Scientific name: Ostracion cubicus
Size: Up to 5.9 inches for juveniles
Color: Yellow
Distinguishing feature: He has black dots all over his yellow body which is very square when young.
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Ostracion cubicus
Size: Up to 5.9 inches for juveniles
Color: Yellow
Distinguishing feature: He has black dots all over his yellow body which is very square when young.
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat
This fish is quite shy when it is juvenile, it tends to hide behind a coral when you get too close!
It changes color when growing, to become yellow or brown with electric blue spots.
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.
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.)
