Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Obyan Beach - 09/03/07

While snorkeling at Obyan Beach, I saw the following fish. These fish were mostly small in size and they travel in a small group. I love eating fish and while observing these fish I wondered about fishermen and how much more different species of fish they see all the time. Then I began to realize why people love diving. I never dove but hopefully one day I will learn how and at the same time become a certified diver.



ENJOY THE VIEW!

1. Parrot Fish – Bleeker’s parrotfish, Scarus bleekeri, 35 cm (W. Pacific) [page 327 – Field Guide]







2. TatagaBluespine unicornfish, Naso unicornis, 40 cm [page 337 – Field Guide]



3. HangunOrangespine unicornfish, Naso lituratus, 35 cm [page 337 – Field Guide]




4. Striped Fish W/Sharp Blade Near Tail – Sohal surgeonfish, Acanthurus sohal, 30 cm (Red Sea) [page 337 – Field Guide]



5. Tiny Gray Fish W/Black Vertical Stripes – Convict surgeonfish, Acanthurus triostegus, 25 cm [page 337 – Field Guide]




6. Butterfly Fish – Moorish idol, Zanclus cornutus, (Zanclidae) 22 cm [page 339 – Field Guide]
(SAME PICTURE AS THE SAN ANTONIO BEACH PUBLISHED POST)


7. Pipefish – Banded pipefish, Corythoichthys intestinalis, 10 cm [page 267 – Field Guide]
(SAME PICTURE AS THE SAN ANTONIO BEACH PUBLISHED POST)



8. Gadao – Dwarf-spotted grouper, Epinephelus merra, 18 cm [page 275 – Field Guide]



9. Baby Yellow/Black Striped Fish – Gold-lined sea bream, Gnathodentex aurolineatus, 25 cm [page 288 – Field Guide]



10. I’I or E’E/TarakituThicklip trevally, Carangoides orthogrammus, 40 cm [page 283 – Field Guide]







Below is a sea cucumber that Charmaine, Marge and Justo collected at Obyan Beach. While working on my assignment on sea daisies, I stumbled into this picture and amazingly it looks exactly as disgusting as the sea cucumber that the three caught. Disgusting but very interesting!





Sea cucumber - The Sea cucumber, like the Brittle Star, belongs to a group of animals called the Echinoderms. Most are scavengers - some sift through the bottom sediments (like sand or mud); others trap their food by waving tentacles around their mouth in the water. Many types of sea cucumber will "throw up" many of their internal organs when attacked. These organs can regrow if they survive the attack.

CITE: pictures obtained from http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&svnum=10&hl=en&sa=x&oi=spell&resnum=o&ct=result&cd=l&q


8 comments:

Charmaine`s Marine Biology Home said...

that's plentyty fish. & the pics are nice, wish we saw NEMO though :( lol & wow you found that pic of the living loaf of bread i spotted. yes, disgusting i know. what is it's name?! & that's a great tactic to ward off predators-throwing up your internal organs! hahaha must be a scary sight

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