Scientific name: Scarus guacamaia
Size: Up to 4 inches
Color: Green and brown
Distinguishing feature: Green fur becoming brown when growing, usually brown on the front half and on the tail, green on the rest of the body.
Where did we see it: Mexico
Scientific name: Scarus guacamaia
Size: Up to 4 inches
Color: Green and brown
Distinguishing feature: Green fur becoming brown when growing, usually brown on the front half and on the tail, green on the rest of the body.
Where did we see it: Mexico
The largest parrot fish.
It's a vulnerable species that is becoming endangered. It's now found only in Central America.
Rare to see today.
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.)
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.
