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Palau Siren New Moon Spawning May 20-30, 2025 Save $500 $5940 per person double occupancy The 10 nights Special New moon spawning itinerary on Palau Siren offers guests something truly exceptional. Divers joining this cruise will have a chance to witness one of the most spectacular natural...

Palau’s bumphead parrotfish (green humphead parrotfish, Bolbometopon muricatum) spawning aggregations are a recent discovery. Palauan fishermen knew that bumphead parrotfish were gathering on a section of the reef and sleeping in the shallows for several nights after the new moon. Yet it wasn't...

Raja Ampat - Humphead Parrotfish 2015 【ラジャアンパット】カンムリブダイ The Green Humphead (also known as "bumphead") Parrotfish is the largest species of parrotfish, growing to lengths of 1.5 m and weighing up to 75 kg. YT: https://tinyurl.com/afieldofblue

A video of my diving tour to Palau at the end of 2019. Had a special diving tour for watching spawning aggregation of Bumphead parrots. From 01:37 at the video. Thousands of bumphead parrots are gathered for their ceremony. This event can be seen early morning during the new moon every month.