Scientific name: Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Size: Up to 5 feet
Color: Grey and black
Distinguishing feature: Center of scales is black. Red, green or brown tint
Where did we see it: Mexico
Scientific name: Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Size: Up to 5 feet
Color: Grey and black
Distinguishing feature: Center of scales is black. Red, green or brown tint
Where did we see it: Mexico
Can be found in large shoals, but also seen alone when they are larger and older.
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.
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.
