Filefish use teeth anchorage to hold on

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Filefish have been observed on more than ten separate occasions using their mouths to hold on to corals, algae, and other items to prevent themselves from being swept away. The interesting behavior was first documented in a scientific paper by Eyal, G., Eyal-Shaham, L. & Loya, in 2011, where a Broom Filefish, Amanses scopas, was…
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