【海底忙什麼EP2】鋼鐵礁的尖翅燕魚 Longfin batfish

【鋼鐵礁的尖翅燕魚🐠】

綠島的地標潛點鋼鐵礁因定棲成群的尖翅燕魚而聲名大噪，尖翅燕魚身體扁
從側面看略成卵形，牠的背鰭和臀鰭延長，有過眼黑帶以及頭後黑帶。尖翅燕魚不怕人類，潛水客藉由餵食的以更接近之，遊客和牠們互動獲得快樂滿足，牠們是綠島潛點的明星動物。

潛水客通常搭乘潛水船前往鋼鐵礁，由於被餵食，尖翅燕魚已經把潛水船和食物畫上等號，當船抵達鋼鐵礁，燕魚就會游向船隻討食，餵食的確改變燕魚的覓食行為。

Steel Reef, a landmark dive spot, is renowned for harboring schooling longfin
batfish, Platax teira, which are characterized by an ovate and laterally- compressed body, elongated dorsal and anal fin rays, and dark bars through the eyes and behind the head. Longfin batfish are not afraid to people. Tourist divers get closer to them through feeding them, and gain satisfaction through such interactions with them.

Longfin batfish are the iconic species on dive spots of Green Island. Tourist divers often take the dive boat to Steel Reef. Longfin batfish have generated association between boat and food because of being fed. When the dive boat reaches Steel Reef, longfin batfish swim towards the boat for seeking food. Feeing longfin batfish does
change their feeding behavior.

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