Monday
Feb252013
Ever wonder why you don’t see schools of tiny bonefish on the flats?
Monday, February 25, 2013 at 12:04AM 
Can you see me now?
Recent research by Christopher Haak, a PhD student in Andy Danylchuk's Fish Ecology Lab at UMass Amherst (and funded by Bonefish and Tarpon Trust), may have finally answered this question.
Juvenile bonefish (as small as an inch long!) may in fact be “hiding in plain sight”, mixing in among schools of similar-sized mojarras, whom they closely resemble when young. With roughly 1 bonefish for every 50 mojarras, the odds are you won’t see the bonefish, and neither will their predators! In the photo above, a 2-inch long bonefish (about 4 months old) feeds among mojarras.
Reader Comments (2)
Saludos yo los he capturado varias veses juntos con las sardinas que uso para pescar. Quiere decir que se agregan a diferentes grupos de individuos durante sus primeras etapas de vida muy interesante.Hay que seguir buscando.
I've seen a Sabiki quill line filled with 2 t o 3 inch juvenile bones while bait fishing for pilchard.. Usually during Summer in Boyntin Bch inlet in s. Florida. They will occasionally be in a light incoming tide daytime. Mostly people don't even realize there bones.My fishing partner noticed them flapping on ground as he passed by a baitfishing (novice). Were make that better situation for lil bones, they are awesome in appearance.