Results tagged “rockcod” on Earth Touch Blog
Did You Know? Tomato rockcod May 6 2008
The tomato rockcod (Cephalopholis sonnerati) is a solitary reef fish, orange-red to reddish-brown in colour with white spots. The edges of its spiny fins get darker with age. It can grow up to 60cm (24in) long.
Tags: cephalopholis sonnerati, fish, indian ocean, marine, pacific ocean, reef, rockcod, tomatoThe week’s most viewed stories Apr 18 2008
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Forging new frontiers to film in Mozambique Dec 10 2007
We’ve just relocated to southern Mozambique off the south-east coast of Africa for early summer, to meet the sharks, turtles, dolphins and blue water that all move into this area at this time of the year.
The lack of infrastructure in this area, crooked port captain and bad roads are offset by the opportunity to film on relatively pristine reefs, some of which that have had no SCUBA impact at all. I guess this is the trade-off for working in difficult places!
Tags: boulders, devil firefish, eel, emperor snapper, fish basket, g-spot, geometric moray eel, leopard moray eel, mozambique, reef, rockcod, scorpionfish, scuba, zebra sharkJostling on the reef Dec 5 2007
Fish aren’t just slippery: they can also push and shove. This underwater bossing and barging is clearly seen in the Earth-Touch clip, Fish and eel jostle for position.
The Fish Basket dive site off the coast of Southern Mozambique is home to a variety of fish species, which you can see in this footage.
Tags: cleaner shrimp, devil firefish, eel, fish basket, reef, rockcod, snapperA diver’s best friend Nov 15 2007
The potato bass (Epinephelus tukula) is one of the largest members of the rockcod family, reaching 2m (6.5ft) in length. It’s easily identified by the large, brown spots on its body.
Massive bass easily missed Sep 11 2007
Potato bass (Epinephelus Tukula) as big as 1.5m (5ft) long live here. Their camouflage blends in with the reef, and can make them difficult to see, despite their large size. Potato bass are members of the rockcod family. They are alternatively know as groupers, potato cod, and potato groupers. Tags: bass, grouper, kwazulu-natal, potato bass, potato cod, potato grouper, reef, rockcod, south africa, umkomaas
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