Spottail shark

(Carcharhinus sorrah)

One of the smaller sharks with a spindle-shaped body, a long, rounded snout, large round eyes. Body gray or grey-brown above and white below, with a golden-brown sheen between the eyes and on the gill slits. The most developed dorsal and pectoral almost black fins. The lower fins, including the lower caudal fin, have characteristic black tips.

The largest recorded parameters: length - 160 cm, weight - 28 kg. The recorded life expectancy is 8 years.

Occurs on continental and island shelves, mostly near reefs. During the day, it stays near the bottom, and at night it rises to the surface. Feeds on fish, crustaceans and cephalopods. There are no known cases of attacks on swimmers.

Tomato hind

(Cephalopholis sonnerati)

The body is orange-red to red-brown, often with occasional white spots. On the head are close-set orange-red eyes. The fins are usually darker than the body. The largest recorded length is 57 cm. It occurs at moderate depths in lagoons and among steeply dipping reefs, in caves. They feed mainly on fish, as well as various crustaceans, including crabs and shrimp.

Dogtooth tuna

Dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor), dogtooth tuna or gymnosard. It is also called scaleless tuna, common bonito or mackerel tuna.

The upper body is sparkling black-blue, the bottom is silver. There are no stripes or spots on the body. The scales of this fish are so small that it seems as if it does not exist at all. The record weight of the gymnosard is 131 kg. Fish with this weight was caught near the island of Kwan-Toll (Korea). It is found far from the mainland coasts, mainly in the waters of coral reefs. Usually solitary, but can form small flocks. It hunts small fish and squid, so it is usually caught by trolling live or dead fish and artificial squid. On the distant islands, we took dog-toothed tuna weighing 94 kg for jigging. this is more than the official Seychelles record. For those who want to catch rare specimens, it is possible to organize a special tour for this predator. Possibly a new world record.