Good morning out there, I have another super tiny fish for you all today called a Palatogobius grandoculus or for those of us not in the science world, a goby! This was yet another tiny little thing about an inch in length covered in bright neon stripes and a wild looking neon yellow eye, this is such a cool little creature!…
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Brotula Barbata, Reclusive Reef Fish
Hi everyone, I have an odd fish for you today called a Brotula Barbata, found deep off the coast of St. Eustatius by the Smithsonian and Substation Curacao. I know it’s hard to tell from the photo but this fish is only around five inches in length.…
Valley of the Sponges Dive Site, St. Eustatius
Good morning, I’m finally getting around to actual dive photos I took on my last trip to the Caribbean, here’s a little window into a dive-site called “Valley of the Sponges”. The morning we did this dive a small boat came from shore over to our ship and picked me and two other Smithsonian friends up and off we went for a three hour, two tank dive.…
Deep-Sea Nudibranch
Good morning out there, I have something a bit different for you all this morning, something other than a crab or fish for once. This is a super tiny, very fragile deep-sea nudibranch, one of only two we found on the whole trip to St.…
Deep Sea Crab found by Smithsonian Scientists
Good morning, I have another wild looking deep-sea crab for you all, found by our favorite scientists from the world famous Smithsonian Institution in Washington. The red you see under the belly could be eggs but don’t quote me on that, I just remember hearing that in the lab as everyone was observing her.…
Deep-Sea Octopus
Good morning, I have a beautiful deep-sea octopus for you this morning all found in the Caribbean, many are found living in discarded bottles and all found by the Smithsonian Institution and Substation Curacao.…
Deep-Sea Crab
Good morning, I have a cool little crab (about 2 inches wide) from the recent Statia expedition found with a deep-sea submersible by scientists from the Smithsonian Institution and Substation Curacao.…
Sphoeroides dorsalis, Deep-Sea Puffer
Hi friends, I have a little, two-inch-long Sphoeroides dorsalis for you all today which is super similar to the shallow water bandtail puffer that I have sent you all more than once. Unlike the bandtail, this guy is found very deep, it’s smaller and is much more colorful than it’s shallow swimming cousin.…
STINAPA House Reef, St. Eustatius
Good morning, I have a few underwater reef shots from a little island in the Caribbean that is currently not at the top of any “Top” dive destinations list, but maybe it should be! I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the underwater world in little o’l St.…
Liopropoma mowbrayi, Cave Bass
Good morning, this is one of the many super small, colorful, deep-sea basses that high end aquarium collectors go crazy for; this one is called a cave bass or Liopropoma mowbrayi. When I say small, I’m talking around three inches in length and NO these are not babies or juveniles they are in fact full grown adults.…