Scientific name: Platax teira
Size: Up to 2 feet
Color: Gray, black and yellow
Distinguishing feature: At least two black vertical stripes, black spot located in front of anal fin often yellow
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Platax teira
Size: Up to 2 feet
Color: Gray, black and yellow
Distinguishing feature: At least two black vertical stripes, black spot located in front of anal fin often yellow
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat
Batfish is often found in pairs or shoals of about ten individuals.
It is a very curious animal that doesn't hesitate to approach divers.
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.
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.
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.)