Scientific name: Caranx sexfasciatus
Size: Average size of 60cm, can go up to 23.6 inches
Color: Silver gray
Distinguishing feature: Oval and elongated profile, has large eyes and a small black spot in the upper part of the head
Where did we see it: French polynesia, Maldives, Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Caranx sexfasciatus
Size: Average size of 60cm, can go up to 23.6 inches
Color: Silver gray
Distinguishing feature: Oval and elongated profile, has large eyes and a small black spot in the upper part of the head
Where did we see it: French polynesia, Maldives, Raja Ampat
The jacks are often visible in a stationary shoals during the day even if they are also sometimes solitary, especially for hunting out.
Bigeye trevally feeds on reef fish and crustaceans.
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.)
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.
We can hear the bull shark is very dangerous because of attacks near La Réunion island.
However, tens of them are living at 600 feet from the famous beach of Playa Del Carmen in Mexico. And there are no attacks.
