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Two to tango
The male spotted box fish follows every move a female makes during courtship. He times the release of his sperm to the moment when she casts her eggs into the sea. Female boxfish are coy - another one waits to be picked up and escorted to the surface. By spawning in pairs like this, the male boxfish can be sure that the offspring will be his.
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