Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Fish of the Maldives
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Lunar-tailed Grouper
Variola louti
Peacock Rock Cod (or Blue-spotted Grouper)
Cephalopholis argus
Usually saw this guy resting within the corals.
Black-saddle Coral Grouper
Plectropomus laevis
Juveniles have the yellow fins and black bars; adults black and white; seen in deeper waters.
White-lined Grouper
Anyperodon leucogrammicus
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Groupers