Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Color phases of the whitespotted filefish




With a name that includes an adjective such as whitespotted, one would think that the spots are always visible, but this filefish has essentially 2 phases, one with white spots and one without. In its orange phase, top photo, it doesn't always have the white spots. This species (10 to 15 inches long) is curious and can usually be closely approached.

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