What: Lunartail Grouper (Variola louti). Length: about 38 cm (15 in).
Also called Lyretail Grouper, both common names refer to the pale crescent on the tail fin.
Where: I took this photo in the Red Sea, off the coast of the Sinai Peninsula.
This species also lives in the Indian Ocean.
Also called Lyretail Grouper, both common names refer to the pale crescent on the tail fin.
Where: I took this photo in the Red Sea, off the coast of the Sinai Peninsula.
This species also lives in the Indian Ocean.
BNSullivan.jpg "A Lunartail Grouper (Variola louti) on a Red Sea reef")
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I love the blue fish in the crystal blue water! Are you going through a blue phase like Picasso?
ReplyDeleteHa ha. Actually, the fish has a sort of reddish tinge, but I wasn't close enough to light it well enough to bring out that color. Instead it came out sort of purplish.
ReplyDeleteAnd BTW, here at The Right Blue we're always in a blue phase. ;-}
Bobbie
This is a gorgeous fish!
ReplyDeleteWhat cool colors.
B.
Interesting looking fish. I really like the yellow stripes on its fins.
ReplyDeleteThanks Becky and 2Sweet.
ReplyDeleteBobbie