Scientific name:
Size:
Color:
Distinguishing feature:
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Corsica, Mexico, Maldives, Raja Ampat
Scientific name:
Size:
Color:
Distinguishing feature:
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Corsica, Mexico, Maldives, Raja Ampat
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.
The whale shark is the largest fish in the world!
Some whales are larger, but they are mammals, not fish!
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.)