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Shot this behavior during the sunset dive where the two male daisy parrotfish are fighting each other by circling each other and biting.

Displaying both juvenile and adult colours

Mollusques

(EN) Meyer's Butterflyfish - (FR) Papillon de Meyer
Chaetodon meyeri juvenile, Reunion Island

Extremely rare. Depth around 45metres.

Fully attained adulthood; this Boxfish also had quite a huge growth looking object on its nose.

Common.

(EN) Yellowtail Damselfish - (FR) Demoiselle queue jaune
Microspathodon chrysurus subadult, Cozumel, Mexico

(EN) Rock Beauty - (FR) Ange des Caraïbes
Holacanthus tricolor subadult, Akumal, Mexico

(EN) Ladder wrasse - (FR) Girelle-paon clown
Thalassoma trilobatum initial phase, Reunion Island

Dive site Kahekili Beach Park, max depth 37ft/11m, avg depth 26ft/8m, avg temp 80F/27C.

Labridae, Perciformes, Thalassoma, genivittatum

Saw three individuals all in a group.

Labridae, Macropharyngodon, Perciformes, meleagris

Halichoeres, Labridae, Perciformes, hortulanus

Length 30mm

House reef, snorkeling. Mostly on way swimming oout, as it got darker. Furthest distance
at view back to palm trees at resort.

(EN) Sapphire Damsel - (FR) Demoiselle paon
Pomacentrus pavo, Moorea, French Polynesia

(EN) Blackspotted Puffer - (FR) Poisson-ballon à taches noires
Arothron nigropunctatus grey and yellow variant, Menjangan Island, Indonesia

(EN) Emperor angelfish - (FR) Ange empereur
Pomacanthus imperator subadult showing the intermediate livery between the juvenile and the adult, Pantar Island, Indonesia

(EN) Lined bristletooth - (FR) Chirurgien strié
Ctenochaetus striatus showing the characteristic triangle-shaped mouth of this genus, Tahiti, French Polynesia

(EN) Emperor angelfish - (FR) Ange empereur
Pomacanthus imperator subadult showing the intermediate livery between the juvenile and the adult, Pantar Island, Indonesia