Scientific name: Amphiprion clarkii
Size: Up to 5.9 inches for females, males being smaller.
Color: Black, white and yellow
Distinguishing feature: Black, with head, breast and fins yellowish. He has 3 vertical white stripes, the last one is more a white border on the caudal peduncle.. White mask possible on the muzzle.
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Amphiprion clarkii
Size: Up to 5.9 inches for females, males being smaller.
Color: Black, white and yellow
Distinguishing feature: Black, with head, breast and fins yellowish. He has 3 vertical white stripes, the last one is more a white border on the caudal peduncle.. White mask possible on the muzzle.
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat
Larger individuals allow themselves to move away from a few meters of their anemones, which is rather rare for clownfish.
This clownfish can live with 10 different species of anemones, it is the species that can live with the greatest number of anemones.
That's the reason why this species of clownfish is living in the largest geographical area of the planet.
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.)
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.