Both taken in Dec 2011
Let's start a weekly photo theme.... today let's all post Splendid Toadfish
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Both taken in Dec 2011
Dmoore, I believe the splendid is endemic to Cozumel.
My son took this one several years ago when we went to Cozumel and when he was still pretty new at UW photography. Now he's super-critical about it, of course, but I still like it. The color, the pattern, the fathomless eyes--they really are fabulous, aren't they? This one, btw, I distinctly remember was quite small.
My son took this one several years ago when we went to Cozumel and when he was still pretty new at UW photography. Now he's super-critical about it, of course, but I still like it. The color, the pattern, the fathomless eyes--they really are fabulous, aren't they? This one, btw, I distinctly remember was quite small.
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From July, 2011, in the cave near the end of Punta Tunich...
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And with a scarlet lady shrimp... they're so cute...
Sorrows, I agree that yours is a little guy. Look at the cool patterning on his lips and the shading of his stripes!
Sorrows, I agree that yours is a little guy. Look at the cool patterning on his lips and the shading of his stripes!
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Okay, I have a question for the lucky divers who got footage/photos of the splendid toadfish OUT of his hidey place? Pure luck or success after diligent waiting? Time of day or place? Pointers for the rest of us?
They don't have the bodies you'd think they would have, do they? And I wonder if there was an evolutionary pressure that caused them to develop these patterns and colors or did it just develop that way and there was no pressure to alter it? (Darwin had a term for this, I know.)
They don't have the bodies you'd think they would have, do they? And I wonder if there was an evolutionary pressure that caused them to develop these patterns and colors or did it just develop that way and there was no pressure to alter it? (Darwin had a term for this, I know.)
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Toadfish are found on most sites in Cozumel. Once found to get them out, I use a salmon lure called a hootchie with the hook and barb cut off. Dangle it in front of the opening and if the toadfish is interesting, they will come out and try to eat it. The hard part is trying to get the toadfish out and take a shot at the same time, here are some shots with the lure in the picture.
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While looking for shots with the hootchie in frame, I found another picture I thought I'd post.
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I think I remember someone telling me years ago that they used one of those little hand clickers to call them out of the hole. Has anyone else heard that? Tried it?
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