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A female will evaluate the structure and choose to mate with the males after evaluation and completion of other mating behaviors. The geometric circles had first been noticed by divers in 1995, but it was not discovered that they were created by white-spotted pufferfish until 2013 when the species was discovered in the Ryukyu Islands. It is ...
How the Male Pufferfish Attracts a Mate. In the world of animals, it can be hard to be a male looking for a mate. Some animals, such as lions, need beautiful, full manes to attract females.
Torquigener albomaculosus, or the white-spotted pufferfish, is the 20th discovered [1] species of the genus Torquigener. The species was discovered in the ocean waters around the Ryukyu Islands in Japan off the south coast of Amami Ōshima Island. [1] Observed depths of the species range between 10 and 27 m (33 and 89 ft). [1]
When ready for mating, the gonopodium becomes erect and points forward towards the female. The male shortly inserts the organ into the sex opening of the female, with hook-like adaptations that allow the fish to grip onto the female to ensure impregnation.
This impacts reproduction due to the fact that groupers only reproduce at spawning events, when fish from a certain area congregate to find a mate at a specific location a handful of times per year.
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Pufferfish mating ritual; R. Reproduction and vocalization in midshipman fish; S. Slime coat; Spawning trigger This page was last edited on 26 October 2014, at ...
Jules goes on to tell the story of how the pufferfish outgrew his home and needed to find a new one. The octopus of course helps and finds the perfect place, complete with the best ocean views.