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#Lionfish also called zebrafish, firefish, turkeyfish, tastyfish or butterfly-cod is any of several species of showy Indo-Pacific fishes of the scorpion fish family. They have lifespan from 5 to 15 years and have complex courtship and mating behaviors. They can be found around the seaward edge of reefs and coral, in lagoons, and on rocky surfaces commonly from 1 meter to 50 meters deep, although lionfish have on multiple occasions been recorded to 300 meters depth. Lionfish are noted for their venomous fin spines, which are capable of an immense amount of localized pain, swelling and, in some instances, blistering and infection if not treated properly, though rarely fatal, puncture wounds. Lionfish are predators that consume more than 70 species of fish and many invertebrate species such as shrimp and crab. Lionfish can reduce juvenile fish populations on a reef by nearly 90% in as little as five weeks. Lionfish can eat up to 30 times their own stomach volume. Lionfish are nocturnal and most active during dawn and dusk, which coincides with the peak activity of reefs where diurnal crustaceans are retreating and smaller nocturnal fishes are becoming active.

🤓 Five Fun Facts about #Groupers 1. The goliath groupers occupy a relatively low position on the food chain, about on the same level as the tiny pinfish or a common baitfish. Thier diet consists 85% of crustaceans, mostly crabs and 15% of slow-moving fishes such as burrfish, catfish and toad fish. 2. They forage for food during daylight and are mostly inactive during the night. Consequently, the number of goliath grouper observed concentrated over structure during the day may not represent all that are actually present. 3. They have a tendency to remain at one site for extended periods. However, the adults may move for spawning purposes and migrate up to 100 miles or more to reach spawning aggregation sites. 4. Groupers and moray eels are good buddy team when comes to hunting. If a reef fish hides in the coral to avoid a grouper, the grouper will signal the moray eel for help by shaking its head. The moray eel then follows the grouper to the prey’s hiding place to search out the prey. Having no safety in the reef or the open water, the prey will ultimately have to surrender as a meal to either the grouper or the eel. 5. Groupers can often form bonds with regular divers and, like an eager dog or cat, will approach their ungainly land friends for chin scratches and belly rubs.

🤓 Five Fun Facts about #Octopus 🐙🐙🐙 1. Octopuses have three hearts : Two of the hearts work exclusively to move blood beyond the animal’s gills, while the third keeps circulation flowing for the organs. The organ heart actually stops beating when the octopus swims, explaining the species’ penchant for crawling rather than swimming, which exhausts them. 2. Octopuses are very smart, they can navigate through mazes, solve problems and remember solutions, and take things apart for fun–they even have distinct personalities 3. The oldest known octopus fossil belongs to an animal that lived some 296 million years ago, during the Carboniferous period. Long before life on land had progressed beyond puny pre-dinosaur reptiles, octopuses had already established their shape for the millions of years to come. 4. Two-thirds of an octopus’ neurons reside in its arms, not its head. So the arms can problem solve how to open a shellfish while their owners are busy doing something else. 5. Octopus ink doesn’t just hide the animal. The ink also physically harms enemies. It contains a compound called tyrosinase, which, in humans, helps to control the production of the natural pigment melanin. But when sprayed in a predator’s eyes, tyrosinase causes a blinding irritation. It also garbles creatures’ sense of smell and taste. The defensive concoction is so potent, in fact, that octopuses that do not escape their own ink cloud can die. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ◈ Credits : @diveandcruise •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• FOLLOW : @diveandcruise Book your trip with : @diveandcruise TAG : #DiveandCruise if you are our divers. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ◈ English•Français•Italiano•中文•русский ◈ Individual • Group •

Five Facts about #Clownfish ✨ 1. Clownfish are aggressively territorial of their anemone, and have a symbiotic relationship with it. They will protect their home from prying fish that like to eat anemone tentacles. The anemone venom protects the clownfish from their predators, and the clownfish are protected from anemone stings by their mucus. 2. Clownfish love a bit of housework. They meticulously clean a spot near the anemone’s base (as it’s more protected) right before the female lays her eggs. 3. Female clownfish are the dominant sex of the species and are actually larger than males. When there are more than two clownfish in one anemone, the largest is female, the second largest is male and the rest are normally non-functional males. 4. Clownfish are a protandrous hermaphrodite – if the female clownfish dies, the male will change its sex to female and stay female for the rest of its life. 5. Of the 1000 anemone species that exist, only 10 are suitable for clownfish – which is why it’s imperative we all do our part to help protect these incredible animals and plants of the sea.

Get to know a bit about #orca ✨ #Orca also be called #KillerWhale, they are the most beautiful, powerful and mysterious marine life! They are the largest of the dolphins and one of the world's most powerful predators. They can be seen in every ocean on the earth, but not that easily can be seen during dives. Orcas are highly intelligent, social mammals, they live in tight-knit family groups that share a sophisticated, unique culture that is passed down through generations. Orcas make a wide variety of communicative sounds, and each pod has distinctive noises that its members will recognize even at a distance. They use echolocation to communicate and hunt, making sounds that travel underwater until they encounter objects, then bounce back, revealing their location, size, and shape. They have evolved to swim up to 40 miles a day, foraging for food and exercising. They dive 30 to 150 meters, several times a day, every day. And orcas sleep in a very different way to humans, their breathing is not automatic, so orcas only allow one half of their brains to sleep at a time, the other half stays alert enabling them to continue breathing whilst looking out for dangers in the environment. They only close one eye when they sleep, the left eye will be closed when the right half of the brain sleeps, and vice versa. When sleeping, orcas swim very slowly and steadily, close to the surface.

Blue spotted ribbontail rays (Taeniura lymma) are named for the striking blue spots covering their body, a species of #stingray in the family Dasyatidae. They are commonly found throughout the tropical Indian and western Pacific Oceans. While they are timid and innocuous towards humans, their bluespotted ribbontail ray is capable of inflicting an excruciating wound with its venomous tail spines. Sadly, although relatively common and widely distributed, this species faces continuing degradation of its coral reef habitat throughout its range, from development and destructive fishing practices using cyanide or dynamite. Its populations are under heavy pressure by artisanal and commercial fisheries, and by local collecting for the aquarium trade.

#Jellyfish are a common sight in ocean waters, but they also live in rare marine lakes. From places like famous Jellyfish Lake (Ongeim'l Tketau) on Eil Malk Island in Palau to tropical water of Kakaban Island in Indonesia, and the Ha Long Bay in Vietnam, you can swimming alongside countless semi-translucent jellyfish. Unlike some larger, more venomous species, these jellies can't hurt you!

We all know that like most reef fishes, #mantas regularly attend cleaning stations where certain species of fishes pick parasites from their hovering bodies. But do you know those gentle giants give birth every other year to a single pup, or a pair of four-foot pups that arrive rolled up like burritos. And they can grow to nearly 8 meters from wingtip to wingtip, live for a quarter century, and will consume about 60 pounds of plankton and small fish by filter feeding every single day! Currently only two species of mantas have been scientifically described, although a third, similar-appearing species inhabiting the Caribbean and Atlantic is suspected.

#Sardines are small, silvery, elongated fishes with a single short dorsal fin, no lateral line, and no scales on the head. They range in length from about 15 to 30 cm (6 to 12 inches) and live in dense schools, migrating along the coast and feeding on plankton, of which they consume vast quantities. They spawn mainly in spring, with the eggs and, a few days later, the larvae drifting passively until they metamorphose into free-swimming fish. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ◈ Credits : @diveandcruise •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• FOLLOW : @diveandcruise Book your trip with : @diveandcruise TAG : #DiveandCruise if you are our divers. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ◈ English•Français•Italiano•中文•русский ◈ Individual • Group • Charter bookings ◈ Save on our special offers worldwide ◈ Book your next liveaboard trips with us •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #DiveandCruise #liveaboardtravel #scubalifestyle #liveaboard #travelgram #passportready #wanderlust #travelphotography #ig_worldclub #gopackup #worldcaptures #instapassport #traveltheworld #igtravel #worldingram #underwater #ocean #scubadiver #scubalifestyle #scuba #scubadiving

Sharks have been around for over 400 million years - long before dinosaurs. As predators, sharks play a vital role in the health of marine ecosystems - by eating fish they help create balance in the food chain.🦈🦈🦈

🐟TOP 5 FACTS ABOUT WHALE SHARKS - From WWF 1. They are not whales, but the world's largest fish. 2. Whale sharks are filter feeders and can neither bite nor chew. 3. It's thought that less than 10% of whale sharks born survive to adulthood, but those that do may live to 150. 4. With the exception of the Mediterranean Sea, whale sharks can be found in all temperate and tropical oceans around the world and migrate thousands of miles to different feeding grounds. 5. Their ocean home is also in danger. From climate change warming the water - affecting both habitats, prey and shark population shifts - to plastic pollution, which could cause entanglement or be ingested, especially by filter feeders.

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🥳 Going to the Bahamas is about to get easier if you are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. As Bahamas will drop Covid testing requirement for fully vaccinated travelers. Beginning May 1, EW reports the Prime Minister announced international travelers will be exempted from RT-PCR testing once they have been fully vaccinated and have passed the two-week immunity period — in line with Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines. Anyone that has not been fully vaccinated will will still be required to obtained a negative RT-PCR test to enter The Bahamas. Check out our boats in the Bahamas : http://www.diveandcruise.com/destination/bahamas