Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park ~ fishy fishy

A day at the islands was spent amidst schools of fishes.....we touched them, fed them and they too took bites at us!!!

See the baby pomfrets....yummy :->...











Just look at that parrot fish showing off it's set of teeth....tsk tsk....

Some interesting facts about parrot fish:

There's its gender, which they can change repeatedly throughout their lives, and their coloration and patterns, which are a classification nightmare, varying greatly, even between the males, females, and juveniles of the same species. Some male parrot fish maintain harems of females. If the dominant male dies, one of the females will change gender and color and become the dominant male.

Finally, there are the pajamas. Every night, certain species of parrot fish envelope themselves in a transparent cocoon made of mucous secreted from an organ on their head. Scientists think the cocoon masks their scent, making them harder for nocturnal predators, like moray eels, to find.