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).
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.
The tiger shark has slender marks similars to the lines of tigers, hence its name.
When it is juvenile, these marks are round and not vertical. They change when it grows.
The kakihona sushi (sushi wrapped in persimmon leaves) are really the best!
To eat them, you have to go to Nara!
