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Fast swimmer, and good sporting fish. Carnivorous 80–120 cm. Good commercial fish. Green jobfish (Vacoas) Dark green to bluish grey. Dark spots on the middle dorsal fins. Horizontal groove in front of the eye. Found in the open sea. Often seen on sandy bottom areas. A good fighter when caught with line. Piscivorous 60–100 cm. Prized ...
The wildlife of Mauritius consists of its flora and fauna. Mauritius is located in the Indian Ocean to the east of Madagascar.Due to its isolation, it has a relatively low diversity of wildlife; however, a high proportion of these are endemic species occurring nowhere else in the world.
A. maculatus lives in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area from Mauritius and Reunion Island of the center of the Indian Ocean to the western part of the Pacific Ocean. [8] It is found in sheltered rocky and coral reefs; adults are usually associated with sponges down to 20 m (66 ft) deep.
Blue Bay Marine Park is a marine reserve in the south-east of Mauritius.The 353 hectare area was declared a national park in October 1997. In June 2000 it was granted Marine Park status under the Mauritian Fisheries and Marine Resources Act.
The islands, designated a Key Biodiversity Area under CEPF, are also instrumental in the preservation of many bird species that are either vulnerable or near-threatened and were recommended as a Marine Protected Area (MPA) by the World Bank (1998). The World Bank's management plan was accepted, with a few changes, at Mauritian ministry level in ...
A fairly large marine fish for the aquarium with a royal blue body, yellow tail, and black palette design on their body. A star on the silver screen, as Dory in the Disney/Pixar movie Finding Nemo .
Hawkins Bank is a large submerged bank off the Mascarene Plateau.It is considered a dependency of Mauritius (in terms of fishing banks, much like the Saya de Malha Bank, Nazareth Bank, and the Soudan Banks).
The Republic of Mauritius comprises Mauritius Island and several outlying islands. The nation's exclusive economic zone covers about 2.3 million km 2 (890,000 sq mi) of the Indian Ocean, including approximately 400,000 km 2 (150,000 sq mi) jointly managed with the Seychelles .