Life Under Water

Zeus Faber (John Dory)

Zeus faber (also known as John Dory in Great Britain) is an edible deep sea fish with a flattened olive-yellow (often spotty) body. Zeus faber is commonly found in the northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea. Its body is around 20-30 cm in length, sometimes up to 50 cm and up to 8 kilos in weight. Zeus faber has 9-10 long spines on the back fin, 21-25 long spines on the tail fin with 3-4 hard spines and 20-23 soft ones down to the rectal orifice. Adult individuals have a large yellow-bordered dark spot on each side which looks like an eye to distract prey while they’re quickly caught and swallowed. John Dory feeds on small fish, sardines, sprats, and assouses

Imperator Angelfish (Pomacanthus Imperator)

Pomacanthus imperator comes from the Pomacanthidae family found in the Atlantic, Indian, and western Pacific Oceans. In comparison to other fish of the same size, Pomacanthuses are characterized by the most elegant combination of beauty and grace. The Pomacanthidae family around around 13 kinds of angelfish. The Imperator angelfish is one of the most beautiful types of angelfish. Juvenile individuals are colored in blue with white stripes with outlined edges. Like the rest of the angelfish family, they change their color when entering adulthood. Adult individuals are recognized by dark blue body with 20-25 angled yellow stripes, and they reach a maximum size of 38 cm. They feed on sea algae and moss on coral reefs

 

Orangespine Unicornfish (Naso Lituratus)

Naso literatus is one of the tropical fish species of the genus Naso. It’s usually found in the tropical zones of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Orangespine unicornfish got its name from two pairs of orange flexible tail spines which are often described as surgeon’s scalpels. These are dangerous for inexperienced fans of underwater hunting as well as fishermen. Naso literatus grows to a size of 15-45 cm in length. They sometimes feed as solitary individuals, but also travel in schools. Naso lituratus looks for its food on coral reefs in the daytime when it is mostly active. The meat of the Naso literatus is edible but doesn’t have a good reputation because of the fishes’ vegetative nature