CategoriesFish Maldives Bothus mancus – Righty tighty, lefty loosy Posted onAugust 15, 2026August 21, 2026 The Peacock flounder from the Maldives comes with an unfavorable Latin name. It sounds great, the common name also, but, … Continue ReadingBothus mancus – Righty tighty, lefty loosy
CategoriesFish Maldives Stegostoma tigrinum – Tiger Leopard Zebra or Cheetah shark!? Posted onMarch 21, 2025March 21, 2025 This beautiful shark might cost me my search engine ranking! That’s because I have to say Google is wrong when … Continue ReadingStegostoma tigrinum – Tiger Leopard Zebra or Cheetah shark!?
CategoriesFish Maldives Aetobatus ocellatus – Welcome to Punxsutawney Posted onJanuary 10, 2025January 10, 2025 I can’t believe what is going on here. A. ocellatus is only the second ray on picmybug, after Mobula alfredi. … Continue ReadingAetobatus ocellatus – Welcome to Punxsutawney
CategoriesFish Maldives Nebrius ferrugineus – The words shark! Posted onDecember 30, 2024January 28, 2025 My research on the nurse shark was firework of interesting facts, or rather words. Language at its best. We also … Continue ReadingNebrius ferrugineus – The words shark!
CategoriesFish Maldives Amphiprion nigripes – Exclusively magnificent! Posted onNovember 17, 2024January 28, 2025 The Maldivian clown fish, in Dhivehi Maagandu mas, taught me the American way of symbiosis, and a fascinating fact about … Continue ReadingAmphiprion nigripes – Exclusively magnificent!
CategoriesFish Maldives Gymnothorax flavimarginatus – Dinoflagellates, this time it’s ugly! Posted onJune 24, 2024January 28, 2025 The yellow margin moray eel is a rather common species in the Maldives. The front of this fish is speckled … Continue ReadingGymnothorax flavimarginatus – Dinoflagellates, this time it’s ugly!
CategoriesFish Maldives Plectorhinchus gibbosus – Harry hotlips talks! Posted onMay 12, 2024January 28, 2025 Sometimes things take time. It took me a while to identify this fish, and even longer to write about it. … Continue ReadingPlectorhinchus gibbosus – Harry hotlips talks!
CategoriesFish Maldives Cheilinus undulatus – A Napoleon you cannot poison! Posted onAugust 4, 2023January 28, 2025 To make it very clear, this post is about a fish, and not about the French leader. Also I neither … Continue ReadingCheilinus undulatus – A Napoleon you cannot poison!
CategoriesFish Maldives Rhincodon typus – The world’s largest aquarium fish Posted onOctober 23, 2022October 23, 2022 Three holy grails of diving in a row: First the Mola mola, then the Manta, and now the Whale shark, … Continue ReadingRhincodon typus – The world’s largest aquarium fish
CategoriesFish Indonesia Mola mola – 300 million tiny suns! Posted onSeptember 23, 2022September 23, 2022 It’s the first time that I’m writing about an animal of which I have no photo yet. I haven’t had … Continue ReadingMola mola – 300 million tiny suns!
