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SPECKLED-FIN GROUPER (35 cm) JUVENILE by Sonja Ooms

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SPECKLED-FIN GROUPER (35 cm) JUVENILE

Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Speckle-fin Grouper, Speckled-fin Rockcod, Speckle-finned Rockcod, White-speckled Grouper, White-speckled Rockcod, White-streaked Grouper, Honeycomb Rockcod, Lace-finned Rockcod, Wavy-lined Grouper, Wavy-lined Rockcod and Wire-netting Rockcod.

Found singly in sheltered caves and under ledges of lagoons and inner reefs.
They feed on small fish and crustaceans.
Length - 35cm
Depth - 5-60m
Widespread Indo-West Pacific

Groupers are solitary carnivores that hunt near the bottom usually at dusk. Food is drawn into their mouths by a powerful suction when they open their overly large mouths and then swallowed whole.
Spawning is seasonal and controlled by the moons phase.

Dauin, Dumaguete, Phiippines

GIANT FROGFISH (30 cm) (4) by Sonja Ooms

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GIANT FROGFISH (30 cm) (4)

This one has got a marshmallow in its mouth :D
Dauin, Dumaguete, Philippines.

DRAGON SEAMOTH (5 cm) by Sonja Ooms

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DRAGON SEAMOTH (5 cm)

Also known as Dragonfish, Little Dragonfish, Short Dragonfish, Dwarf Seamoth, Short Seamoth, Little Seamoth, Pegasus Seamoth, Pegasus Fish and Dragonette.
Found singly or in pairs "walking" with finger-like pelvic fins! Living in sheltered bays, estuaries and silty bottoms.
They feed on benthic crustaceans and invertebrates.
Eurypegasus draconis can be recognised by its distinctive shape and bony armour.
They are often overlooked because they are so small and resemble pieces of shell or rubble lying on the sandy bottom.
Males have a broad blue-white pectoral fin margins which may be "flashed" when the fish is disturbed.


Puerto Galera, Mindoro Oriental, Philippines.

Printemps by belle.fleur

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Printemps

Earth day. Let's love it, embrace it, protect it, and keep it safe and sound for the generations to come!

Golden Oak and Green Leaf Necklace by Gilliauna

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Golden Oak and Green Leaf Necklace

A lovely cluster of gold-plated oak leaves dangle on a handmade, fully beaded necklace of black seed beads with a green leaf Czech glass accent and gold tones.

Golden Oak and Green Leaf Necklace by Gilliauna

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Golden Oak and Green Leaf Necklace

A lovely cluster of gold-plated oak leaves dangle on a handmade, fully beaded necklace of black seed beads with a green leaf Czech glass accent and gold tones.

Green and Yellow Summer Blooms Necklace by Gilliauna

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Green and Yellow Summer Blooms Necklace

Summer colors of yellow and green combine in a gold plated pendant with enamel inlay and rhinestone accents dangling on a beaded choker of green beads and gold plated accents.

The lobster claw clasp at the nape hooks to a chain that allows this necklace to be worn tight enough to be a choker or loose enough to lie against the chest while a small Czech glass bead at the end of the chain gives an extra bit of decorative touch.

Length:
Adjusts between 15" - 17.5" in length (38 cm - 44.5 cm)

Green and Yellow Summer Blooms Necklace by Gilliauna

© Gilliauna, all rights reserved.

Green and Yellow Summer Blooms Necklace

Summer colors of yellow and green combine in a gold plated pendant with enamel inlay and rhinestone accents dangling on a beaded choker of green beads and gold plated accents.

The lobster claw clasp at the nape hooks to a chain that allows this necklace to be worn tight enough to be a choker or loose enough to lie against the chest while a small Czech glass bead at the end of the chain gives an extra bit of decorative touch.

Length:
Adjusts between 15" - 17.5" in length (38 cm - 44.5 cm)