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Siderea thyrsoidea
The body is whitish or pale yellow-brown in colour with a dense scattering of small brown spots.The head is purplish grey with the eyes being the most distinguishing feature as the iris is always coloured white. It grows to a maximum size of 65cm but is more commonly found around 40cm
A widespread tropical species that can be found occurring in the warm waters of the Indo-Pacific region. it can be found living in rocky and coral reefs and it is a fairly common inhabitant of reef flats where it is usually encountered in shallow tidal pools. It is often found hiding amongst the wreckage of shipwrecks on amongst rubble in sandy areas.
Spotted different individuals at different places within the same diving area. More info in: http://www.amazon.com/Reef-Fish-Identifi...
Spotted on Oct 4, 2005
Submitted on Nov 18, 2012
4 Comments
I am not sure. I think they are dark grey with yellow on the body. Could be when the flash does not reflect more directly in the body it gives a blueish effect (?)
great series,
is the first one really blue or is that just an effect of the light
They are very common in Asian waters :-)
Wow great series love this guys :)