Scientific name: Heteractis aurora
Size: About 9.8 inches, up to 15.7 inches
Color: Tentacles brown or purple-brown or cream-white on the outside
Distinguishing feature: Tentacles of 1.2 to 2 inches with constrictions that gives the appearance of a string of pearls. Two rows of tentacles, one internal and one external.
Where did we see it: Maldives, Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Heteractis aurora
Size: About 9.8 inches, up to 15.7 inches
Color: Tentacles brown or purple-brown or cream-white on the outside
Distinguishing feature: Tentacles of 1.2 to 2 inches with constrictions that gives the appearance of a string of pearls. Two rows of tentacles, one internal and one external.
Where did we see it: Maldives, Raja Ampat
This anemone retracts into the sand if it's disturbed.
8 species of clown fish can live in this anemone.
The whale shark is the largest fish in the world!
Some whales are larger, but they are mammals, not fish!
The kakihona sushi (sushi wrapped in persimmon leaves) are really the best!
To eat them, you have to go to Nara!
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.)
