| Royal
Angelfish (Pygoplites Diacanthus) |
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 Its body is not as
tall as the others in the angelfish family. The rear edges of the dorsal
and anal fins are well developed but do not exceed the caudal fin. The body
has a background colouring of orange and yellow with eight or nine dark
blue bands. The eyes are surrounded by two sharply defined dark blue stripes.
The dorsal fin has a fairly dark vermiculation, while the anal fin has parallel
yellow stripes along its edge. The young are fairly similar and have posterior
ocellar spot. The fish grows to a length of 30 centimetres. |
| Spotted
Eagle Ray (Aetobatus Narinari) |
 This ray can be easily
recognised by its pointed and convex head with large eyes and broad lateral
spirales. The body is diamond-shaped and has broad, pointed pectoral fins.
The tail, with one, two or three denticulated spines, is about three times
the length of its body. The ventral fins are broad and fleshy. The back
is dark in colouring with many white spots. The disk-shaped body measures
up to two and a half metres in width. It attains a total length of up to
two and a half metres. It can also be found in shallow lagoons (one to five
metres in depth) on sandy areas. |
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