Showing posts with label Fistularia commersonii. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fistularia commersonii. Show all posts

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Eating Fish Through A Straw


Coronetfish, Fistularia commersonii, or nunu peke in Hawaiian, live on the shallow reef where they feed upon smaller fish. Their long snout allows them to access small holes and crevices where they use their long snout and vacuum-like suction, caused by rapidly opening their snout, to "suck in" their small prey.