Scientific name: Pomacanthus imperator
Size: Up to 6 inches
Color: Blue, black and white
Distinguishing feature: Striped vertically while the adult is striped horizontally
Where did we see it: Raja Ampat, Maldives, Mayotte, Thailand
Scientific name: Pomacanthus imperator
Size: Up to 6 inches
Color: Blue, black and white
Distinguishing feature: Striped vertically while the adult is striped horizontally
Where did we see it: Raja Ampat, Maldives, Mayotte, Thailand
Hard to take pictures because very shy, the juvenile emperor angelfish is different from the adult who doesn't have the same shapes or the same colors.
Each diver is happy to meet it, we don't say it's very rare but enough to notify it, this one being very shy, it hides it very quickly!
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.
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.)
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.
