Scientific name: Chromodoris lochi
Size: About 1.6 inches
Color: White, blue and yellow orange / pink
Distinguishing feature: The coat is blue and white, a trait not necessarily continuous through the whole coat
Where did we see it: Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Chromodoris lochi
Size: About 1.6 inches
Color: White, blue and yellow orange / pink
Distinguishing feature: The coat is blue and white, a trait not necessarily continuous through the whole coat
Where did we see it: Raja Ampat
This species is diurnal, so it is easier to see it at sunrise or sunset for divers.
Although rarer than other nudibranchs, it is well colored and is well marked.
He is not afraid to move on sight, with defensive glands on his body.
The whale shark is the largest fish in the world!
Some whales are larger, but they are mammals, not fish!
Mammals have a horizontal tail.
Fishes have a vertical fin.
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.)