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Puffer Fish

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Was diving last week in BVI... and most locations had the standard blenny living in rock holes... but off the rough side of Josh Van Dyke...there were none... but there were these guys

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The area is the home of every kind of hamlet one can ID, and at first look, I thought it was one...however, those front fins are gripping fins, and they act, just like blenny's.

Did not see one that was more than about 1.5 inches in length.

They were only in a very small area, at around 20 ft, which is in the surge area from the swells.

Sorry for the bad image, but they were really fast and if you got within about 5 ft, they would scamper into their hole. A very fast sort of run/swim...

I know what it is not, but don't know what it is.
 
Nice hamlet!

Ok, what would be the name of this orange speckled, black spotted hamlet, that has modified fins for grabbing rocks? My fish book seems to be missing that species.
 
Excellent, oddly enough that fish is not in the reef fish ID book...how strange. Must be really common somewhere.. as the price if fairly low..

Thanks,
 
Excellent, oddly enough that fish is not in the reef fish ID book...how strange. Must be really common somewhere.. as the price if fairly low..

Thanks,
page 361 in 3rd edition
I'm pretty certain it was in the 1st edition
Rick
 
Hey, Puffer! Glad to know you're diving further south. Redspotted is the only Hawkfish family member in tropical Atlantic/Caribbean waters and it's a very pretty fish. They tend to sit on or slowly tour the tops of whatever is there unless they're frightened into a hidey hole, so you may see more. Lots of them in Cozumel...hint, hint...
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/swift/

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