Scientific name: Stenopus hispidus
Size: From 1.6 to 3.6 inches
Color: Red brown and white
Distinguishing feature: Body hairy striped white and red brown. Large clamps and large antennas.
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, French polynesia, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat, Egypt
Scientific name: Stenopus hispidus
Size: From 1.6 to 3.6 inches
Color: Red brown and white
Distinguishing feature: Body hairy striped white and red brown. Large clamps and large antennas.
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, French polynesia, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat, Egypt
This shrimp species feeds on parasites that live on fish.
When the fish is in the cleaning position (open mouth, immobile), the shrimp swim to him to clean it. For example, they can enter the mouth of a moray eel without danger. Their symbiosis with reef fish is total.
They live in pairs in cavities, the male is smaller than the female.
By remaining motionless with their mouths open, they will come to clean your mouth ;) (truthful).
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.
