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| 2-12cm,
to 70cm. Body dark greyish brown, lips swollen, tail fin transparent
and rounded. Mimicks drifting leaves. Seagrasses and coral rubble.
Sometimes seen on many of our shores. |
12-15cm, to 20cm. Body dark grey with a black spot on the upper tail
base. Coral rubble. Sometimes seen on our Northern shores. |
20cm,
to 90cm. Black spot middle of dorsal fin base, juveniles with while
saddle spot after the black spot. Seen once on Sentosa. |
38cm.
Variable coloration, with a pale diagonal bar at the pectoral fin,
black area on the middle of the upper side and large white saddle
behind the dorsal fin. Seen at Tanah Merah. |
35cm.
Less dense spotting, larger polygonal spots, thin or no white margin
on the tail. Seen at Tanah Merah. |
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Adult 95cm, juveniles much smaller. Adult brown with darker bars and
small orange spots on the sides. Among seagrasses. Sometimes seen
on our Northern shores. |
10-15cm,
grows to 20-30cm. A dark spot on the upper edge of the gill cover.
Coral rubble Sometimes seen on some of our Northern shores. |
4-10cm,
to 15cm. Head has no spines, fringed flaps over nostrils. It belongs
to the Family Serranidae which
includes groupers. It is NOT a scorpionfish. Coral rubble. Commonly
seen on some of our shores. |
8-10cm
long. With polygonal dots all over the body in patches. Many seen
once on Changi on rocky lagoon. |
10-12cm
long. Body and fins all black. On coral rubble. Sometimes seen on
some of our shores. |
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| 8-15cm.
Body generally olive with spots. Sometimes with a dark round blotch
behind the gill cover. Seagrasses. Commonly seen on our Northern shores. |
15-20cm,
to 40cm. Spotted pattern, large golden spot below dorsal fin near
the tail. Among coral rubble. Sometimes seen on our Northern shores. |
10-20cm,
to 40cm. Many small white spots on upper body and fine lines on lower
body. Among coral rubble, near seagrasses. Sometimes seen on our Northern
shores. |
About
10cm. Body cylindrical with broad flat head. Two dorsal fins far
apart. Silvery with stripes and spots. Often seen in schools at
high tide from jetties and boardwalks.
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17-22cm.
Black streaks on the tail fins which resembles scissors. 4-5 dark
bars. Sometimes seen near reefs.
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15cm, to 50cm. Large scales in distinctive diamond pattern, a red
margin around gill covers and red mark at the base of the pectoral
fins. Seagrasses. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. |
15cm, to 70cm. Large scales in distinctive diamond pattern, brown
blotches and bars, fine blue lines on forehead. Seagrasses, reefs.
Sometimes seen on some of our shores. |
15cm,
to 20cm. The first few dorsal spines are elongated. Among seagrasses.
Seen once on Cyrene Reef. |
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