed glimpses of sea turtles and even a rare hammerhead shark. Climate Change's Bad Data Problem 2013-08-01T10:50:29Z The team identified 75 individual fish by size, colour markings and scars from three species of parrotfish. Reef fish settle down as they grow up 2013-10-30T07:58:08Z The report shows that restoring parrotfish populations and restricting coastal development could help reefs recover more quickly and make them more resilient to future climate change impacts. Overfishing and Pollution Kill More Corals than Climate Change 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z McCauley agrees with that, remembering the years he spent tailing the parrotfish of Palmyra. Sometimes, protecting one species harms another 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Dr. Mumby said that local managers in the Caribbean can seek to maintain healthy parrotfish populations to keep seaweed in check. Green Blog: When Coral Reefs Recover 2012-07-16T11:21:04Z They release millions of eggs and sperm within a period of 20 minutes, ensuring that some young will survive parrotfish and other predators, researchers report this week in The Journal of Experimental Biology. The Year in Pictures 2011-12-22T19:11:37Z But where Fijians spear lots of herbivores such as bird-beaked parrotfish, few fish remain to prune back the region's seaweeds, a blanket term for many types of big algae. Seaweed With a Deadly Touch 2011-10-17T20:00:00Z The first-century Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder wrote that parrotfish taken from the Black Sea were transported to the Neopolitan coast, where they were introduced into the sea. Ancient Roman Ship Had On-board Fish Tank 2011-05-31T20:15:00.277Z Case in point is the parrotfish, which was once thought to primarily benefit reefs by eating algae and dead corals and creating space for new growth. Sometimes, protecting one species harms another 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z They release millions of eggs and sperm within a period of 20 minutes, ensuring that some young will survive parrotfish and other predators, researchers this week in The . ScienceShot: Coral Time Sex to the Moon 2011-02-11T17:17:58Z The fish also eat juvenile parrotfish, which graze on algae and keep it from overgrowing and killing corals. Florida Keys Declare Open Season on the Invasive Lionfish 2010-11-22T23:25:00Z Using snorkels, scuba equipment and video cameras, she and her colleagues captured the behavior of more than 600 parrotfish, damselfish and sturgeon. Observatory: Predators Gone, Small Fish Get Bolder 2010-10-21T22:48:00Z Many species were affected, including cardinalfish, parrotfish, damselfish and others. Lionfish Invasion Continuing To Expand 2010-04-23T14:16:00Z They found that each parrotfish ate about two tons of coral every year. Sometimes, protecting one species harms another 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z |
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