Insular Armored Sea Robin – The Newest Member of Cocos Islands’ Family of Fish
Insular Armored Sea Robin (Peristedion nesium) Max. Length: 18 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 8.1 centimeters a value: b value: Depth Range: 110 – 180 meters (360 – 600 feet) Frequency: Under Evaluation This is one of the few fish species in Cocos Island that you can easily identify through its flat body that is […]
Commerson’s Frogfish – The Colorful and Solitary Underwater Fisherman of Cocos Island
Commerson’s Frogfish (Antennarius commersoni) Max. Length: 45 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 26.5 centimeters a value: 0.01995 b value: 3.01 Depth Range: 0 – 70 meters (0 – 210 feet) Frequency: Abundant but threatened due live aquarium fish trade If you try to search the net, you may be confused why a Commerson’s Frogfish has […]
Marble Rays – Gentle but Dangerous
Marble Rays (Taeniurops meyeni) Other Common Name: Round Ribbontail Ray Old Scientific Name: Taeniura meyeni Max. Length: 330 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 153.8 Weight: 150 kilograms a value: 0.01202 b value: 3.03 Depth Range: 1 – 500 meters (2 – 1,650 feet) Frequency: Vulnerable due to Fisheries by-catch Although marble rays can be found […]
King Angelfish – The Big Brother of Cocos Islands’ Car Wash Station
King Angelfish (Holocanthus passer) Max. Length: 35 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 21.5 centimeters Weight: 800 grams a value: 0.02710 b value: 3.084 Depth Range: 4 – 30 meters (13 – 100 feet) Frequency: Abundant but threatened for Live Aquarium Fish Trade You can easily identify this non-migratory tropical fish through its brown-blue bodies with a bright bluish rim around the […]
Bigeye Trevally – the Tornado Maker
Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) Common Name: Jacks Max. Length: 120 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 48.4 centimeters Max. Weight: 18 kilograms a value: 0.04930 b value: 2.797 Depth Range: 1 – 145 meters (3 – 480 feet) Frequency: Common especially in the Indo-Pacific Ocean If Cocos island is known for a large congregation of big […]
Barberfish – The Best Supporting Actor of Cocos Island
Barberfish (Johnrandallia nigrirostris) Common Name: Blacknosed Butterflyfish Max. Length: 20 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 12.9 centimeters a value: 0.02100 b value: 3.215 Depth Range: 6 – 40 meters (20 – 132 feet) Frequency: Common, usually found in coral reefs around the Eastern Pacific Ocean If we consider Hammerheads and other species of sharks as […]
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