Destin Jetties dive pics 8/12/04

SeaYoda · Aug 12, 2004

I was missed by my friend Bonnie today so I got to dive after great fear that I would have to sit one out on my planned day off, the purpose of which was to go diving. Besides the change in weather, I even almost got a picture of a whole doctorfish - what a day! Here are the best shots from today:

alcina · Aug 13, 2004

Glad you didn't have to miss out on diving!

Love the second crab...his face is great!

I think your "doctor" fish are called surgeons here - they have a scapel sharp blade at the base of their tail? Great stuff

Forgot - also think the texture on the jelly is wonderful...colour me jealous here!

SeaYoda · Aug 13, 2004

alcina:
...I think your "doctor" fish are called surgeons here - they have a scapel sharp blade at the base of their tail?...

I'm not sure what the difference is between the two fish, but they must be related - may be some one will chime in.

alcina · Aug 13, 2004

Does yours have the blade? Looks like it does. my guess is then that they are the same family, but the different terms are most likely due to geographical differences...I know even between here and Perth we have different common names for the same fish...latin is more exact, but boy, what a mouthful usually

justleesa · Aug 13, 2004

Wow Yoda...hard to say which is my favorite...I'm stuck between #1 & #3.......

DennisW · Aug 13, 2004

In the caribbean, Florida, Atlantic waters, Surgeonfish are very similar to Doctorfish, but do not have vertical stripes on their sides. Only Doctorfish have the vertical stripes.

SuPrBuGmAn · Aug 13, 2004

Looks great Yoda, I'm looking to get back in the water Sunday

its been two weeks! Too much crummy weather, suprisingly enough, the near miss with Bonnie didn't do much to our weather...

SeaYoda · Aug 13, 2004

DennisW:
In the caribbean, Florida, Atlantic waters, Surgeonfish are very similar to Doctorfish, but do not have vertical stripes on their sides. Only Doctorfish have the vertical stripes.

Thanks Dennis.
These do have stripes but also seem to be able to change their shade so the stripes don't always show. I don't know if it's the angle of the light or if they truely change color but I've seen the same fish look very dark with bands and then at another angle be a light grey with the bands barely visible. Pretty fish and a great challenge for me to get a real good pic of - I haven't given up yet!

Alcina,
They do have the blade or spike back by the tail.

icyman · Aug 13, 2004

great Pics!

Destin Jetties dive pics 8/12/04

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