TO: Tropical Ospreys
S: Mr. Squirrelfish
TO: Hello, how are you today Mr. Squirrelfish?
S: I'm doing great! How are you?
TO: We're doing great out on the reef today! How do you feel about all these scuba and snorkelers in your home town?
S: I'm okay with it as long as they don't interfere with my mojo!
TO: What's your mojo?
S: I like to hang out on the bottom in some protected areas and steer clear of any riffraff!
TO: Okay okay, we'll try not to disturb you!
S: Yeah! Just watch where you guys are swimming! It can get scary down here really quick!
TO: Oh Absolutely!
S: I'm just really nervous in new situations... I don't mean to be rude.
TO: No worries! Like what kind of situations?
S: Sometimes people come along and want to eat me - and that's not cool! I prefer to be active during the night and I don't like a lot of company in my coral crevices!
TO: No! We'd never do that - we're here as Tropical Marine Bio Students looking at ecosystems and biodiversity on the reef.
S: Okay well... Sometimes they lead a moray eel to me!!
TO: I promise we won't ever lead a moray to your doorstep.
S: OK ... great! If not, I may have to grunt at them... I've got to protect myself and my home you know!
TO: We understand completely. Have a great rest of your day- we'll be sure to keep our distance and give moray eels bad directions!
S: Thanks a bunch! I gotta go, bye!
To learn more about fish on the reef visit: www.reef.org
Become a Tropical Osprey at: Stockton University
This article was a good read. Not only did I have fun with it, but I also learned more about the squirrelfish that I didn't know before. For example, I did not know that they grunted. I'm glad you didn't lead a moray eel to him because he seemed very friendly and adorable!
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