CORAL HIND
This colorful fish lives in coral
reefs in the Red Sea.
TRUE: It also lives in reefs throughout
the Indian and Pacific Oceans.Its favorite depth is deep-end-
of-the-swimming-pool deep.
FALSE: More like eight swimming pools
deep—at almost a hundred feet.A female coral hind can become
a male.
TRUE: In a large area, there is one male
for up to a dozen females. If the male
disappears, one of the larger females
turns into a male and takes his place.It’s no longer than your foot.
FALSE: A coral hind can be 18 inches
long—as long as both feet of a 10 -year-
old kid.It lets octopuses and eels prepare
dinner.
TRUE: This fish often follows these other
predators and snatches prey they flush
out of hiding.© GEORGETTE DOUWMA / NPL / MINDEN PICTURESA
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