Category: Maldives Selection

Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus)

Spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix), Maldives

The porcupinefish, in case of danger can inflate itself by swallowing water to deter the potential predator with its larger volume and it can raise its spines. In addition, it concentrates a mortal poison in certain parts of its body.

Maldives Blenny (Ecsenius minutus)

Tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus), Maldives

Nocturnal in habits, the tawny nurse shark tends to spend the day resting in piles of two dozen or more individuals inside caves or under ledges. At night, it is an active-swimming predator that uses a powerful suction force to extract prey from inside holes and crevices. The diet of this species consists mainly of octopus, crustaceans such crabs, small fishes.

School of bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira) and Manta Ray, Maldives

Muray