Rarities underwater

[mak3mydae]

Thaty lizard fish is actually feeding on a fang blenny who tried to be sneaky and look like a cleaner wrasse. Back to the drawing board for the fang blenny. Time to start evolving a bit quicker!!!

he woulda fooled me... Thats crazyyy!

 

[mak3mydae]

Just noticed those stick like appendages on the bottom near the pelvic fins... What purpose do they serve? I've never seen them on other dragonets....

 

[flying_dutchman]

This thread has def my vote for thread of the month :thumbsup:

 

[myerst2]

I would assume they are sensitive to benthic worms and also used for searching the substrate for food.

 

[melev]

Um there is something on your head!

What a huge isopod! Ewww.

 

[Oldude]

Thanks so much for sharing these spectacular pictures. Truly inspirational!

 

[smb2]

Sand Diver

 

[Luiz Rocha]

Haha, we had the same idea, here is my version of the sand diver:

And these are very pretty, but I doubt anyone keep them in aquaria:

 

[elisa20]

great tread thanks for share!!!!!!!

 

[Beaun]

The diversity in anglers amazes me.

 

[flying_dutchman]

What species is this fish? It's beautiful

 

[Luiz Rocha]

What species is this fish? It's beautiful

It's a parrotfish that gets huge, Cetoscarus bicolor, I will look for a photo of the adult.

 

[smb2]

OK Luis, I didn't want to play this card but I am really running low on Caribbean/Curacao stuff. I'm putting on the 105mm and going to work on some shots !
This fish you don't see that often because it is so cryptic. But I was very happy to capture the flair....Dactylopterus volitans, Flying Gurnard.

 

[Grassroots]

OK Luis, I didn't want to play this card but I am really running low on Caribbean/Curacao stuff. I'm putting on the 105mm and going to work on some shots !
This fish you don't see that often because it is so cryptic. But I was very happy to capture the flair....Dactylopterus volitans, Flying Gurnard.

followed one of these around for about 3 hours straight while I was in the Caribbean simply fascinating to watch swim all over.

 

[SDguy]

It's a parrotfish that gets huge, Cetoscarus bicolor, I will look for a photo of the adult.

Such a shame they are so often offered for sale....

 

[Ian]

This guy is awesome! Do they come into the aquarium trade?

 

[SMOOTHIE]

I've seen red scooter blennies for sale. Not sure if these are the same ones or not. May need to contact LA and ask how frequently they are available

 

[mak3mydae]

I dont think that's a scooter blenny. Scooter blennys have a differnt pattern on thier dorsal fin. The stripes are horizontal and have circles on them.... I believe this is a Moyer's Dragonet. No red scooter i've seen has such a bright red to them and if they did, i'd snatch one up in a heatbeat.

 

[Dejavu]

Congratulations on being December's Thead of the Month winner! :celeb3:

 

[Ian]

well deserved!!