The first one we saw was shadowed by a bar jack, above.
On the fish that we saw today, you can make out an algae mustache, obtained in the course of grazing on algae.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Midnight parrotfish
As recently as last year, we frequently encountered one or two midnight parrotfish on our dives. After 5 weeks of diving, we have only had two sightings of midnight parrotfish. They are one of the largest parrotfish here on Bonaire, reaching up to 3 feet, but these were closer to 2 feet long. They are largely vegetarian, scraping algae off coral and rocks.
The first one we saw was shadowed by a bar jack, above.
On the fish that we saw today, you can make out an algae mustache, obtained in the course of grazing on algae.
The first one we saw was shadowed by a bar jack, above.
On the fish that we saw today, you can make out an algae mustache, obtained in the course of grazing on algae.
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