Scientific name: Heteractis magnifica
Size: 11.8 to 19.8 inches, up to 39.4 inches
Color: magenta, blue, green, white or brown
Distinguishing feature: Tentacles in the shape of fingers of 3.2 inches max, biotope very exposed to the current, can contract in "ball" mode
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, French polynesia, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Heteractis magnifica
Size: 11.8 to 19.8 inches, up to 39.4 inches
Color: magenta, blue, green, white or brown
Distinguishing feature: Tentacles in the shape of fingers of 3.2 inches max, biotope very exposed to the current, can contract in "ball" mode
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, French polynesia, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat
This anemone lives in symbiosis with seaweeds that provide a part of its food through their photosynthesis. Once installed, it will stop to move.
It is known to shelter until 12 different species of clownfish. They find their anemones to it smell.
There are places where this anemone is visible in large quantities, like a huge submarine field. It would be the basis of an individual who separated by scissiparity.
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.)
Mammals have a horizontal tail.
Fishes have a vertical fin.
