Tonna perdix (Linnaeus, 1758)
120mm
Tonna perdix, the partridge tun, is moderately common exposed and hunting
on shallow reefs at night. They are known to eat sea cucumbers. The first photo
shows a small juvenile.
Attacking a sea cucumber, which
excapes by releasing the thick skin on either side of its body and pulling itself
out of the Tonna's mouth.
After the sea cucumber escaped,
the Tonna dumped the remaining cucumber skin and went off to hunt tastier
prey.
Created
9 January 2021
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