Showing posts with label Goatfish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Goatfish. Show all posts

Friday, December 13, 2013

Weke'ula--Yellowfin Goatfish

We saw these in a small school in the coral in front of old Outrigger.


A nocturnal feeder that rest during the day and easily approached.



Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Wewe--Yellow Striped Goatfish





This little guy is a bottom feeder. He uses his whiskers to stir up the bottom to morsels to eat. In the words of wiki:

Yellow goatfish are tireless benthic feeders, using a pair of long chemosensory barbels ("whiskers") protruding from their chins to rifle through the sediments in search of a meal. May grow up to 39 centimetres (15 in) in length. They usually feed off of smaller fish, hunting in a school during the day, and alone at night.