Rarities underwater - Page 15

mak3mydae · 11/29/2009, 12:53 PM

I couldnt find anything on the goby but i did find the dragonet and along with that i found a ton of other dragonets i never knew about.. by any chance do you happen to have any pictures of dragonets?

myerst2 · 11/29/2009, 01:00 PM

Some more from the photographer and them some dragonets. Anglers and other scarry fish. Man I love these guys. T

For those who love anglers as much as I do.......

That lure looks so good I would have a taste!!!

myerst2 · 11/29/2009, 01:06 PM

Anglers in love!!!!!!!

Good thing these guy lay eggs!!!!!!!

A newly discovered angler that has fish geeks in awww!!!! Myself included. The psychedelic frog.

myerst2 · 11/29/2009, 01:10 PM

Some goodness......

Yummy aphanes

Here lizard lizard

Um there is something on your head!

Mentat · 11/29/2009, 01:21 PM

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Anglers in love!!!!!!!

What species are these cuties?

myerst2 · 11/29/2009, 01:21 PM

Mac some dragonets for you!!!!

mak3mydae · 11/29/2009, 01:22 PM

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Hm. Love the heart on its head

I guess he didnt want to be cleaned...

myerst2 · 11/29/2009, 01:24 PM

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Mentat
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Originally Posted by myerst2
Anglers in love!!!!!!!

What species are these cuties?

Brachionichthys politus)

mak3mydae · 11/29/2009, 01:25 PM

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these dudes are awesome!

Are they Moyer's Dragonet? I havent seen a picture this good online!

myerst2 · 11/29/2009, 01:26 PM

Thaty lizard fish is actually feeding on a fang blenny who tried to be sneaky and look like a cleaner wrasse. Back to the drawing board for the fang blenny. Time to start evolving a bit quicker!!!

mak3mydae · 11/29/2009, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by myerst2

Thaty lizard fish is actually feeding on a fang blenny who tried to be sneaky and look like a cleaner wrasse. Back to the drawing board for the fang blenny. Time to start evolving a bit quicker!!!

he woulda fooled me... Thats crazyyy!

mak3mydae · 11/29/2009, 01:31 PM

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Just noticed those stick like appendages on the bottom near the pelvic fins... What purpose do they serve? I've never seen them on other dragonets....

flying_dutchman · 11/29/2009, 01:33 PM

This thread has def my vote for thread of the month

myerst2 · 11/29/2009, 01:39 PM

I would assume they are sensitive to benthic worms and also used for searching the substrate for food.

melev · 11/29/2009, 02:04 PM

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Um there is something on your head!

What a huge isopod! Ewww.

Oldude · 11/29/2009, 02:54 PM

Thanks so much for sharing these spectacular pictures. Truly inspirational!

smb2 · 11/29/2009, 03:07 PM

Sand Diver

Luiz Rocha · 11/29/2009, 03:36 PM

Haha, we had the same idea, here is my version of the sand diver:

And these are very pretty, but I doubt anyone keep them in aquaria:

elisa20 · 11/29/2009, 04:35 PM

great tread thanks for share!!!!!!!

Beaun · 11/29/2009, 05:20 PM

The diversity in anglers amazes me.

flying_dutchman · 11/29/2009, 05:30 PM

What species is this fish? It's beautiful

Luiz Rocha · 11/29/2009, 05:34 PM

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What species is this fish? It's beautiful

It's a parrotfish that gets huge, Cetoscarus bicolor, I will look for a photo of the adult.

smb2 · 11/29/2009, 06:10 PM

OK Luis, I didn't want to play this card but I am really running low on Caribbean/Curacao stuff. I'm putting on the 105mm and going to work on some shots !
This fish you don't see that often because it is so cryptic. But I was very happy to capture the flair....Dactylopterus volitans, Flying Gurnard.

Grassroots · 11/29/2009, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by smb2

OK Luis, I didn't want to play this card but I am really running low on Caribbean/Curacao stuff. I'm putting on the 105mm and going to work on some shots !
This fish you don't see that often because it is so cryptic. But I was very happy to capture the flair....Dactylopterus volitans, Flying Gurnard.

followed one of these around for about 3 hours straight while I was in the Caribbean simply fascinating to watch swim all over.

SDguy · 11/29/2009, 07:25 PM

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It's a parrotfish that gets huge, Cetoscarus bicolor, I will look for a photo of the adult.

Such a shame they are so often offered for sale....

11/29/2009, 12:53 PM	#351
mak3mydae Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 458	I couldnt find anything on the goby but i did find the dragonet and along with that i found a ton of other dragonets i never knew about.. by any chance do you happen to have any pictures of dragonets? __________________ Oh Fer Weal? Current Tank Info: It went from being worked on, to being despised. Gr.

11/29/2009, 01:00 PM	#352
myerst2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Hampton, Long Island Posts: 2,320	Some more from the photographer and them some dragonets. Anglers and other scarry fish. Man I love these guys. T For those who love anglers as much as I do....... That lure looks so good I would have a taste!!! __________________ "Those who teach must constantly hold up the challenge to study nature, not books." -Albrecht.

11/29/2009, 01:06 PM	#353
myerst2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Hampton, Long Island Posts: 2,320	Anglers in love!!!!!!! Good thing these guy lay eggs!!!!!!! A newly discovered angler that has fish geeks in awww!!!! Myself included. The psychedelic frog. __________________ "Those who teach must constantly hold up the challenge to study nature, not books." -Albrecht.

11/29/2009, 01:10 PM	#354
myerst2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Hampton, Long Island Posts: 2,320	Some goodness...... Yummy aphanes Here lizard lizard Um there is something on your head! __________________ "Those who teach must constantly hold up the challenge to study nature, not books." -Albrecht.

11/29/2009, 01:21 PM	#356
myerst2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Hampton, Long Island Posts: 2,320	Mac some dragonets for you!!!! __________________ "Those who teach must constantly hold up the challenge to study nature, not books." -Albrecht.

11/29/2009, 01:26 PM	#360
myerst2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Hampton, Long Island Posts: 2,320	Thaty lizard fish is actually feeding on a fang blenny who tried to be sneaky and look like a cleaner wrasse. Back to the drawing board for the fang blenny. Time to start evolving a bit quicker!!! __________________ "Those who teach must constantly hold up the challenge to study nature, not books." -Albrecht.

11/29/2009, 01:33 PM	#363
flying_dutchman Moved On Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,330	This thread has def my vote for thread of the month

11/29/2009, 01:39 PM	#364
myerst2 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Hampton, Long Island Posts: 2,320	I would assume they are sensitive to benthic worms and also used for searching the substrate for food. __________________ "Those who teach must constantly hold up the challenge to study nature, not books." -Albrecht.

11/29/2009, 02:54 PM	#366
Oldude Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 3,036	Thanks so much for sharing these spectacular pictures. Truly inspirational! __________________ ______________________ Greg ~ April 2010 TOTM ~

11/29/2009, 03:07 PM	#367
smb2 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 119	Sand Diver

11/29/2009, 03:36 PM	#368
Luiz Rocha Salty Dog Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 770	Haha, we had the same idea, here is my version of the sand diver: And these are very pretty, but I doubt anyone keep them in aquaria:

11/29/2009, 04:35 PM	#369
elisa20 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: miami Posts: 649	great tread thanks for share!!!!!!! __________________ ~~~~eli~~~~~~ Current Tank Info: 360g tank 144g sump

11/29/2009, 05:20 PM	#370
Beaun It's pronounced Bone Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Hampton, NY Posts: 1,961	The diversity in anglers amazes me. __________________ -Tyler The first moon landing was closer to 1990 than 1990 is to today. Current Tank Info: None

11/29/2009, 05:30 PM	#371
flying_dutchman Moved On Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,330	What species is this fish? It's beautiful

11/29/2009, 06:10 PM	#373
smb2 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 119	OK Luis, I didn't want to play this card but I am really running low on Caribbean/Curacao stuff. I'm putting on the 105mm and going to work on some shots ! This fish you don't see that often because it is so cryptic. But I was very happy to capture the flair....Dactylopterus volitans, Flying Gurnard.