Goliath Grouper – the Beast of Cocos Island
Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara) Other name: Jew Fish Max. Length: 250 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 97.8 centimeters a value: 0.01310 b value: 3.056 Depth Range: 0 – 100 meters (0 – 300 feet) Frequency: Considered as a Critically Endangered species due to dwindling population Seeing the size of a Goliath grouper during your underwater […]
Pacific Graysby
Pacific Graysby (Cephalopholis panamensis) Other name: Panama Graysby Max. Length: 39 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 17.7 centimeters a value: 0.02170 b value: 3.035 Depth Range: 5 – 80 meters (17 – 260 feet) Frequency: Abundant in the reefs of Eastern Pacific Ocean The robust and oblong shaped body of this medium sized grouper is […]
Cocos Grouper
Cocos Grouper (Serranus tico) Other name: Cocos Serrano Max. Length: 8.5 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 6.1 centimeters a value: b value: Depth Range: 10 – 43 meters (33 – 140 feet) Frequency: Abundant only in Cocos island and Malpelo Island of Colombia The Cocos Grouper is one of the reef-associated fish in Cocos island […]
Blotcheye Soldierfish
Blotcheye Soldierfish (Myripritis berndti) Max. Length: 30 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 18.5 centimeters a value: 0.02890 b value: 2.988 Depth Range: 3 – 159 meters (10 – 520 feet) usually from 3 – 15 meters (10 – 50 feet) Frequency: Abundant in the world’s tropical reefs This is the fish that you usually see […]
Roundel Batfish
Roundel Batfish (Zalieutes elater) Max. Length: 15 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 9.5 centimeters a value: b value: Depth Range: 18 – 113 meters (60 – 370 feet) Frequency: Abundant in the deep waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean There will come a point, during your underwater adventures in Cocos island, that you will arrive […]
White Mullet
White Mullet (Mugil curema) Other names: Silver Mullet and Blueback Mullet Max. Length: 90 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 25.8 centimeters a value: 0.02280 b value: 2.638 Depth Range: 0 – 300 meters (0 – 1,000 feet) but usually at 20 meters (60 feet) Frequency: Abundant in shallow freshwater environments A white mullet can easily […]
Mountain Mullet
Mountain Mullet (Agonostomus monticola) Max. Length: 36 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 21.7 centimeters a value: 0.00810 b value: 3.107 Depth Range: 0 – 5 meters (0 – 15 feet) Frequency: Abundant in shallow freshwater environments In case you can set foot on Cocos island, you can see that there are rivers teeming with freshwater […]
Pacific Cownose Ray
Pacific Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera steindachneri) Other names: Golden Cownose Ray and Hawkray Max. Length: 90 centimeters Length at 1st Maturity: 48.8 centimeters a value: b value: Depth Range: 0 – 30 meters (0 – 100 feet) Frequency: Abundant in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Just imagine a Munk’s Devil Ray or a Chilean Devil Ray that […]
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 […]
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