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Deep-Sea Scorpionfish, Scorpaena sp

Deep-Sea Scorpionfish, Scorpaena sp

scorpionfishGood morning out there, I have a tiny inch and a half long scorpionfish for you all today, found by our science friends at this little museum called the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, maybe you heard of it??…

Decodon puellaris, Deep-Sea Red Hogfish

Decodon puellaris, Deep-Sea Red Hogfish

hogfish decodon puellarisHere’s a WOWZERS fish for you all this morning called a Decodon puellaris or a deep-sea red hogfish, and this is the juvenile of that species. When older this crazy colorful little fish will lose a lot of these colors and markings and turn a dark orange or reddish color, still beautiful but nothing like his or her baby colors.…

Juvenile Prognathodes aculeaths, Deep-Sea Butterflyfish

Juvenile Prognathodes aculeaths, Deep-Sea Butterflyfish

butterflyfishGood morning all, I have a super tiny, (about the size of a dime), deep-sea butterflyfish for you all today called a Prognathodes aculeaths. For years the Smithsonian and Substation Curacao have collected the adult sized butterflyfish from the deep using a submersible but this is the first baby or juvenile I had ever seen or photographed.…

Pleurotomariidae, Slit-Shells

Pleurotomariidae, Slit-Shells

slit shellHi all, as most of you already know I have the worlds largest collection of live slit-shell photos from all over the Caribbean and now I have them from St. Eustatius. These little beauties were all found on the same trip and they looked different than others we had seen from other areas of the Caribbean, meaning they seemed smaller and lighter then normal.…

RARE, Deep-Sea Snails found in Sponge

RARE, Deep-Sea Snails found in Sponge

Good morning, after I did my five days of photography for the Smithsonian Institution off the coast of St. Eustatius, I then started shooting photos for the SIRENAS group which involved shooting deep-sea sponges of every size color and shape one could imagine. One of...

Super Tiny Juvenile Canthigaster jamestyleri

Super Tiny Juvenile Canthigaster jamestyleri

pufferHello again, I have a super tiny quarter inch puffer fish for you all today called a Canthigaster jamestyleri found super deep off the coast of St. Eustatius. These puffers are very similar to the shallow species which I used to post all the time for you called a sharpnose puffer you can use the search box above to check those out and refresh the o’l memory.…

GIANT Deep-Sea Crab found by Smithsonian Institution

GIANT Deep-Sea Crab found by Smithsonian Institution

crabHello readers, I have a monster sized crab for you, with one of those faces that only an underwater photographer and it’s mother could love. Many of my long time followers know the love I have for any kind of crab and it’s a love that comes from spending hours and days underwater photographing all kinds of crabs.…

Red-Spotted Hermit Crab

Red-Spotted Hermit Crab

red spotted hermit crabHi all, today I have a beautiful three inch long, red-spotted hermit crab for your viewing pleasure, compliments of the world famous Smithsonian Institution and Substation Curacao. My long-time followers already know the love I have for crabs and invertebrates but hermit crabs in general hold a special place in my little heart.…