Its
body is not as tall as the others in the angelfish family. The
rear edges of the dorsal and anal fins are well developed but
do not exceed the caudal fin. The body has a background colouring
of orange and yellow with eight or nine dark blue bands. The
eyes are surrounded by two sharply defined dark blue stripes.
The dorsal fin has a fairly dark vermiculation, while the anal
fin has parallel yellow stripes along its edge. The young are
fairly similar and have posterior ocellar spot. The fish grows
to a length of 30 centimetres.
Whale
Shark
This
is the world’s largest fish, and it can easily be recognised
by it size. The head is flat and terminates in a large mouth,
distinguished by the presence of numerous small teeth. The
eyes are very small. The whale shark prefers to swim near
the surface, where it feeds on small fish, cephalopods and
crustaceans. The colouring is dark and light blue with distinctive
white spots on the back. The belly is white. The fish is not
dangerous; it grows to a length of eighteen metres.
Its
body is not as tall as the others in the angelfish family. The
rear edges of the dorsal and anal fins are well developed but
do not exceed the caudal fin. The body has a background colouring
of orange and yellow with eight or nine dark blue bands. The
eyes are surrounded by two sharply defined dark blue stripes.
The dorsal fin has a fairly dark vermiculation, while the anal
fin has parallel yellow stripes along its edge. The young are
fairly similar and have posterior ocellar spot. The fish grows
to a length of 30 centimetres.
This
is the world’s largest fish, and it can easily be recognised
by it size. The head is flat and terminates in a large mouth,
distinguished by the presence of numerous small teeth. The
eyes are very small. The whale shark prefers to swim near
the surface, where it feeds on small fish, cephalopods and
crustaceans. The colouring is dark and light blue with distinctive
white spots on the back. The belly is white. The fish is not
dangerous; it grows to a length of eighteen metres.