| Clown
Triggerfish (Balistoides Conspicillum) |
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 The body is oval
and compressed. The mouth is terminal with protruding incisors and the snout
is pointed. The caudal fin is rounded. The colouring of is very vivid making
it very easy to recognise. The clown triggerfish is one the best known in
its family. The upper portion of it body is dark and speckled with yellow.
The lower portion is adorned with large white spots. The lips are a yellowish
orange and there is a yellow band beneath the eyes. The clown triggerfish
live along the outer wall of the reef and grow to a length of 50 centimetres. |
| Coral
Grouper (Cephalopholis Miniata) |
 The body is massive and
slightly compressed and quite similar to the peacock grouper. However the
rear edges of the dorsal and anal fins are less rounded. The colouring is
bright reddish orange with numerous small dark blue ocellate spots scattered
all over its body and fins. The spots tend to be darker in the adults. A
fairly territorial species, ehich prefers to remain in the vicinity of the
grottoes and crannies of the reef. It has been observed that these become
gregarious and gather in specific areas during the mating season. It attains
a length of 40 to 50 centimetres. |
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