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Le gaterin tacheté à grosses lèvres, "Plectorhinchus picus", se nourrit essentiellement de mollusque

Le gaterin tacheté à grosses lèvres, "Plectorhinchus picus", se nourrit essentiellement de mollusques que les développements internes osseux de sa mâchoire permettent de broyer. Sa robe se modifie au cours du développement. Ile de Rapa, Polynésie française.

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