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Pomacanthus arcuatus
Photo take at -35 ft on a manatee grass area near a coral reef this fish are a real beauty, Is a large fish round form gray color whit dark black scale about 45 cm long yellow fins usually spot it in pairs and some times small schools.
Length is up to 60 cm. It weighs about 2.0 kg. It feeds mainly on sponges, it is usually found in warm water, in coral reefs, and in oceans. Found from Florida all the Caribbean Sea , Central America to Brazil.
Spotted on Jul 12, 2012
Submitted on Jul 12, 2012
8 Comments
Thabks bbprevas :)
Thanks for you great comments Argy and Leuba :):)
Beautiful and peaceful, Gerardo - lovely spotting. thanks
Almost looks like they are floating in air over a grassland. Nice shots
I thought there was something extra special about your spottings GA. Very pleased and thanks for doing a great job.
Thanks Luis yes today was really beautiful:)
Thanks Argy, yes this area an the reefs next to it are inside the Marina National Park the beast is that this area is restricted to tourism, only the reef is possible to visit but not the grass beds. I have special permits to monitoring the local green sea turtles and the manatee and turtle grass algae´s in this area.
Stunningly beautiful. How are the sea-grass beds going? Are they protected?
Beautiful fishes in cristal clear water