Scientific name: Naso Vlamingii
Size: Betweenn 17.7 and 23.6 inches
Color: yellowish and blue
Distinguishing feature: The body is yellowish, covered with blue patterns. He has a hump above the mouth, from which a blue line goes to the base of his eyes. The pectoral and dorsal fins are blue.
Where did we see it: Maldives
Scientific name: Naso Vlamingii
Size: Betweenn 17.7 and 23.6 inches
Color: yellowish and blue
Distinguishing feature: The body is yellowish, covered with blue patterns. He has a hump above the mouth, from which a blue line goes to the base of his eyes. The pectoral and dorsal fins are blue.
Where did we see it: Maldives
Bignose unicornfish has the ability to remove or appear the blue color of its body.
It is an independent fish, living alone, in pairs or by a few individuals.
It has often been seen eating the bubbles that are made by breathing underwater during dives. It is not uncommon to see 4 or 5 by looking up at the end of the dive :).
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.
Mammals have a horizontal tail.
Fishes have a vertical fin.
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.)