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Fish Identification Guide: Fish Anatomy (Part I)

September 9, 2010

Fish Fins Fins are one of the most distinctive features of a fish and appear in several different forms. Each fin of a fish aids in its maneuverability and the ability to swim. Understanding the types of fins,  makes it easier for scuba divers, or snorkelers identify the variety of fish if they need to [...]

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Can You Identify These Fish Species?

August 19, 2010

Take our quiz to find out just how well your fish identification skills are. See how many fish you can name from the pictures below – [QUIZZIN 2] * Photo Credits: photos by M. Christian Selfridge, BlueBeyond, richard ling, alfonsator, loloieg, Boogies with Fish, TGIGreeny, glintle , doug.deep, PacificKlaus and Nataraj Metz on flickr

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Creatures That Go Bump In The Night

July 21, 2010

As the sun sets, and most of the reefs inhabitants make their way home for the night, there are groups of reef dwelling fish that are just beginning their day. Nocturnal fish make scuba diving at night a fascinating experience as these species of fish are mostly hidden during the day. These fish tend to [...]

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Meet the Pineapplefish

July 15, 2010

Australia is home to several unique plant and animal species that are found nowhere else in the world, and  the creatures inhabiting it’s oceans are no exception. Meet the Pineapple fish, one of the more unique fishes you will come across while scuba diving along the waters off  coastal Queensland, New South Wales, and Western [...]

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Fish Identification: The Whitemargin Unicornfish

July 1, 2010

The Whitemargin Unicornfish is truly a fascinating Reef Fish which is a delight to sight while scuba diving in the waters of the Indo-Pacific. These fish are known as Unicornfish because of a spike/horn that protrudes from its forehead which can grow quite prominently which makes this fish easy to identify and a curious inhabitant of [...]

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Finding Nemo and His Friends

October 1, 2009

Finding Nemo The 2003 Pixar CGI animated Film “Finding Nemo” was so popular when it first released, that even today most people look at the clownfish in an aquarium and identify  it as ‘Nemo ‘ and not as a Clownfish. At first people thought the phenomenon would pass, and the interest generated by the movie [...]

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