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beaugregory

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Noun1.beaugregory - a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies
damselfish, demoiselle - small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
genus Pomacentrus, Pomacentrus - type genus of the Pomacentridae: damselfishes


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Payne, now a fisheries consultant in London, and his colleagues have looked at beaugregory damselfish (Stegastes leucostictus) guarding clutches of eggs in Discovery Bay, Jamaica.
In beaugregory damselfish, the answer may be that by snacking on some embryos, males tending their offspring make more oxygen available for the rest, according to a new study of cannibalism.
 
 
 
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