Scientific name: Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Size: From 2,3 to 3,3 feet
Color: Beige and brown
Distinguishing feature: This fairly small shark crawls on the ground with these fins when moving. His body is composed of multiple brown and black spots.
Where did we see it: Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Size: From 2,3 to 3,3 feet
Color: Beige and brown
Distinguishing feature: This fairly small shark crawls on the ground with these fins when moving. His body is composed of multiple brown and black spots.
Where did we see it: Raja Ampat
This passive shark moves very little, you will have a better chance of seeing it move on a night dive!
It has two large black spots behind his head on each side of his body.
Unlike other sharks, they have to chew their food for 5 to 10 minutes. His teeth have disappeared to leave room for a flat surface to break the prey shell.
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.
Mammals have a horizontal tail.
Fishes have a vertical fin.
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.
