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.
The whale shark is the largest fish in the world!
Some whales are larger, but they are mammals, not fish!
We can hear the bull shark is very dangerous because of attacks near La Réunion island.
However, tens of them are living at 600 feet from the famous beach of Playa Del Carmen in Mexico. And there are no attacks.
Mammals have a horizontal tail.
Fishes have a vertical fin.
