The Sea cucumber Blog | なまこブログ

なまこ等の生き物図鑑。The photographic guide to animals, including sea cucumbers.

ムラサメモンガラ / Blackbar triggerfish

  • ムラサメモンガラ

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ムラサメモンガラは雑食性なので、ウニとか貝とか甲殻類とか海草とか何でも食べる。
体長最大30cm程度。

Blackbar triggerfish are omnivorous, so they eat anything, such as sea urchins, shellfish, crustaceans, seaweeds, etc.
The maximum body length is about 30cm.

Scientific Name : Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Family: Balistidae
Order: Perciformes
Photo taken at Aquazoo, Dusseldorf

ハリナガオオバフンウニ / Red sea urchin

  • ハリナガオオバフンウニ

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ハリナガオオバフンウニ
北米の太平洋岸に生息。

Red sea urchin.
It lives in Pacific coast of north America.

Scientific Name : Strongylocentrotus franciscanus
Family: Strongylocentrotidae
Order: Echinoida
Photo taken at Aquazoo, Dusseldorf

White-fin lionfish / キミオコゼ

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ミノカサゴに似ていますが、キミオコゼのヒレの間には水かきがありません。
Although the white-fin lionfish is like the luna lionfish, there is no web between fins.

Scientific Name : Pterois radiata
Family: Scorpaenidae
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Photo taken at Aquazoo