Monkeyface Falls
Monkeyface or monkey-face may refer to: * Monkeyface prickleback (''Cebidichthys violaceus''), a North Pacific species of fish * Appalachian monkeyface (''Quadrula sparsa''), a North American species of freshwater mussel * Cumberland monkeyface (''Quadrula intermedia''), a North American species of freshwater mussel * Rio Grande monkeyface (''Quadrula couchiana''), a North American species of freshwater mussel {{disambiguation Animal common name disambiguation pages ...
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Monkeyface Prickleback
The monkeyface prickleback (''Cebidichthys violaceus''), also commonly known as the monkeyface eel, is a species of prickleback native to the Pacific coast of North America. Despite being commonly called an eel due to its body shape, it does not fall into the fish order Anguilliformes with true eels, but the Perciformes along with nearly half of all bony fish. Ecology Ranging from southern Oregon down to the northern reaches of the Mexican state of Baja California, monkeyface pricklebacks are coastal fish that live in rocky, tidal areas close to shore. First described by Girard in 1854, the fish spawn on the sea floor and show some nest guarding behavior. While young monkeyface pricklebacks feed on zooplankton and crustaceans, adults are primarily herbivorous, feeding on red and green algae. Adults have few predators other than humans, but young fish are vulnerable to birds and other fish, such as grass rockfish. The species reaches a maximum size of and may live up to 18 years ...
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