Scientific name: Synanceia verrucosa
Size: Up to 15.7 inches
Color: Variable, often gray, pink or brown
Distinguishing feature: Massive body, swollen, flaccid.
Where did we see it: French polynesia, Mayotte, Raja Ampat, Egypt
Scientific name: Synanceia verrucosa
Size: Up to 15.7 inches
Color: Variable, often gray, pink or brown
Distinguishing feature: Massive body, swollen, flaccid.
Where did we see it: French polynesia, Mayotte, Raja Ampat, Egypt
The stonefish is a fish that can be found in the sand but is often found in the rocks in which it's hidden.
It's not easy to spot, its skin also secreting mucus allowing it to recover debris of corals or algae on its skin.
It's the most poisonous species of fish in the world. Injuries can sometimes be fatal.
Turtles are in economy mode when they are sleeping. If they are woken during night, they may not have enough air to return to surface.
So, please be careful during night dives!
Some sharks can stay motionless on the sand (white tips reef sharks, nurse sharks, etc.).
These sharks don't have to swim to bring oxygen to their gills like other sharks (grey, hammerheads tc.)
Parrotfish create a protective envelope around them when they are sleeping.
So, don't put the light on them during night dive to don't to wake them up and break this envelope.
