Scientific name: Plectorhinchus vittatus
Size: Up to 2.8 feet
Color: White, black, yellow
Distinguishing feature: White body striped with black horizontally lines, the fins are yellow. The caudal and the dorsal are dotted black.
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, Mayotte, Maldives
Scientific name: Plectorhinchus vittatus
Size: Up to 2.8 feet
Color: White, black, yellow
Distinguishing feature: White body striped with black horizontally lines, the fins are yellow. The caudal and the dorsal are dotted black.
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, Mayotte, Maldives
This fish can be solitary or grouped in a shoal of several individuals (a few tens).
This fish takes its name from two points: diagram because of the pattern on its body and oriental for its presence in the eastern part of the Indian Ocean.
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.
Turtles are in economy mode when they are sleeping. If they are woken during night, they may not have enough air to return to surface.
So, please be careful during night dives!
The kakihona sushi (sushi wrapped in persimmon leaves) are really the best!
To eat them, you have to go to Nara!
