Scientific name: Thecacera Picta
Size: Maximum 0.8 inch
Color: White, black and orange
Distinguishing feature: Translucent white with some parallel black lines, orange tips
Where did we see it: Raja Ampat
Scientific name: Thecacera Picta
Size: Maximum 0.8 inch
Color: White, black and orange
Distinguishing feature: Translucent white with some parallel black lines, orange tips
Where did we see it: Raja Ampat
Even though this nudibranch has defensive glands, its translucent color also acts as a camouflage.
Indeed, if he lands on a red coral for example, the reflections on his skin will allow him to go unnoticed.
The whale shark is the largest fish in the world!
Some whales are larger, but they are mammals, not fish!
The kakihona sushi (sushi wrapped in persimmon leaves) are really the best!
To eat them, you have to go to Nara!
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.