Scientific name: Sphyraena flavicauda
Size: From 14.7 to 17.7 inches
Color: Silver gray and yellow
Distinguishing feature: Vertical dark stripes on the body and the yellow fins
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, French polynesia, Mexico, Maldives, Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Sphyraena flavicauda
Size: From 14.7 to 17.7 inches
Color: Silver gray and yellow
Distinguishing feature: Vertical dark stripes on the body and the yellow fins
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, French polynesia, Mexico, Maldives, Raja Ampat
Small and medium-sized barracuds live in large shoals, but they are solitary when they become larger.
They are fish that attack at a very high speed. Hence their reputation as predators.
Mammals have a horizontal tail.
Fishes have a vertical fin.
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.
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.)
