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Aluterus monoceros
Photo take at -40 ft on a algae bed near a coral reef. Around 70 cm long thin is one of Filefish , Big eye and very small mouth special to eating alga's on ocean floor, fins turns black to prevent any approach.
Found around the world in subtropical oceans between latitudes 43° N and 35° S, at depths down to 50 m usually is algae bottoms.
Spotted on Dec 22, 2012
Submitted on Dec 22, 2012
4 Comments
Thanks Marta is very very rare I can say i was super look whit this one :)
Thanks Maria :):):)
Wow! This one I did not get to see when I was in Cozumel.
¡Que bonito pez!
Lovely series!