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Mabul: Muck residents
Among the most common muck residents in Mabul are crocodile fish, which belong to a family of fish known as flatheads. They often lie half-buried in sand and feed on crustaceans and small fishes. Shrimpfish swim in small schools in a vertical head-down position.
Indian Ocean crocodile fish, Mabul jetty, May 2003
Razorfish or shrimpfish, Mabul jetty, May 2003
