Monday, November 28, 2011

Sea Kraits, Yellow Goatfish and White Trevally

The Sea Kraits

Sea kraits:

  • genus: Laticauda
  • species: colubrina
  • highly venomous, but rarely bites
  • up to 120 cm long
  • alternating blue/yellow and black stripes
  • return to land to mate
  • lay eggs
  • need to drink fresh water
Yellow goatfish:
  • genus: Mulloidichthys
  • species: martinicus
  • "whiskers" from chin to search for food through sediments
  • up to 39 cm long
  • hunts in schools in the day, alone at night
White trevally:
  • genus: Pseudocaranx
  • species: dentex
  • up to 1 m long
  • yellow fins
  • used in sushi

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