Scientific name: Ostracion cubicus
Size: Up to 17.7 inches
Color: brown to blue, yellow
Distinguishing feature: Shape of rectangular box. White tasks circled in blue or black
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Ostracion cubicus
Size: Up to 17.7 inches
Color: brown to blue, yellow
Distinguishing feature: Shape of rectangular box. White tasks circled in blue or black
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat
The juvenile is yellow with black dots. They are generally found near the "Acropora" corals.
The Yellow boxfish feeds mainly on algae but also invertebrates.
Thanks to his fins, he is able to go out of his way, back up or turn around, a bit like a helicopter.
It's a solitary species and quite fearful with divers.
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.
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.
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.
