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Originally Posted by Fish_Eye
I know it has been a long winter when you guys get all tuned up by a couple of lip-locked leatherlips. It's simply two big bulls vying for the right to spawn...it's usually followed by a round of head butting...think Dall sheep.
You can hear the sound for quite a distance underwater. The male that wins the battle will usually pry loose a clump of mussels and offer them to the female as a sort of victory gesture.
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So its male lip locking like Siamese fighting fish, followed by underwater head butting with the lady in waiting very cool.
Did you ever get it on film?