mer d'Oman - List of fishes

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Synanceia verrucosa

Synanceiidae

27 cm

solitary

carnivorous

leaf scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

8 cm

solitary

carnivorous

bluespotted lagoon ray

taeniura lymma

20 cm

solitary

carnivorous

tiger perch

Terapon jarbua

25 cm

gregarious

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

humpback turretfish

Tetrosomus gibbosus

20 cm

living in a group or alone

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

sixbar wrasse

Thalassoma hardwicke

15 cm

living in a group or alone

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

The sixbar wrasse frequents shallow lagoons and offshore coral reefs. It lives in small, scattered groups and spends its days hunting small fish and foraminifera, tiny single-celled organisms. Like other wrasses, this fish changes color throughout its growth.

moon wrasse

Thalassoma lunare

30 cm

solitary

carnivorous

The moon wrasse inhabits the coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific. This species is sometimes referred to as the moon wrasse due to the shape and yellow color of their caudal fin. This wrasse primarily feeds on small invertebrates residing in the rocks and fish eggs.

yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

150 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Trachinotus blochii

Carangidae

40 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

canary drum

Umbrina canariensis

40 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

twotone tang

Zebrasoma scopas

15 cm

living in a group or alone

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

The twotone tang, like its counterparts, possesses scalpels at the base of the caudal fin. In times of danger, it can extend two small blades for protection against predators. Adults of these fish typically live in groups of around twenty individuals. They gather in large schools to spawn during the breeding season. They are exclusively herbivorous and graze on algae in coral-rich areas.

yellowtail tang

Zebrasoma xanthurum

10 cm

living in a group or alone

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

Zoramia leptacantha

Apogonidae

5 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

mer d'Oman - List of fishes

Synanceia verrucosa

leaf scorpionfish

bluespotted lagoon ray

tiger perch

humpback turretfish

sixbar wrasse

moon wrasse

yellowfin tuna

Trachinotus blochii

canary drum

twotone tang

yellowtail tang

Zoramia leptacantha

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