Luiz Rocha
Salty Dog
And one of my favorite underwater photos, a pair of Indigo Hamlets (Hypoplectrus indigo) spawning in Belize:
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seahorsedreams
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I don't have very many scorps... Don't really know why, will concentrate on them in the next tripsBut here are a few to warm up:
Niiiiiiiice.
Mentat
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I have taken photos of fish spawning in tanks, but to photograph this magnificent moment underwater while diving is awesome!
Luiz Rocha
Salty Dog
Found another rare one, I am pretty sure nobody here has this fish, as far as I know it has never been in the trade. It is a wrasse found only in a small reef area known as the Pelican Keys, in Belize's inner barrier reef, Halichoeres socialis:
I was the one that discovered and photographed the male color above, and as far as I know, the only photos of this fish are the ones I took.
I was the one that discovered and photographed the male color above, and as far as I know, the only photos of this fish are the ones I took.
LobsterOfJustice
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Interesting... If I had to guess the genus of that fish it certainly wouldnt have been Halichoeres...
All I can say is I wish I was in your lab Luiz. 4 years into my PhD studies in chemistry and there are many times that I wish I had gone with coral reef biology.
Luiz Rocha
Salty Dog
Taxonomy of Halichoeres is a total mess, the genus will certainly be split in several, and the "New World" species (Atlantic + tropical eastern Pacific) will probably have their own genus.
There is a lot of chemistry to study in coral reefs!
I thought of S. papuensis too, but didn't want to commit in the ID because I don't have a full body shot. Also don't have a full body shot of the P. antennata, I only seem to find these guys when I have my macro lens on :sad2:
E.intheC
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Luiz Rocha
Salty Dog
A couple more rare ones from Belize (both recently described):
Elacatinus lobeli:
Elacatinus collini:
And the not so rare Chromis enchrysura from Florida:
Elacatinus lobeli:
Elacatinus collini:
And the not so rare Chromis enchrysura from Florida:
seahorsedreams
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And one of my favorite underwater photos, a pair of Indigo Hamlets (Hypoplectrus indigo) spawning in Belize:
That.... is just.... PERFECT!
Okay, so you are not going to go your own book route, but you should get your pictures in every print that is out there.
Luiz Rocha
Salty Dog
Now on to the butterflyfishes, a Caribbean one first, Chaetodon capistratus:
And the good stuff, Chaetodon adiergastos, Bali:
Chaetodon decussatus, Bali:
Chaetodon vagabundus, Bali:
And the good stuff, Chaetodon adiergastos, Bali:
Chaetodon decussatus, Bali:
Chaetodon vagabundus, Bali:
ourmanflint
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Amazing work! Keep it up... oh and please don't forget the Anthias at some point!
Rare Angels
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Have any pictures of the Wrought Iron butterflyfish?
Luiz Rocha
Salty Dog
Amazing work! Keep it up... oh and please don't forget the Anthias at some point!
I posted most of my Anthias shots on page 5 (post #107), there are also a couple of rare ones in page 2 I think. Will look for more
No wrought irons, never dove in Japan, hopefully sometime in the near future...
Luiz Rocha
Salty Dog
A couple more. Chaetodon trifasciatus in Bali:
And its Pacific sister species, C. lunulatus at Kwajalein Atoll:
And its Pacific sister species, C. lunulatus at Kwajalein Atoll:
Luiz Rocha
Salty Dog
Now check this out, in some places in the eastern Indian Ocean the pair above hybridizes. So, I kept an eye for that and during my last trip to Bali I found this pair and followed it during several dives:
LobsterOfJustice
Recovering Detritophobe
I think I just saw like $100,000 lol
