Scientific name: Pardachirus pavoninus
Size: Up to 9.9 inches
Color: Light or dark brown
Distinguishing feature: Flat fish. Light tasks (yellow) more or less round and edged with black.
Where did we see it: Mexico
Scientific name: Pardachirus pavoninus
Size: Up to 9.9 inches
Color: Light or dark brown
Distinguishing feature: Flat fish. Light tasks (yellow) more or less round and edged with black.
Where did we see it: Mexico
This fish secretes a toxin called pavonin that diffuses mucus which covers the body and which is deadly to small fish. This also has a repulsive effect on sharks.
Mammals have a horizontal tail.
Fishes have a vertical fin.
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.
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.)