A new study using high-speed video shows for the first time that the reef fish Zanclus cornutus (Moorish idol) and the related surgeonfish can move their jawbones sideways as well as up and down. This ...
Some reef fish have the unexpected ability to move their jaws from side to side, biologists at the University of California, Davis have discovered. This ability—which is rare among vertebrate ...
Some reef fish have the unexpected ability to move their jaws from side to side, biologists at UC Davis have discovered. This ability — which is rare among vertebrate animals — allows these fish to ...
Some reef fish have the unexpected ability to move their jaws from side to side, biologists have discovered. This ability -- which is rare among vertebrate animals -- allows these fish to feed rapidly ...
Some reef fish have the unexpected ability to move their jaws from side to side, biologists at the University of California, Davis have discovered. This ability – which is rare among vertebrate ...
Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2418982122 Some reef fish have the unexpected ability to move their jaws from side to side, biologists at the ...