Ropen Overview: Attached Table

Behavior	Meaning
Rhymatic slow pulsating of light intensity	Sexual arousal.
Three slow flashes	Aggression. Usually used in dominance displays between males.
Three rapid flashes	Fear. Usually used in dominance displays between males.
One rapid flash, followed by one slow flash, followed by one rapid flash	Surrendering while refusing to acknowledge the superiority of the victor (?), meaning deduced from an apparent lack of loss in status. Most often used in dominance displays, but sometimes used by ropen while playing. Ropen flashing this pattern are usually left alive even when the other ropen is in a position to easily kill them.
One slow flash, followed by one rapid flash, followed by one slow flash	Playful aggression or defensiveness (?). Almost never seen outside play.
One very rapid flash	Warning.
Ten rapid flashes performed while slowly turning, with one slightly longer than the others	Indicates the direction food can be found in (?).