A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Iniistius aneitensis
The juvenile in this phase is 6 cm (2 1/4 in.). Pale grey with three dark body bars and another behind the eye. Dark foretail. Single or double spots on rear dorsal fin above two rear bars. Some elongation of spinous dorsal fin forms "flag" when raised.
Dive into sand when alarmed and to sleep at night. Indo West Pacific.
The "drawing-like" fish in the spotting below is an adult of the same species: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/162... http://www.amazon.com/Reef-Fish-Identifi...
Spotted on Oct 3, 2012
Submitted on Dec 29, 2012
No Comments