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Surgeon fishes (ACANTHURIDAE) have received the name due to the sharp bone "scalpels" Surgeon fishat the base of tail fin. Usually thorns are clasped to a body, but in danger they rise perpendicularly to a body and can injure the enemy. The surgeon fishes are very aggressive and defend their home-ranges. Their diet consists of algae.

The hermit crabs (Dardanus sp.) (DIOGENIDAE) live hermit crabin empty shells of gastropods, hiding inside their long and soft abdomens. In danger they move into a shell completely and close the entrance with nipping claws. As hermit crab grows, its old "apartment" becomes tight, and the crab seeks a new, more spacious one. Hermit crabs are omnivorous, they eat everything, from algae to carrion; they also can catch a small fish. In an aquarium they feed on food remnants and carry out sanitary functions.




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