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Three fish species that live in the Laccadive Sea, off the southwest corner of the Indian coast, have been found to be capable of using tools.
They used live or dead coral structures as anvils to break the hard shells of sea urchins so they could get to the edible bits inside
The Jansen’s wrasse (Thalassoma jansenii) and the checkerboard wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus) have never been reported using tools before, and this is the first documented instance of the moon wrasse (Thalassoma lunare) using tools in the wild
Jansen’s wrasse (Thalassoma jansenii)
Checkerboard wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus)
Moon wrasse (Thalassoma lunare)
Laccadive Sea
The Laccadive Sea, also known as the Lakshadweep Sea, is a body of water bordering India (including its Lakshadweep islands), the Maldives, and Sri Lanka.
It is located to the southwest of Karnataka, to the west of Kerala and to the south of Tamil Nadu.
This warm sea has a stable water temperature through the year and is rich in marine life, the Gulf of Mannar alone hosting about 3,600 species.
Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of peninsular India, also borders this sea
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