Hiding among seagrass blades, I was extremely excited to capture this image of a tiny juvenile Queen Triggerfish. It illustrates the importance of seagrass areas as juvenile fish habitat, and also the delicate balance that potentially over-fished species such as …
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Known locally as the Redmon in Anguilla, Squirrelfish are one of the more common fish families in the Caribbean. Of the species present, there are five which make up over 99% of sighting, and of these the Longspine Squirrelfish is …
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If ever there was a cute fish, it has to be this. A member of the porcupinefish family (and close relative of the pufferfish), with huge eyes that resemble Betty Boop and massive lips that look almost human, it is …
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Great Barracuda look ferocious, and have a fearsome reputation in some parts. From my experience though I find them rather friendly sorts, and somewhat shy yet curious at the same time. Sometimes when diving you will get that feeling that …
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These feisty little fish are quite fun to watch underwater. Flitting around busily they are not scared to chase off even the biggest of intruders as they carefully tend their algal gardens or defend their latest clutch of eggs. There …
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These fish swim rapidly around in sandy bays and over shallow reef areas, with quite a variety of size, from small juveniles with an orange anal fin to medium small adults such as this. I have to admit I was …
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It was a real treat to get a good picture of the Bluestriped Grunt here in Anguilla because they are not particularly common. In the Bahamas I used to see them everywhere, often congregating in reasonably good sized schools, but …
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Hiding among Manatee Grass and Turtle Grass, this male Bucktooth Parrotfish thinks I haven’t spotted it yet and is almost laughing at me. Lucky really as if not I would not have been able to approach as close and capture …
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One of the larger growing grouper species, the Nassau Grouper can reach over a meter in length if left undisturbed with plenty of food. Unfortunately today in Anguilla it is rare to see one anywhere near this size as most …
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