Scientific name: Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Size: Up to 5 feet
Color: Grey and black
Distinguishing feature: Center of scales is black. Red, green or brown tint
Where did we see it: Mexico
Scientific name: Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Size: Up to 5 feet
Color: Grey and black
Distinguishing feature: Center of scales is black. Red, green or brown tint
Where did we see it: Mexico
Can be found in large shoals, but also seen alone when they are larger and older.
The whale shark is the largest fish in the world!
Some whales are larger, but they are mammals, not fish!
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.
