manila ocean park - update 2

3 03 2008

An announcement taken from a mailing list I subscribe to dated 03/01/2008 23:27:

The Manila Ocean Park is currently looking for part-time tour guides, weekends-only shifts. Applicants, just bring your resume, we are located behind Quirino Grandstand on Roxas Blvd. You may come from Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm. Limited slots only. Thank you.

Jappy Lim
Programs Facilitator
Manila Ocean Park

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Date : 3 March 2008
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The humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) is a wrasse that is mainly found in coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. It is also known as the Maori wrasse, Napoleon wrasse, Napoleonfish; or "So Mei" 蘇眉 (Cantonese) and "Mameng" (Filipino).

The humphead wrasse is the largest living member of the family Labridae, with males reaching 6 feet (2 m) in length, while females rarely exceed about 3 feet (1 m). It has thick, fleshy lips and a hump that forms on its head above the eyes, becoming more prominent as the fish ages. Males range from a bright electric blue to green, a purplish blue, or a relatively dull blue/green. Juveniles and females are red-orange above, and red-orange to white below. Some males grow very large, with one unconfirmed report of a Humphead Wrasse that was 7.75 feet (2.29 m) long and weighed 420 lbs (190.5 kg).

The humphead wrasse is long lived, but has a very slow breeding rate. its numbers have declined due to a number of threats making it an endangered animal according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, as it is not being replaced fast enough to compensate for the excess fishing rate and other threats. Its flesh is in high demand in eastern Asia, selling at over a hundred American dollars per kilogram.

Photo taken 08 April 2008 as we were drifting from Blue Corner, Palau.

Source: Wikipedia

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