Black or Spotted
Boxfish (Ostracion meleagris): Sometimes called the
Trunkfish, the Boxfish has its body fully encased in a bony carapace
of fused scales. Thus it swims slowly and relies on this coat of
armour to deter predators. If attacked it can also release a
powerful poison. It feeds on a variety of bottom-living animals
especially sponges, sea squirts and soft corals plus worms and
snails. Growing to between 20 and 30 cm, Males have white-spotted
black tops above blue sides with yellow spots. Females are more
uniformly black with white spots. Look carefully for if you notice
that the dorsal and anal fins are spotted as well then it's a
Pufferfish not a Boxfish.
white tip shark
![white tip shark](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6OijSFmy4Jc/T7uWs4lDxII/AAAAAAAAAAs/18rfjbUyJJ4/s760/shark2.jpg)
Welcome!
Hi everyone,
Welcome to Snorkelling in the Maldives, a blog designed to enable any snorkeller or scuba diver, whether novice or experienced, to get maximum pleasure from a trip to the Maldives. Many posts will concern the easy identification of the fish you see there as well. The one above is a Whitetip Reef Shark, the most widespread shark species on the Maldivian Reefs.
Our snorkelling career started in Australia's Hayman Island 20 years ago. Since then we have been fascinated by the world beneath the waves. We have snorkelled in Lord Howe, Australia, and seen the southern-most reach of the soft corals. We have bobbed in Brampton and Heron Islands in the Australian Whitsundays on the Great Barrier Reef, swum round Michaelmas Key in Cairns, dived in Indonesia and the Gilli Islands, sampled the warm waters of the south seas in Vanuatu, Rarotonga, New Caledonia and Fiji and explored the reefs of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. And never once did the underwater world lose its fascination. We are hooked on the Maldives and keep coming back - twice a year to atolls that seem to feature more exotic and rare fish than anywhere else.
Welcome to Snorkelling in the Maldives, a blog designed to enable any snorkeller or scuba diver, whether novice or experienced, to get maximum pleasure from a trip to the Maldives. Many posts will concern the easy identification of the fish you see there as well. The one above is a Whitetip Reef Shark, the most widespread shark species on the Maldivian Reefs.
Our snorkelling career started in Australia's Hayman Island 20 years ago. Since then we have been fascinated by the world beneath the waves. We have snorkelled in Lord Howe, Australia, and seen the southern-most reach of the soft corals. We have bobbed in Brampton and Heron Islands in the Australian Whitsundays on the Great Barrier Reef, swum round Michaelmas Key in Cairns, dived in Indonesia and the Gilli Islands, sampled the warm waters of the south seas in Vanuatu, Rarotonga, New Caledonia and Fiji and explored the reefs of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. And never once did the underwater world lose its fascination. We are hooked on the Maldives and keep coming back - twice a year to atolls that seem to feature more exotic and rare fish than anywhere else.
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