divepix - Eric H. Biass

jeudi, 06 décembre 2012 20:13

Redlip Blenny

Aspect:	Brown body and head with more or less visible cirri above the eyes. Large squarish mouth
Population:	Not as common as Secretary Blenny (q.v.).
Notable feature:	Red-tipped pectoral fins, prominent globular eyes.
Environment:	Any tiny hole in a rock or coral boulder provides a useful home.
Behaviour:	Less shy than other blennies.

Publié dans Blennies

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jeudi, 06 décembre 2012 19:57

Peppermint Goby

Aspect:	Transparent (almost see-through) body with generally two faint dark lateral lines
Population:	Common, but difficult to spot due to size and transparency.
Notable feature:	Prominent globular eyes with metallic green/blue "eyebrows".
Environment:	Rests on coral sand bottom.
Behaviour:	Staying totally quiet is its best way of remaining unseen, but will dart away if approached too closely.

Publié dans Gobies

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jeudi, 06 décembre 2012 19:26

Glass Goby or Masked Goby

Aspect:	Orange translucent body with a series of white oblong patches along the lateral line.
Population:	Common, but difficult to spot due to size and transparency.
Notable feature:	Prominent globular eyes with characteristic white lines above and below pupil.
Environment:	Rests on coral sand bottom.
Behaviour:	Like most smal gobies, remaining totally quiet is its best way of remaining unseen, but will dart away if approached too closely.

Publié dans Gobies

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jeudi, 06 décembre 2012 19:15

Hairy Blenny

Aspect:	At 15 cm length, the Hairy Blenny is amongst the largest in size. Green and brown head, with black and grey zebra body peppered with white spots.
Population:	Common, but as usual with blennies difficult to spot.
Notable feature:	Eye pupil surrounded by dots, and a white bezelled dark dot adorns the rear part of the gill cover.
Environment:	In tight holes in rock or coral boulders.
Behaviour:	Difficult to approach and photograph (not to say spot!). Like most blennies, seldom leaves its den.

Publié dans Blennies

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jeudi, 06 décembre 2012 19:00

Cleaning Goby

Aspect:	Black upper streamlined body, pale belly
Population:	Common.
Notable feature:	Deep bright yellow V on snout crosses upper part of prominent globular eyes fading into a white band and pale washout on sides of body.
Environment:	Often seen resting on Giant Star (q.v) coral boulders.
Behaviour:	Unaffected.

Publié dans Gobies

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jeudi, 06 décembre 2012 18:46

Bridled Goby

Aspect:	Transparent body with generally two faint dark lateral lines
Population:	Common, but difficult to spot due to size and transparency.
Notable feature:	Prominent globular eyes with dotted crown.
Environment:	Rests on coral sand bottom.
Behaviour:	Remaining totally quiet is its best way of remaining unseen, but will dart away if approached too closely.

Publié dans Gobies

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mercredi, 05 décembre 2012 23:31

Whitestar Cardinalfish

Aspect:	Orange body.
Population:	A rare encounter, but this may due to very small size and hence propensity to hide (here inside a barrel or vase sponge).
Notable feature:	Combined black and yellow stain just aft the dorsal fin.
Environment:	Recesses.
Behaviour:	Easy to approach, once spotted, at night.

Publié dans Apogons

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mercredi, 05 décembre 2012 19:50

Longspine Squirrelfish

Aspect:	Usually red head and orange-and-red striped upper body, red centre body, very long deep-V tail fin, but can display paler tones overall with white tail. White "throat".
Population:	Common.
Notable feature:	No protruding lower jaw but white vertical patch across mid-body distinguishes it from Longjaw Squirrelfish (q.v.), but like the latter sports a silver bar under the eye.
Environment:	Under rock and coral boulder recesses.
Behaviour:	Easy to approach when caught in recesses.

Publié dans Ecureuils

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mercredi, 05 décembre 2012 18:24

Longjaw Squirrelfish

Aspect:	Red head and orange-and-red striped body, red tail, and translucent fins.
Population:	Occasionally encountered.
Notable feature:	Protruding lower jaw (hence name), silver bar under the eye.
Environment:	Under rock and coral boulder recesses.
Behaviour:	Difficult to approach.

Publié dans Ecureuils

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mardi, 04 décembre 2012 19:49

Glasseye Snapper

Aspect:	Red body similar in shape to Bigeye (q.v.), but carries distinctive silver patches and lines of various sizes.
Population:	Common.
Notable feature:	Red can sometimes turn silvery.
Environment:	Under rock overhangs, in deeper waters, as of 20 metres,
Behaviour:	Easy to approach when found.

Publié dans Gros Yeux

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