Discovery of an Earliest-Stage “Mystery Circle” and Development of the Structure Constructed by Pufferfish, Torquigener albomaculosus (Pisces: Tetraodontidae)

Discovery of an Earliest-Stage “Mystery Circle” and Development of the Structure Constructed by Pufferfish, Torquigener albomaculosus (Pisces: Tetraodontidae)

Male pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus) construct “mystery circles”, geometric circular structures with radially aligned peaks and valleys, on sandy seabeds for reproduction. We discovered an earliest-stage mystery circle composed of dozens of irregular depressions. The structure changed to a pr...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Kawase, Ryo Mizuuchi, Hirofumi Shin, Yuki Kitajima, Koh Hosoda, Masahiro Shimizu, Daisuke Iwai, Shigeru Kondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Fishes
Subjects:
reproductive behavior
spawning ecology
paternal egg care
three-dimensional morphogenesis
Amami-Oshima Island
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/2/3/14

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