Scientific name: Thecacera Picta
Size: Maximum 0.8 inch
Color: White, black and orange
Distinguishing feature: Translucent white with some parallel black lines, orange tips
Where did we see it: Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Thecacera Picta
Size: Maximum 0.8 inch
Color: White, black and orange
Distinguishing feature: Translucent white with some parallel black lines, orange tips
Where did we see it: Raja Ampat
Even though this nudibranch has defensive glands, its translucent color also acts as a camouflage.
Indeed, if he lands on a red coral for example, the reflections on his skin will allow him to go unnoticed.
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.
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.