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SPECIE NAME:Sphyrna tiburo
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Bonnethead Shark
LOCATION: This species occurs off the American continents only. In the western Atlantic Ocean it has been reported from southern Brazil to North Carolina, USA, and occasionally as far north as Rhode Island. It is also common in the Gulf of Mexico and much of the Caribbean. In the eastern Pacific Ocean it is reported from southern California to Ecuador.
HABITAT: The Bonnethead Shark is an abundant, small coastal shark commonly found in shallow estuaries and bays over seagrass, mud and sandy bottoms at depths ranging from 10-80 m.
SIZE: upto 150 cm upto 10.8 KG
DIET: Bonnethead sharks feed primarily on crustaceans, but they also eat clams, octopuses and small fish.
FACT: The bonnethead is one of the smallest members of the hammerhead genus. They are viviparous in nature.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Bonnethead Shark
LOCATION: This species occurs off the American continents only. In the western Atlantic Ocean it has been reported from southern Brazil to North Carolina, USA, and occasionally as far north as Rhode Island. It is also common in the Gulf of Mexico and much of the Caribbean. In the eastern Pacific Ocean it is reported from southern California to Ecuador.
HABITAT: The Bonnethead Shark is an abundant, small coastal shark commonly found in shallow estuaries and bays over seagrass, mud and sandy bottoms at depths ranging from 10-80 m.
SIZE: upto 150 cm upto 10.8 KG
DIET: Bonnethead sharks feed primarily on crustaceans, but they also eat clams, octopuses and small fish.
FACT: The bonnethead is one of the smallest members of the hammerhead genus. They are viviparous in nature.
SPECIE NAME:Epinephelus lanceolatus
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Grouper
LOCATION: It occurs throughout the Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea to Algoa Bay and eastward to the Hawaiian and Pitcairn Islands throughout Micronesia. In the western Pacific, it ranges northwards to southern Japan and southwards to Australia.
HABITAT: It occurs all along tropical and temperate coasts, rarely straying into cool temperate waters. E. lanceolatus is the largest of all coral reef dwelling bony fishes. It tends to be solitary and inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs at a depth of a few to at least 50m.
SIZE: upto 270 cm upto 400 KG
DIET: Giant groupers feed on a variety of marine life, including small sharks and juvenile sea turtles.
FACT: This giant fish is similar to the Malabar grouper, and its colour changes with age.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Grouper
LOCATION: It occurs throughout the Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea to Algoa Bay and eastward to the Hawaiian and Pitcairn Islands throughout Micronesia. In the western Pacific, it ranges northwards to southern Japan and southwards to Australia.
HABITAT: It occurs all along tropical and temperate coasts, rarely straying into cool temperate waters. E. lanceolatus is the largest of all coral reef dwelling bony fishes. It tends to be solitary and inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs at a depth of a few to at least 50m.
SIZE: upto 270 cm upto 400 KG
DIET: Giant groupers feed on a variety of marine life, including small sharks and juvenile sea turtles.
FACT: This giant fish is similar to the Malabar grouper, and its colour changes with age.
SPECIE NAME:Chiloscyllium punctatum
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Brownbanded Bamboo Shark
LOCATION: It is widely distributed within the Indo-West Pacific in tropical and warm-temperate waters occurring in a variety of habitats throughout its range. It is known from India, Southeast Asia, Japan, southern New Guinea and northern Australia.
HABITAT: The Grey Carpetshark is found in a variety of habitats including nearshore intertidal and subtidal habitats, over sandy and muddy substrates, seagrass beds and rocky and coral reef habitat to depths of 85 m.
SIZE: upto 132 cm upto 2 kg.
DIET: Feeds on bottom Invertebrates and small fishes
FACT: Can survive up to 12 hours out of water
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Brownbanded Bamboo Shark
LOCATION: It is widely distributed within the Indo-West Pacific in tropical and warm-temperate waters occurring in a variety of habitats throughout its range. It is known from India, Southeast Asia, Japan, southern New Guinea and northern Australia.
HABITAT: The Grey Carpetshark is found in a variety of habitats including nearshore intertidal and subtidal habitats, over sandy and muddy substrates, seagrass beds and rocky and coral reef habitat to depths of 85 m.
SIZE: upto 132 cm upto 2 kg.
DIET: Feeds on bottom Invertebrates and small fishes
FACT: Can survive up to 12 hours out of water
SPECIE NAME:Lutjanus sebae
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Emperor Red Snapper
LOCATION: Lutjanus sebae is found in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean from Australia and New Caledonia to southern Japan and westward to East Africa and the southern Red Sea.
HABITAT: This reef-associated species occurs in the vicinity of coral or rocky reefs (Anderson 1986), often over adjacent sand flats and gravel patches.
SIZE: upto 116 cm upto 5kg
DIET: Carnivore - feeds on fishes, crustaceans such as crabs, stomatopods and shrimps, and cephalopod molluscs.
FACT: Juveniles often shelter amongst sea urchin spines until large enough to venture out to feed out in the open. They move to deeper water as they grow larger.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Emperor Red Snapper
LOCATION: Lutjanus sebae is found in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean from Australia and New Caledonia to southern Japan and westward to East Africa and the southern Red Sea.
HABITAT: This reef-associated species occurs in the vicinity of coral or rocky reefs (Anderson 1986), often over adjacent sand flats and gravel patches.
SIZE: upto 116 cm upto 5kg
DIET: Carnivore - feeds on fishes, crustaceans such as crabs, stomatopods and shrimps, and cephalopod molluscs.
FACT: Juveniles often shelter amongst sea urchin spines until large enough to venture out to feed out in the open. They move to deeper water as they grow larger.