Scientific name: Corythoichthys flavofasciatus
Size:
Color:
Distinguishing feature: Light yellow body very elongated and cylindrical with white and lilac lines or spots. Red caudal fin with white lines and a thick white border. White and red muzzle punctuated with white dots.
Where did we see it: Zanzibar, Mayotte
Scientific name: Corythoichthys flavofasciatus
Size:
Color:
Distinguishing feature: Light yellow body very elongated and cylindrical with white and lilac lines or spots. Red caudal fin with white lines and a thick white border. White and red muzzle punctuated with white dots.
Where did we see it: Zanzibar, Mayotte
Quite fearful, he camouflages himself on sandy rocks.
It is often seen as a couple, it's indeed a monogamous animal.
Like seahorses, it's the male that incubates the 200 to 400 eggs that the female lays.
The pipefish is carnivorous, it feeds on very small planktonic invertebrates.
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.
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.)
