Jozani biodiversity inventory report 2002 - Coastal Forests of Kenya ...
Jozani biodiversity inventory report 2002 - Coastal Forests of Kenya ...
Jozani biodiversity inventory report 2002 - Coastal Forests of Kenya ...
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ANTENNARIIDAE<br />
Colour: usually in two phases; a more common light phse with light tan to yellow brown or<br />
rust background. Swome frog fishes may rich sive to over 50 cm total length.<br />
Geographical distribution and behaviour<br />
Throughout the fishing area 51.<br />
APOGONIDAE<br />
Colour: are reddish in colour, mixed with silver and white, though most species are yellow,<br />
silvery and black.<br />
Geographical distribution and behaviour<br />
Fiji, Malaysia, Indo-Pacific, East Africa. Feeding predator on small fishes and invertebrates.<br />
BALISTIDAE<br />
- colour: grey dashed with olive green, 3 large white blotches on back and numerous blue<br />
spots,<br />
- maximum size 60 cm<br />
Geographical distribution and behaviour<br />
Throughout tropical and subtropical parts <strong>of</strong> the region, found over sands, sponge, and weed<br />
bottom. Shallow water down to 90m, feeds on bottom fauna<br />
BELONIDAE<br />
Colour: green or black on the back and silver white or the lower sides.<br />
Geographical distribution and behaviour<br />
- Is carnivorous feeding largely on small fishes.<br />
- Found <strong>of</strong>f coast and islands throughout the area.<br />
- Are worldwide species <strong>of</strong> tropical and warm warm-temperate waters. No special fishery.<br />
BLENNIIDAE<br />
Scaless body, premaxillae not protractile.<br />
Geographical distribution and behaviour<br />
Indian, Atlantic and Pacific; chiefly tropical and subtropical marine; rare in freshwater.<br />
Feeding: mixed diet algae and benthic invertebrates.<br />
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