Scientific name: Pomacanthus paru
Size: Up to 16 inches
Color: Black and yellow
Distinguishing feature: Black body. A yellow band between the eyes and 3 yellow bands on the side of the body. The caudal fin is circled with yellow
Where did we see it: Mexico
Scientific name: Pomacanthus paru
Size: Up to 16 inches
Color: Black and yellow
Distinguishing feature: Black body. A yellow band between the eyes and 3 yellow bands on the side of the body. The caudal fin is circled with yellow
Where did we see it: Mexico
The juvenile is very different from the adult stage for this species. This allows him to doesn't be mistaken for a competitor by territorial adults.
Juveniles hold cleaning stations for moray eels, vivanals or other fish.
The whale shark is the largest fish in the world!
Some whales are larger, but they are mammals, not fish!
Mammals have a horizontal tail.
Fishes have a vertical fin.
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.)
