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UNDERWATER BAHAMAS: REEF GARDENS & DENIZENS (1)
UNDERWATER REEF GARDENS IN THE BAHAMAS (1) Animal, vegetable or mineral? If you dive down and take a close look at a reef, you’ll soon find that it isn’t easy to tell what is what… That ‘plant’ is a...
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FORAYS WITH MORAYS: EEL APPEAL IN THE BAHAMAS
FORAYS WITH MORAYS: EEL APPEAL IN THE BAHAMAS MORAY EELS are found in most oceans, with around 200 species worldwide. In Bahamian waters, the 3 most common are the green, yellow and spotted morays,...
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UNDERWATER BAHAMAS: REEF GARDENS (2) – CORALS
UNDERWATER REEF GARDENS IN THE BAHAMAS (2): CORALS This is part 2 of a series that started out HERE with a selection of anemones, basket stars and Christmas tree worms. The images below show a wide...
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HAMLETS (NOT GLOOMY DANES): BAHAMAS REEF FISH (14)
BAHAMAS REEF FISH (14): HAMLETS (NOT GLOOMY DANES) “Oh, that this too too solid flesh would melt, thaw and…” Ah! Sorry. I’m soliloquising again. Must be Thursday. And the merest mention of Hamlet is...
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‘ELEGANTLY WEIRD’– SPOTTED DRUMFISH JUVENILES: BAHAMAS REEF FISH (20)
‘ELEGANTLY WEIRD’ – SPOTTED DRUMFISH JUVENILES: BAHAMAS REEF FISH 20 I’ve posted before about the rather extraordinary SPOTTED DRUMFISH, one of those reef fish which in juvenile form is very different...
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SILVERSIDES: BAHAMAS REEF FISH (32)
SILVERSIDES: BAHAMAS REEF FISH (32) I have no idea if there is a collective noun for a large group of silversides. ‘Frenzy’ would cover it, but that is reminiscent of ‘feeding freezing’ which has a...
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BAHAMAS REEF FISH (51): BLACK MARGATE
BAHAMAS REEF FISH (51): BLACK MARGATE The black margate (Anisotremus surinamensis) is a type of GRUNT (see also PORKFISH) found among the reefs and rocks of (mostly) the western Atlantic seaboard,...
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WTF? (WHAT’S THAT FISH?) 17: YELLOWHEAD JAWFISH
WTF? (WHAT’S THAT FISH?) 17: YELLOWHEAD JAWFISH It’s been a little time since I added to the WTF? series, in which some of the more outlandish reef denizens come under close scrutiny. Jawfishes...
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