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Goldtail Angelfish – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts July 13, 2023 0 32he Goldtail Angelfish (Pomacanthus chrysurus ) is also known as the Chrysurus Angelfish and the Earspot Angelfish. As with other...
Floral Blenny-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton AfricaBlenniesElongate Sand and Burrow DwellersFactsFishFish IDMarine LifePlacesPopularPopular Marine Life PostsSnorkelingVertebrates July 4, 2023 0 12he Floral blenny (Petroscirtes mitratus) is also known as the Floral Fangblenny,the Crested Sabretooth blenny and the Helmeted blenny. They...
Blotchfin Scorpionfish- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 25, 2023 0 71he Blotchfin Scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes varipinnis is another of the smaller scorpionfish. Because many of the blotch on the dorsal fin,...
Spotted Croucher- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 25, 2023 0 90he Spotted Croucher , Caracanthus madagascariens is also known as the Madagascar Croucher. They were first decribed in 1869 as...
Shortfin Scorpionfish- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 24, 2023 0 23he Shortfin Scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes parvipinnis also known as the Lowfin Scorpionfish is another of the smaller scorpionfish. Because many of...
Broad-banded Pipefish – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 14, 2023 0 85he Broad-banded Pipefish (Dunckerocampus boylei) has not been seen in Tanzanian waters to our knowledge before the sighting of this...
Bloody Hermit Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts September 25, 2022 0 128he Bloody Hermit Crab (Dardanus sanguinocarpus) is one of the more colorful smaller hermit crabs in Tanzania. They were first...
Stripetail Tilefish-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts September 25, 2022 0 51he Stripetail Tilefish, Malacanthus brevirostris , is also known as the Banded Blanquillo, the Flagtail Blanquillo and the Quakerfish. They...
Red Reef Lobster- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts September 11, 2022 0 241he Red Reef Lobster (Enoplometopus occidentalis) is also known as the hairy reef lobster. They are only active at night...
Interesting fish behavior – A new mimic ? Alan Sutton Marine Life September 10, 2022 0 75ne day back in September 2020, I was doing a dive on Big T Wall , off Dar es Salaam...
Banded Reef Goby Alan Sutton Facts May 17, 2022 0he Banded Reef Goby (Priolepis cincta) is also known as the Banded Goby, Girdled Goby and the Convict Goby ....
Peacock Razor Wrasse- Facts Video and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts May 13, 2021 0 2194he Peacock Razor Wrasse (Iniistius pavo) is also known as the Peacock Wrasse, Blue razorfish, Peacock razorfish and the Razor...
Sea Grass Wrasse- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts March 31, 2021 0 231he Sea Grass Wrasse (Novaculoides macrolepidotus) is also known as the Emerald Wrasse. They are fairly rare in Tanzanian waters...
Ring-cheek slender wrasse- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts March 25, 2021 0 63he Ring-cheek slender wrasse, Pseudojuloides argyreogaster is generally a very rare fish in Tanzanian waters and is notoriously difficult to...
Eight Lined Wrasse- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts February 25, 2021 0 249he Eight lined wrasse (Pseudocheilinus octotaenia) is also known as the Eightstripe Wrasse or Eightline Wrasse. They are similar looking...
Clear Cleaner Shrimp-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 28, 2021 0 464he Clear Cleaner Shrimp (Urocaridella antonbruunii) is also known as the Anton Bruni Cleaner Shrimp, the Red and White Cleaner...
Triplespot wrasse- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 26, 2021 0 233he Triplespot wrasse (Halichoeres trispilus) is also known as the White wrasse. They are rarely seen in Tanzania and we...
Saber Squirrelfish – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 1, 2021 0 205he Saber squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum) is also known as the Giant squirrelfish and Spiny squirrelfish. They are named after the...
Tricolor Parrotfish-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 11, 2020 0 1165he Tricolour parrotfish (Scarus tricolor) is also known as the Three color parrotfish. Tricolor Parrotfish are relatively common in Tanzanian...
Feather Star Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 9, 2020 0 324he Feather Star Crab (Tiaramedon spinosum) is not commonly seen in Tanzanian waters and this is likely a function of...
Milky Ovulid -Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 6, 2020 0 51he Milky Ovulid (Procalpurnus lacteus) is also known as the Netted Milky Ovulid. Although they resemble cowries, they are not...
Bluemoon Parrotfish-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 2, 2020 0 213he Bluemoon parrotfish (Chlorurus atrilunula) is also known as the Black Crescent Parrotfish. They were described in 1984 by Randall...
Tomato Grouper – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 30, 2020 0 307he The Tomato Grouper (Cephalopholis sonnerati) is also known as the Tomato Rockcod, the Tomato Hind, the Red Coral Grouper...
Celebes Flathead- Facts and Photographs Seaunseen AfricaCrocodilefishFactsFishFish IDMarine LifeOdd Shaped Bottom DwellersPlacesVertebrates November 29, 2020 0 75he Celebes flathead (Thysanophrys celebica) is also known as the Quarterspined Flathead , the Manado Flathead and the Sulawesi Flathead....
Rosy Spindle Cowrie -Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 28, 2020 0 102he Rosy Spindle Cowrie (Phenacovolva rosea) is also known by other local names as the Many Host Phenacovolva, the Double-snouted...
Longsnout Flathead- Facts and Photographs Seaunseen AfricaCrocodilefishFactsFishFish IDMarine LifeOdd Shaped Bottom DwellersPlacesVertebrates November 27, 2020 0 62he Longsnout flathead (Thysanophrys chiltonae) was first described by Schultz in 1966 and they are probably the most common of...
Giant Reef Corallimorph – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 26, 2020 0 115he Giant Reef Corallimorph (Paracorynactis hoplites) is neither an anemone or a coral but falls somewhere in-between. Essentially they are...
