המועדפים של jmartincrossley

Spotter credits to M. Kammermann

White underside, grey stripe through eye, no dorsal ridge

Slender body compared to visually similar Bearded Leatherjacket

Female? One of a pair circling each other in a courtship manner. Very prominent top lip and angular chin.

Male? One of a pair circling each other in a courtship manner. Very prominent top lip and angular chin.

~20cm

~4-5cm - hard to judge as amazingly fast

In barge wreck at 14m, night dive

brooding

~14-16cm TL, 3m depth during dusk/night dive on limestone reef.

At base of sea wall, 4m depth, night dive. +10cm TL. Dorsal, anal and caudal fins pinkish. Peduncle wide in proportion to caudal fin. Photo doesn't capture upturned mouth.

20m depth

~3cm TL, 2 specimens within 2m of each other. At 10m depth over sand adjacent to limestone reef, on night dive.
Credit due to Mike Kammermann for spotting it.

10m depth, at reef margin over sand on night dive.

10-12cm TL

Body changed colour moving from protection of the seagrass to the sand.

2.5m female, white scratch marks across head, upper right pectoral, right flank and upper caudal lobe.

Inside cave, 15m depth. Not so good image resolution because of the low light.

In 9m, over sand on night dive.

~25cm, as thin as a pencil