larval fishes

Larval Ornate Octopus, Callistoctopus ornatus

Night Drift: Our Kona Blackwater Diving Adventure

August 17, 2021

Almost four decades after seeing Chris Newbert’s portrait of a larval long-armed oceanic octopus, we finally saw one for ourselves. We joined our friend Steven Kovacs for ten nights of diving in Kona, Hawaii, where blackwater diving began.

photo of a larval Crocodile Toothfish, family Champsodontidae

Pacifico Azul’s Blackwater Magic

April 2, 2020

Following the lead of veteran blackwater photographers, we headed for Anilao, Philippines for seldom-seen larval fishes and invertebrates.