<p><br> Rhapsody in blur, a school of yellowtail fusiliers (<i>Caesio cuning</i>) swims near the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Their schooling behavior is a social adaptation that provides safety in numbers for the fish as they feed on plankton near coral reefs.</p>

School of Fusiliers


Rhapsody in blur, a school of yellowtail fusiliers (Caesio cuning) swims near the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Their schooling behavior is a social adaptation that provides safety in numbers for the fish as they feed on plankton near coral reefs.

Photograph by Bill Curtsinger

Schools of Fish

See schools of fish photos, from National Geographic.

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