Mottled Tonguefish
Mottled Tonguefish (Symphurus varius) Max. Length: 32 centimeters (usually at 10 cm.) Length at 1st Maturity: 7.5 centimeters a value: b value: Depth Range: 20 – 280 meters (60 – 920 feet) Frequency: Abundant only in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Based from its English name, you can expect that this particular fish has a close […]
Unicorn Leatherjacket Filefish
Unicorn Leatherjacket Filefish (Aluterus monoceros) Max. Length: 76.2 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 34.7 centimeters a value: 0.03760 b value: 2.760 Depth Range: 1 – 80 meters (3 – 260 feet) Frequency: Abundant in the World’s tropical reefs The Unicorn Leatherjacket Filefish is one of the few fish species in Cocos island that you can […]
Cortez Angelfish
Cortez Angelfish (Pomacanthus zonipectus) Max. Length: 46 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 27 centimeters a value: b value: Depth Range: 6 – 12 meters (20 – 40 feet) Frequency: Abundant in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Similar to its close cousin, the King Angelfish, a Cortez Angelfish is one of the supporting actors that you can […]
Pacific Creolefish
Pacific Creolefish (Paranthias colonus) Max. Length: 35.6 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 21.5 centimeters a value: 0.01480 b value: 2.863 Depth Range: 10 -70 meters (30 – 230 feet) Frequency: Abundant in reefs of the Eastern Pacific Ocean Although it is closely related to groupers which are known to be solitary and highly territorial, the […]
Five-lined Snapper
Five-lined Snapper (Lutjanus quinquelineatus) Other Name: Blue-lined Snapper Max. Length: 38 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 13.6 centimeters a value: 0.02960 b value: 2.851 Depth Range: 2-40 meters (6 – 130 feet) Frequency: Abundant in reefs of the Indo-Pacific Ocean As the name implies, you can easily identify this fish through its 5 light-blue colored […]
Burrito Grunts
Burrito Grunts (Anisotremus interruptus) Other Name: Yellow-tailed Grunt Max. Length: 51 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 29.3 centimeters a value: 0.05690 b value: 2.910 Depth Range: 3– 30 meters ( 10 – 100 feet) Frequency: Abundant in reefs of the Eastern Pacific Ocean This is one of the fish species in Cocos island that has […]
Starry Moray Eel – A Messy Eater
Starry Moray Eel (Echidna nebulosa) Other Name: Snowflake Moray Eel Max. Length: 100 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 53.5 centimeters a value: 0.00116 b value: 3.000 Depth Range: 1 – 48 meters (3 – 160 feet) Frequency: Abundant but threatened due to live aquarium fish trade If you happen to see a snake-like fish that […]
Hardtail Moray Eel
Hardtail Moray Eel (Anarchias galapagensis) Other Name: Minute Moray Eel Max. Length: 17 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 11.2 centimeters a value: b value: Depth Range: 3 – 25 meters (10 – 83 feet) Frequency: Abundant in the reefs of the Eastern Pacific Ocean The Genus Anarchias where Hardtail Moray Eels belong, which means “lack […]
Rosy-lipped Batfish – A Local Resident of Cocos Island that wears a Lipstick
Rosy-lipped Batfish (Ogcocepphalus porrectus) Max. Length: 13.9 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 9.3 centimeters a value: b value: Depth Range: 30 – 146 meters (100 – 480 feet) Frequency: Endemic only to the deep waters of Cocos island The Rosy-lipped Batfish is one of the few fish species in Cocos island that you can easily […]
Spotfin Burrfish
Spotfin Burrfish (Chilomycterus reticulatus) Other Name: Few-spined Porcupinefish Max. Length: 69.7 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 38.9 centimeters a value: b value: Depth Range: 20 – 100 meters (60 – 300 feet) Frequency: Abundant in the world’s tropical coral reefs Same with its close relative in the porcupinefish family, a spotfin burrfish is one of […]
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