Slingjaw Wrasse- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 25, 2023 0 3 min read0he Slingjaw Wrasse (Epibulus insidiator) is becoming more common again in the Tanzanian coastal areas. Until 2017 dynamiting was common...
Painted Sweetlips – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 17, 2023 0 2 min read0he Painted Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus pica) is also known as the Magpie sweetlips, Black And White Sweetlips and Dotted Sweetlips. They...
Floating Blenny-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton AfricaBlenniesElongate Sand and Burrow DwellersFactsFishFish IDMarine LifePlacesPopularPopular Marine Life PostsSnorkelingVertebrates November 17, 2023 0 3 min read0he Floating blenny (Aspidontus dussumieri) is also known as the Lance blenny and as Dussumier’s blenny.Ā They were first described...
Goldtail Angelfish – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts July 13, 2023 0 3 min read0he Goldtail Angelfish (Pomacanthus chrysurus ) is also known as the Chrysurus Angelfish and the EarspotĀ Angelfish.Ā As with other...
Floral Blenny-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton AfricaBlenniesElongate Sand and Burrow DwellersFactsFishFish IDMarine LifePlacesPopularPopular Marine Life PostsSnorkelingVertebrates July 4, 2023 0 2 min read0he Floral blenny (Petroscirtes mitratus) is also known as the Floral Fangblenny,the Crested Sabretooth blenny and the Helmeted blenny.Ā They...
Blotchfin Scorpionfish- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 25, 2023 0 3 min read0he Blotchfin Scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes varipinnisĀ Ā 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 3 min read0he Spotted Croucher , Caracanthus madagascariens is also known as the Madagascar Croucher.Ā They were first decribed in 1869 as...
Shortfin Scorpionfish- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 24, 2023 0 2 min read0he 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 3 min read0he 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 5 min read1ne 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 0 3 min read0he 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 3 min read1he 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 3 min read0he Sea Grass Wrasse (Novaculoides macrolepidotus) is also known as the Emerald Wrasse.Ā They are fairly rare in Tanzanian waters...
Ring-cheek slender wrasse- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts March 25, 2021 0 3 min read0he 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 3 min read0he Eight lined wrasse (Pseudocheilinus octotaenia) is also known as the Eightstripe Wrasse or Eightline Wrasse.Ā They are similar looking...
Triplespot wrasse- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 26, 2021 0 2 min read0he Triplespot wrasse (Halichoeres trispilus) is also known as theĀ White wrasse. They are rarely seen in Tanzania and we...
Top 10 Saltwater Aquarium Fishes Seaunseen Fish January 13, 2021 0 7 min read0The 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 3 min read0he Saber squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum) is also known as the Giant squirrelfish and Spiny squirrelfish.Ā They are named after the...
Tricolor Parrotfish-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 11, 2020 0 6 min read2he 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 5 min read0he 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 3 min read0he 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 3 min read0he 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 2 min read0he 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 2 min read0he 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 2 min read0he 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 4 min read0he 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 4 min read0he Threadfin Anthias (Nemanthias carberryi) is also known as the Threadfin Goldie and Carberryi Anthias. They are not at all...