One of the cutest fish ever – a juvenile in the genus Naso (surgeonfish family)
Ned went diving last month in Palau, a destination we had long wanted to visit. I had to change plans at the last minute and stay home with my parents so I missed out on the trip but we are counting Ned’s visit as a recon for a future visit when we can both go. This week on Blenny Watcher we share some of my favorite images from his visit. They range from a speck of an algae shrimp to… a shark! Yes, here on Blennywatcher, a shark photo by Ned DeLoach, but don’t get too excited – he took it with his 60 mm macro lens.
Humphead Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) making a close passAlways on the watch for behavior: Bluestriped Cleaner Wrasse clean a BarramundiA worm larva, captured during an open water night drift diveA half-inch Cave Pygmygoby (Trimma taylori)And Palau has itty bitty stuff too, like this algae shrimp – the size of a flax seed.Arrowhead Soapfish (Belonoperca chabanaudi)OK, for the record, a shark picture taken by Ned (but he used his 60mm macro lens)Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) laying yellow eggsCephea cephea, Crown Jellyfish, in open water
