RG, continue to do your research, and I will try and help/guide/correct stray paths, etc... I think what you're looking for, is "biological classification." The work is already done for you. Do some research on that, and then we'll continue from there.
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rainbow grouper http:///t/388945/please-enlighten-me#post_3433752
parrot fish (which have the rapid adipose fin movement) which are distantly related to triggerfish
Parrotfish are not related to triggerfish. Misinformation. Care to share where you heard this?
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Originally Posted by rainbow grouper http:///t/388945/please-enlighten-me#post_3433752
Also parrotfish do not eat coral and rather try to get at the algae near or on the coral.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Limpid http:///t/388945/please-enlighten-me#post_3433787
They eat coral to get the algea that the coral grows inside of itself..
I think you're both saying the same thing. But for clarification's sake, parrotfish (on the whole), do not active set out to eat zooxanthellae (the algaecorals share their symbiotic relationship with), rather other filamentous algae types that usually grow on/near coral, and as a result the coral is consumed. Some species though, do 'eat' coral as sustenance.
