The Blackist Fish?
While working on a few posts about camouflage in fish, I came across a fascinating news release about just how black deep sea fish can be. The research, led by scientists... Read more.
More Camouflage Greats
I’ve been sharing a few images of the fishy “masters of disguise” that I’ve come across over the years. I haven’t shown fish from... Read more.
Another Great Bit of Camouflage
There are few fish with better camouflage than the Scorpaenidae. Slow-moving, bottom-dwelling ambush predators, these fish are masters of disappearing into their... Read more.
A Great Bit of Camouflage
Just about my favourite thing (after photographing sharks) is bimbling* around a reef with a macro lens mounted to my camera, looking for small critters. Non-divers... Read more.
Hunting the Longnose Hawkfish
So far this year I have racked up a total of zero hours underwater. Obviously, in the grand scheme of things it isn’t really significant, nor that important,... Read more.
Why is a Green Turtle Green?
For a few few years I never asked myself this question. Whenever I saw a turtle, if it seemed to have a greenish tint to its carapace I was happy to think of it... Read more.
What is a Lessepian Species?
I’ve just completed a post about Lionfish and their status in the Mediterranean and I thought I might look at a few other species of note that have made the... Read more.
Mediterranean Lionfish are Here to Stay, Says New Study
According to a new study, Lionfish are now well-established in the waters around the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. It is only eight years since Lionfish (Pterois... Read more.
Bob Fenner – His MACNA Presentations
Sometimes we regret the road not chosen. Today a large number of people in the reef world regret not spending a bit more time with Bob Fenner, a teacher who was... Read more.
Combers: The Grouper Relatives You May Never Have Heard Of
Combers belong to the same group of fish as groupers, the Serranidae, though they reside in a separate genus, Serranus. A group containing around thirty species. As... Read more.