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Blotchfin Scorpionfish- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 25, 2023 0he 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 1he 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 1he 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 14he Broad-banded Pipefish (Dunckerocampus boylei) has not been seen in Tanzanian waters to our knowledge before the sighting of this...
Stripetail Tilefish-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts September 25, 2022 0 16he Stripetail Tilefish, Malacanthus brevirostris , is also known as the Banded Blanquillo, the Flagtail Blanquillo and the Quakerfish. They...
Interesting fish behavior – A new mimic ? Alan Sutton Marine Life September 10, 2022 0 55ne 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 448he 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 176he 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 57he 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 201he 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 156he 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 146he 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 944he 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 150he 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 226he The Tomato Grouper (Cephalopholis sonnerati) is also known as the Tomato Rockcod, the Tomato Hind, the Red Coral Grouper...
Chestnut Eyelash-Blenny – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton AfricaBlenniesElongate Sand and Burrow DwellersFactsFishFish IDMarine LifePlacesPopularPopular Marine Life PostsSnorkelingVertebrates November 24, 2020 0 532he 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 123he 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 251he 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 81he 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 122he 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 44ome 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 256he 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 112he Sea Urchin Cardinalfish ( Siphamia mossambica) is not an easy fish to spot as they spend most of their...
Spot Tail Dartfish-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts October 20, 2020 0he Spot Tail Dartfish, Ptereleotris heteroptera, is also known as the Blacktail Dartfish, Indigo Dartfish and Blacktail Goby. They are...
Whitemargin Moray Eel-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts October 15, 2020 0 84he Whitemargin moray eel (Gymnothorax phasmatodes) is also known as the Ghost Moray Eel, they are similar in looks to...
Indian Mimic Goatfish- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts October 15, 2020 0 50he Indian mimic goatfish (Mulloidychtys ayliffe) is also known as the Blue striped goatfish. They are not common in Tanzanian...
Enigmatic Moray Eel-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts September 28, 2020 0 66he Enigmatic moray eel (Gymnothorax enigmaticus) is also known as the Banded Moray Eel. They are not common in Tanzanian...