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Yellow eye pufferfish
Arothron immaculatus |
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| 8-12cm,
grows to 30cm. Smooth body. When uninflated, oval shaped. Coral rubble
near reefs. Sometimes
seen on some of our shores. |
3-6cm,
grows to 14cm. A green back with black spots. The tail fin has dark
bars. Sometimes seen in our mangroves. |
8-10cm.
Body plain without markings, tail fin yellowish with a dark brown
rim. Sometimes, the eyes are yellow. Living reefs and seagrasses.
Sometimes seen on our Southern shores. |
15-30cm.
Smooth body. Eyes and mouth at the top of the head facing upwards.
Entire fish usually buried in sandy areas near seagrasses. Sometimes
seen on our Northern shores. |
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| 10-20cm,
grows to 30cm. Round head, small body, well camouflaged. Under stones
and among coral rubble. Common on many of our shores. |
6-10cm
to 18cm. Globular body, well camouflaged. Pelvin fins with 'elbows'
and ends in graping 'hands'. Slow moving. Coral rubble and reefs.
Sometimes seen on some of our Southern shores. |
6-10cm.
Globular body, all black with pale lure and pale edges on fins and
tail. Coral rubble and reefs. Sometimes seen on some of our Southern
shores. |
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| 4cm,
to 45cm. Cubical body, yellow without horns. Among seagrasses. Seen
once on Pulau Sekudu. |
To
30 cm. Cubical body, without horns. Hexagonal body pattern with brown
spots. Seen once on Cyrene Reefs. |
10cm,
grows to 40cm. Boxy body, a pair of 'horns' above the eyes. Among
seagrassess. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. |
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| 5-7cm.
Dorsal fin begins above eyes and dorsal fin membranes are incised.
A pair of large backward pointing spines above mouth. Coral rubble
and seagrasses. Commonly seen on many of our shores. |
10cm,
grows to 17cm. Has a pair of small spines on the upper jaw in front
of the eyes that curves forward. Coral rubble. Sometimes seen on some
of our shores. |
4-10cm,
grows to 15cm. Head has no spines, fringed flaps over nostrils. It
is NOT a scorpionfish and belongs to the Family
Serranidae which includes groupers. Coral rubble. Commonly seen
on some of our shores. |
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15-20cm,
grows to 30-40cm. A bony ridge between the small eyes, downturned
mouth, stout dorsal spines. Coral rubble. Sometimes seen on our Southern
shores. HIGHLY
DANGEROUS. |
