Scientific name: Xestospongia muta
Size: Up to 78 high, 39 to 78 inches in diameter
Color: Red brown
Distinguishing feature: Barrel shape, hard, brown to red. Pleated exterior and smooth interior.
Where did we see it: Mexico
Scientific name: Xestospongia muta
Size: Up to 78 high, 39 to 78 inches in diameter
Color: Red brown
Distinguishing feature: Barrel shape, hard, brown to red. Pleated exterior and smooth interior.
Where did we see it: Mexico
It is the largest species of sponge present in the Caribbean.
This animal (yes sponges are animals) feeds by filtering the particles present in the water.
In April, these sponges "smoke". These are the releases of spermatozoa by male individuals.
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 kakihona sushi (sushi wrapped in persimmon leaves) are really the best!
To eat them, you have to go to Nara!
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.