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Cuttlefish using its arms as lures Alan Sutton CephalopodsFactsMarine LifePopularPopular Marine Life Posts July 15, 2020 149
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Slingjaw Wrasse- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 25, 2023 0 1he 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 6he 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 4he Floating blenny (Aspidontus dussumieri) is also known as the Lance blenny and as Dussumier’s blenny. They were first described...
Goldtail Angelfish – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts July 13, 2023 0 73he 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 30he 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 83he 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 107he 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 30he 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 96he 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 53he 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 76ne 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 2he 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 2219he 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 242he 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 65he 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 258he 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 252he 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 232he 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 1245he 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 227he 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 324he 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 690he 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 167he 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 337he 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 110he 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 196he 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 59ome species of Filefish teeth anchorage are known to wedge themselves into corals at night and it is theorized that...
