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Blue-Barred Parrotfish

Scarus ghobban

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

This fish is up to 62 cm long and is yellow to brown with 4-5 diffuse blue bars (sometimes broken into spots) It also has blue bands around the mouth, eye and tail borders. Usually solitary.

Habitat:

Seen in the area of Lankayan I. in Borneo.

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Scarus ghobban

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Comments (2)
The MnMs
Sure: I use Olympus XZ-1 with its camera case: http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/pt-050-underwater-housing-for-the-xz-1.html and I attach to it an extra strobe. For an enthousiast amateur like me is a good deal :-)
beaker98
Marta, I love your underwater shots! Would you mind sharing your camera setup with me? Thanks!

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PublishedApril 2, 2016

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