Scientific name: Plectorhinchus vittatus
Size: Up to 5.9 inches
Color: Brown, yellow, cream
Distinguishing feature: Brown body dotted with white spots, themselves surrounded by orange-yellow
Where did we see it: French polynesia, Mexico, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Plectorhinchus vittatus
Size: Up to 5.9 inches
Color: Brown, yellow, cream
Distinguishing feature: Brown body dotted with white spots, themselves surrounded by orange-yellow
Where did we see it: French polynesia, Mexico, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat
For Oriental diagram, the fur of juveniles is very different from adults. It looks like a livery of nudibranchs or flat-worm, which deliver toxic substances. This could have a preventive purpose against predators.
This juvenile prefers sheltered areas, he also likes to hide in the hollows of corals or branched corals.
He is quite shy as a child, but will always stay near his hiding place and not go far away.
Mammals have a horizontal tail.
Fishes have a vertical fin.
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.
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.
