Dusky Jawfish (Opistognathus whitehursti) are fairly regular fish at the Blue Heron Bridge. Like most (maybe all?) jawfish, they are mouth-brooders – meaning they hold their eggs and the babies for the first few days in their mouths to keep them safe. They tend to…
While we’re on the subject of eyes, let’s do another installment in the The Eyes Have It series. Enjoy.
Scallops have a lot of eyes. They’re basically just light sensing to help them detect if a predator is approaching so they can close their shell. But they are still kind of mesmerizing. Here is an assortment of scallops from both Florida and Washington.
Ok – while we’re at it, here’s an assortment of underwater shots from Washington…
One of a couple new-to-me species of nudibranchs I got to see and photograph during my last visit to the Pacific Northwest, these Moss Landing Aeolids (Cerberilla mosslandica) are pretty little nudis.
Some Lemon Shark photos from the archives…
Ok – I know you all might be wanting more mountains and national parks, but honestly, I need to write some posts to fill time so I have stuff scheduled while I’m out camping and have no internet access, so I’m going to mix in…
These little guys are tiny. And I mean *tiny*! Though I did have a few dives where I was finding them with ease because basically every piece of seaweed had at least one on it… and I found one large piece that had over 30!…
These nudibranchs go by a number of names – most of which include the name “shaggy” for obvious reasons…
Snailfish are a family of fish that are mostly cold-water species. They kind of resemble a kind of tadpole and tend to rely on curling their tail up and staying motionless as a form of camouflage… when they do that, they almost look like just…
omsshead Warbonnets (Chirolophis nugator) are not always the easiest fish to find as they tend to be pretty shy and hide in their holes – but they have such an interesting face and hair-style! I have shared a couple other posts of them before…(1, 2)
These Horned Shrimp (Paracrangon echinata) are surprisingly well camouflaged even when they sit right out in the open…
These Long-mouthed Aeolids certainly are a funny looking nudibranch… They’re kind of like the elephants of the nudibranch world… I think they prey on tube worms and it seems they also use those tubes to lay their eggs to get them a little protection up…
While we’re on the subject of species similar to stuff I’ve seen in Florida… I previously posted photos some Flapping Dingbats (Gastropteron chacmolis) from Florida, but up here in Washington, they get Winged Sea Slugs (Gastropteron pacificum). Though I’ve never seen the Flapping Dingbats swimming…
