Scientific name: Arothron stellatus
Size: Up to 4 feet
Color: Gray-white and black
Distinguishing feature: White gray body sprinkled with black spots.
Where did we see it: Mexico
Scientific name: Arothron stellatus
Size: Up to 4 feet
Color: Gray-white and black
Distinguishing feature: White gray body sprinkled with black spots.
Where did we see it: Mexico
The starry pufferfish is the largest of the tetraodontidae.
This animal is solitary and quite shy, so it's not easy to get close.
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.
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.)
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.
