Category: Washington
One of the unique species of nudibranchs I wanted to see while in the Pacific Northwest, I was happy to find Hooded Nudibranchs (Melibe leonina). They are special in that while most nudibranchs feed on stationary prey like sponges, hydroids, and corals, the Hooded Nudi…
A somewhat common family of fish in the PNW, gunnels tend to stay along the bottom, so while they might be easy to find, getting a good photo of them was sometimes a challenge.
Found on one of my last dives in the Pacific Northwest, this Mosshead Warbonnet (Chirolophis nugator) started out pretty shy, but after leaving it to go check out another subject and then returning it let me get a couple nice photos…
A somewhat common goby found in Puget Sound, these Blackeye Gobies (Rhinogobiops nicholsii) were sometimes very abundant on certain dives.
Unlike all the other squat lobsters I’ve photographed in warm tropical waters, the squat lobsters (Munida quadrispina) in the Pacific Northwest can grow quite large – with their main body sections being up to almost three inches long. Which makes for some amusingly long claw…
