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Figure 2 



Pair courtship behavior in the horse-eye jack (Caranx latus) at Gladden Spit, Belize. The 

 pursuing fish often swims slightly behind the lead and their flanks touch. The lead fish (A) 

 remains silver colored, and the pursuing fish (Bl takes on a very dark coloration around 

 the head and upper flank during courtship. 



Conclusions 



Our observations confirm that permit spawn offshore 

 at reef promontories that support other reef fish spawn- 

 ing aggregations. Permit demonstrate group broadcast 



spawning behavior and spawning events take place 

 close to sunset. Further observations indicate that other 

 species of carangids, such as yellow jack are also group 

 broadcast spawners, occupying the same spatiotemporal 

 spawning niche as permit. If observed courtship behav- 



