Contributors

💙 We are highly grateful to all participants who have taken the time to share their observations of anvil use by fish with us. The project wouldn’t be possible without them.

🚨 Last contribution

Thanks to our latest contributor!

🐟 Fish observed: Halichoeres bivittatus (Slippery dick)

👤 Contributor: Carolyn Solomon

📍 Location: Cozumel, Mexico

Halichoeres bivittatus

👩👦🧓 Contributors

Please find below the list of contributors (a few of them chose to remain anonymous, so their names aren’t displayed). Some contributors are active ocean observers and photographers – check out their social media accounts for more ocean stories, photos, and videos.

Participant Their social media
Benoit Raillard
Joseph Gracia Facebook
Patrick Burke
Pauline Fey
Bridie Allan
Susan Prior Website: Norfolk Island’s Reef – Instagram
Luiz Rocha
Isabelle Ng
Sam Shephard
Lisa Hodgson
Peter Gosper
Bartosz Piotr Borawski, Christina Norman and Sly
Michalis (Mike) Mihalitsis
Nora Tripp
Olga Helmy Instagram
Daniel Cryan
Jessica Nguyen Nguyen et al. 2024 UNSW/UTAS
Vasili Kasiutsich Youtube channel
Carolyn Solomon Instagram

PS: I am currently finishing to compile the observations I have received – apologies if your name isn’t yet displayed in the list. Your name should appear there by December 2026.

🐟 Fish species reported so far

Below is a list of species reported to be able to use rocks as tools by contributors. There are already so many species on the list. How many more will we discover?

Find more information about the fishes by following the links to FishBase, Wikipedia, or DORIS (in French), and more photos by following the links to iNaturalist.

Achoerodus viridis
Achoerodus viridis
Eastern blue groper
Bodianus rufus
Bodianus rufus
Spanish hogfish
Cheilinus fasciatus
Cheilinus fasciatus
Redbreasted wrasse
Cheilinus lunulatus
Cheilinus lunulatus
Broomtail wrasse
Choerodon anchorago
Choerodon anchorago
Orange-dotted tuskfish
Choerodon azurio
Choerodon azurio
Choerodon azurio
Choerodon graphicus
Choerodon graphicus
Graphic tuskfish
Choerodon schoenleinii
Choerodon schoenleinii
Blackspot tuskfish
Coris aygula
Coris aygula
Clown coris
Coris bulbifrons
Coris bulbifrons
Doubleheader
Coris picta
Coris picta
Comb wrasse
Gomphosus varius
Gomphosus varius
Bird wrasse
Halichoeres bivittatus
Halichoeres bivittatus
Slippery dick
Halichoeres hortulanus
Halichoeres hortulanus
Checkerboard wrasse
Halichoeres iridis
Halichoeres iridis
Rainbow wrasse
Halichoeres margaritaceus
Halichoeres margaritaceus
Pink-belly wrasse
Halichoeres trimaculatus
Halichoeres trimaculatus
Threespot wrasse
Notolabrus gymnogenis
Notolabrus gymnogenis
Crimsonband wrasse
Novaculichthys taeniourus
Novaculichthys taeniourus
Rockmover wrasse
Ophthalmolepis lineolata
Ophthalmolepis lineolata
Southern maori wrasse
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Sixline wrasse
Pseudocheilinus ocellatus
Pseudocheilinus ocellatus
Whitebarred pink wrasse
Pseudolabrus luculentus
Pseudolabrus luculentus
Orange wrasse
Pseudolabrus miles
Pseudolabrus miles
Scarlet wrasse
Thalassoma purpureum
Thalassoma purpureum
Surge wrasse