divepix - Daniel H. Biass

samedi, 17 novembre 2012 20:06

Aspect:	Brown, brown-white moiré, but also light blue, but whatever the colour of the body always sports a blue anal fin and a blue tail blade, bot no vertical body bars. A distinct feature are its blue eyebrows.
Population:	Regularly abundant.
Notable feature:	Defends itself by swift tail movements to cut aggressor with its tail scalpel blades, reputed to be able to cut through a 5mm suit.
Environment:	Usually found in shallow, quiet waters (but also abundant on well-covered wrecks down to 40 metres), hovering over rocks or coral boulders in search of algae. Solitary or in schools mixing with other surgeonfishes.
Behaviour:	Will usually swim away when approached closer than two metres.

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samedi, 17 novembre 2012 17:55

Aspect:	Outline very similar to that of Banded Butterflyfish, with similar mid-body scale pattern, but band across the tail is light grey, and while retains black bar across head and eye, features a yellowish head and snout while a white-crowned black "eye" adorns the rear body.
Population:	Regularly abundant.
Notable feature:	Seldom keeps still, unless caught whilst grazing algae on a rock.
Environment:	Usually found in shallow, quiet waters, (but also found on well-populated wrecks down to 40 metres) hovering over rocks or coral boulders in search of algae.
Behaviour:	Will usually swim away when approached closer than two metres.

Publié dans Papillons

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dimanche, 08 juillet 2012 22:42

Aspect:	More commonly blue with darker vertical body bars, but when displays brown tones, with darker brown vertical bars, always has blue-tone anal fin (often white edged), and vertical darker bars. Tail “surgery” blades also remain dark blue. Sunshine-like “make-up” around eyes.
Population:	Regularly abundant.
Notable feature:	Defends itself by swift tail movements to cut aggressor with its tail blades (always blue contrary to Blue Tang), reputed to be able to cut through a 5mm suit.
Environment:	Usually found in shallow, quiet waters, (but also abundant on well-covered wrecks down to 40 metres) hovering over rocks or coral boulders in search of algae. Solitary or in schools mixing with other surgeonfishes.
Behaviour:	Will usually swim away when approached closer than two metres.

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mercredi, 13 juin 2012 13:41

Aspect:	White-silvery body with light marked mid-body horizontal lines, and four heavy black vertical bars - one running across the eyes, two larger ones mid-body and a fourth running through the base of the tail. Upper snout area also features a blue and yellow moiré pattern.
Population:	Regularly abundant.
Notable feature:	Tail, together with the dorsal and anal fins are black but contoured with a thinner white line, itself finishing with a transucent membrane.
Environment:	Usually found in relatively shallow, quiet waters, nibbling at algae on rocks and boulders.
Behaviour:	Will remain quiet if approached smoothly, particularly when busy feeding.

Publié dans Papillons

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lundi, 11 juin 2012 22:22

Aspect:	Generally blue, can vary from very pale blue, through light brown, to dark blue, but always displays a yellow tail blade. Juvenile almost fluorescent yellow overall, then progressively starts to acquire blue tint from the fringe of its fins inwards (see photographs below).
Population:	Regularly abundant.
Notable feature:	Defends itself by swift tail movements to cut aggressor with its tail blades (always yellow contrary to Doctorfish and Ocean Surgeonfish), reputed to be able to cut through a 5mm suit.
Environment:	Usually found in shallow, quiet waters, (but also abundant on well-covered wrecks down to 40 metres) hovering over rocks or coral boulders in search of algae. Solitary or in schools mixing with other surgeonfishes.
Behaviour:	Will usually swim away when approached closer than two metres.

Publié dans Chirurgiens

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