Tag: Diurnal
Materials found: 17
Freckled Goatfish
A bottom-dwelling fish with an elongated body and two sensitive barbels on the chin, used to search for food in the sand. Light coloration with a longitudinal dark stripe and rows of spots on the sides.
Upeneus tragula
Giant Trevally
A large predatory fish from the jack family, reaching more than 1.5 m in length and weighing over 80 kg. Inhabits coastal waters and coral reefs, known for high speed and strength.
Caranx ignobilis
Green Chromis
A small schooling reef fish of bright green or bluish-green coloration with a forked caudal fin. Inhabits above branching corals, forming dense schools and feeding on zooplankton.
Chromis viridis
Green Sea Turtle
A large sea turtle with a smooth oval shell more than 1 m long and weighing up to 200 kg. Inhabits tropical and subtropical seas, adults feed mainly on seagrasses and algae.
Chelonia mydas
Humbug Damselfish
A small reef fish with a white body and three wide black vertical stripes. Inhabits among branching corals, forming groups and actively defending its territory.
Dascyllus aruanus
Lined Butterflyfish
A large butterflyfish with a silvery-white body covered with thin dark vertical lines and a yellow rear part of the body. Inhabits coral reefs, more often found in pairs and feeds mainly on coral polyps.
Chaetodon lineolatus
Live Sharksucker
An elongated fish with a characteristic sucker on the upper side of the head, allowing it to attach to sharks, rays, turtles, and large fish. Inhabits tropical and subtropical seas, feeding on food remains from the host and small invertebrates.
Echeneis naucrates
Longfin Bannerfish
The longfin bannerfish is a reef fish with a high body and a characteristic strongly elongated anterior ray of the dorsal fin in the form of a long white "banner." Coloration is white with two wide black stripes and yellow rear fins; usually found in pairs or small groups near coral reefs.
Heniochus acuminatus