Snapper eats puffer fish (Poor Knights Islands/New Zealand)

[mzdkTV]

Hi all,

2 years ago, I was very fortunate to witness how a bunch of snapper attacked and ate a starry toado (probably a school there of). I hope you'll "enjoy" it:
[video=youtube_share;jyIIbFZt0Aw]http://youtu.be/jyIIbFZt0Aw[/video]

Filmed with a Panasonic TZ5

 

[cam_snapper]

Good video. The toad was already puffed up? Had you seen the snappers attack it already?

How's PKI for diving? I'm booked for a coupla dives there next month.

 

[mzdkTV]

At first, I thought a diver had grabbed it (something I'm guilty of myself tho not inside a reserve). But there was nobody around or close and it was very deep. Starry toado are rarely seen tropical visitors here and it's not unheard of that snapper do this to them. I haven't dived in many places but I rate the PK very highly. I don't know how it would get any better... Visibility is excellent in late summer Feb-May but it's fun all year round.