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Pomacanthus imperator
Juveniles are dark blue with electric blue and white rings.
It is a reef-associated fish, native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from the Red Sea to Hawaii and the Austral Islands.
Spotted on Oct 3, 2012
Submitted on Nov 3, 2012
10 Comments
Beautiful fish, great spotting!
Thanks, Telse! :-)
Very nice.
Yes, another one I would have liked to make a better pic of, but they are fast and sneaky :-)
Amazing! What a design!
Nice! Do you know what the fish in the bottom left is?
Truth is is , I never know too until I join Project Noah. Gosh! Biologist really fascinates me. On the other hand I hope you enjoy your stay here.
This photo is dizzyingly gorgeous Marta!
thanks Shekainah! yes, I also love Blogies pics and Eric Noora´s and other people that spots in Philippines. They are my inspiration to have decided to spend my honeymoon in Philippines. Before I did not know there was so much underwater diversity there. People comments that in many places of the Philippines the coral reef has been destroyed by cyanide and explosives fishing. It is true but it is also true that in some places they are now trying to protect many areas making them marine sanctuaries and the same people that before used to fish that way are now profiting from the ecotourism and diving industries. Let´s hope that this happens progressively in more places so that the coral reef can regrow and we can all profit from it in an ecological way :-)
Great spottings ! reminds me of another Spotter from the Philippines I considered an Abyss Master - Blogie. Good you've visited our country.