Tag: Indian Ocean
Materials found: 26
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
Humpnose Big-eye Bream
A large reef fish with a silvery-blue body, large eyes, and a characteristic yellowish spot behind the eye. Inhabits near coral reefs, found singly or in small groups, and is active predominantly at night.
Monotaxis grandoculis
Lambert's Worm Sea Cucumber
A thin worm-like sea cucumber of whitish color, often forming dense aggregations on sponges and corals. Feeds on organic particles and detritus, collecting them from the substrate surface using tentacles.
Synaptula lamperti
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