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<DIV><SPAN class=648415311-01062001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Regarding Creole Wrasse schools:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=648415311-01062001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
don't know why they exhibit this behavior, but I do know that every time I
see Creole Wrasse on the reefs off of South Florida (Miami and the Keys),
they are in large schools (>100 fish) hovering over the reef. Most
of the diving I do is in the middle of the day, so I can't say if they are
schooling more at other times of the day (you mentioned dusk). Most times
I've observed this behavior, they seem to be feeding and the group is very
mixed - males, females, many sizes and phases.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=648415311-01062001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Sorry
I don't have any more information, but I hope this helps...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=648415311-01062001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Leanne
Welch</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Julie Ekstrom
[mailto:jekstrom@coral.org]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 30, 2001 8:17
PM<BR><B>To:</B> coral-list-daily@coral.aoml.noaa.gov<BR><B>Subject:</B>
creole wrasse, coral reef mass spawnings<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">Hi Coral list,</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">I have two questions:</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">1. Does anyone know why the Creole wrasse
(<I>Clepticus parrae</I>) school over the reefs at dusk in Bonaire, Dutch
Caribbean? I haven't been able to find the reason for this behavior (feeding
I assume but if that is the case then why don't all wrasses do this
everywhere?) and, as far as I know, it does not happen everywhere in the
Caribbean.</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">2. I am looking for specific mass spawning
dates for coral reefs around the world. I would like to know whether
synchronized coral spawning occurs in the following places and if so, when
it occurs:</BLOCKQUOTE>
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type="cite"><X-TAB> </X-TAB>Great
Barrier Reef</BLOCKQUOTE>
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</X-TAB>Caribbean</BLOCKQUOTE>
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type="cite"><X-TAB> </X-TAB>Indian
Ocean</BLOCKQUOTE>
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type="cite"><X-TAB> </X-TAB>Red
Sea</BLOCKQUOTE>
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type="cite"><X-TAB>
</X-TAB>Southeast Asia/Indonesia</BLOCKQUOTE>
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type="cite"><X-TAB>
</X-TAB>Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia</BLOCKQUOTE>
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type="cite"><X-TAB>
</X-TAB>Hawaii</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite
type="cite"><X-TAB> </X-TAB>Cocos
Island</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">I would really appreciate any help or guidance
in finding my answers.</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">Thank you,</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">Julie</BLOCKQUOTE>
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