Scientific name: Lutjanus gibbus
Size: Up to 1.7 foot
Color: Variable, red to gray
Distinguishing feature: Long forehead and bump on the back, round eye circled with red, red pectoral fin.
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, French polynesia, Maldives
Scientific name: Lutjanus gibbus
Size: Up to 1.7 foot
Color: Variable, red to gray
Distinguishing feature: Long forehead and bump on the back, round eye circled with red, red pectoral fin.
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, French polynesia, Maldives
This fish lives in shoals of tens or hundreds of individuals. Some gathering count thousands of snappers.
It isn't very fished because of cases of poisoning by ciguatera.
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.
Turtles are in economy mode when they are sleeping. If they are woken during night, they may not have enough air to return to surface.
So, please be careful during night dives!
