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Blotchfin Scorpionfish- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 25, 2023 0 20he 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 18he 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 7he 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 31he Broad-banded Pipefish (Dunckerocampus boylei) has not been seen in Tanzanian waters to our knowledge before the sighting of this...
Interesting fish behavior – A new mimic ? Alan Sutton Marine Life September 10, 2022 0 58ne day back in September 2020, I was doing a dive on Big T Wall , off Dar es Salaam...
Peacock Razor Wrasse- Facts Video and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts May 13, 2021 0 1913he 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 182he 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 59he 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 216he Eight lined wrasse (Pseudocheilinus octotaenia) is also known as the Eightstripe Wrasse or Eightline Wrasse. They are similar looking...
Triplespot wrasse- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 26, 2021 0 175he Triplespot wrasse (Halichoeres trispilus) is also known as the White wrasse. They are rarely seen in Tanzania and we...
Top 10 Saltwater Aquarium Fishes Seaunseen Fish January 13, 2021 0 444The Most Recommended Fish for Saltwater Aquariums and Tips for Choosing Your Fish Marine fish are among the top 10...
Saber Squirrelfish – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 1, 2021 0 158he 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 981he Tricolour parrotfish (Scarus tricolor) is also known as the Three color parrotfish. Tricolor Parrotfish are relatively common in Tanzanian...
Bluemoon Parrotfish-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 2, 2020 0 162he 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 234he 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 62he Celebes flathead (Thysanophrys celebica) is also known as the Quarterspined Flathead , the Manado Flathead and the Sulawesi Flathead....
Longsnout Flathead- Facts and Photographs Seaunseen AfricaCrocodilefishFactsFishFish IDMarine LifeOdd Shaped Bottom DwellersPlacesVertebrates November 27, 2020 0 58he Longsnout flathead (Thysanophrys chiltonae) was first described by Schultz in 1966 and they are probably the most common of...
Red Sea Flathead- Facts and Photographs Seaunseen AfricaCrocodilefishFactsFishFish IDMarine LifeOdd Shaped Bottom DwellersPlacesVertebrates November 25, 2020 0 45he Red Sea Flathead (Thysanophrys springeri) was only described by Knapp in 2013. They were named after Victor G. Springer,...
Chestnut Eyelash-Blenny – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton AfricaBlenniesElongate Sand and Burrow DwellersFactsFishFish IDMarine LifePlacesPopularPopular Marine Life PostsSnorkelingVertebrates November 24, 2020 0 570he Chestnut Eyelash Blenny (Cirripectes castaneus) is also known as the Chestnut Blenny. The species was described by Valenciennes in...
Forktail Rabbitfish-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 23, 2020 0 130he Forktail Rabbitfish (Siganus argenteus) is also known as the Streamlined Spinefoot and Schooling Rabbit-fish. They were originally described by...
Threadfin Anthias – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 16, 2020 0 271he Threadfin Anthias (Nemanthias carberryi) is also known as the Threadfin Goldie and Carberryi Anthias. They are not at all...
Spotted Dwarf Goby – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 14, 2020 0 87he Spotted Dwarfgoby Eviota guttata is as its name suggests is a small fish. At the time of description they...
African Wrasse- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 10, 2020 0 141he African wrasse (Coris cuvieri) is also known as the African Coris and False Clown wrasse. They are not a...
Filefish Teeth Anchoring at night Alan Sutton Marine Life November 8, 2020 0 54ome species of Filefish teeth anchorage are known to wedge themselves into corals at night and it is theorized that...
Birdbeak Burrfish – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 7, 2020 0 281he Birdbeak Burrfish Cyclichthys orbicularis is also known as the Orbicular Burrfish. Burrfish differ from the Porcupine fish in that...
Sea Urchin Cardinalfish-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 5, 2020 0 120he Sea Urchin Cardinalfish ( Siphamia mossambica) is not an easy fish to spot as they spend most of their...
Whitemargin Moray Eel-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts October 15, 2020 0 91he Whitemargin moray eel (Gymnothorax phasmatodes) is also known as the Ghost Moray Eel, they are similar in looks to...
