Blue Heron Bridge Trolls

[lindai]

Hi, I don't post very often, and when I do it is usually about nudibranchs. But I photographed the long lure frogfish yesterday and it has a damaged chin, and a milky eye. I think it is time to leave the poor thing alone...... On the same note, this week on the east side I have seen a puffer with big white "crusts" almost entirely covering both eyes, and it was not a big old fish. Also a small scorpion fish on the wreck on the southwest side of the east bridge and both eyes are milky. And a dying juvenile French angel. There must be some sort of bacteria affecting the fish, maybe due to the warmer waters, who knows.

Here is an image of the frogfish. You can clearly see the chin, and if you look closely the eye on the right side of the image is milky compared to the one on the left side.

Just my two cents! (Sorry for the huge image, not used to posting images and I can't figure out how to edit it to a smaller size)

Linda

 

[JoeBeach]

Okay, great idea. I will do that.

 

[dumpsterDiver]

Today's dive

[video=youtube_share;soSxfVIMyo4]http://youtu.be/soSxfVIMyo4[/video]

 

[WetLens]

Not much posting going on, so thought I'd fill some space. These photos are from the last day I dove at BHB (Thu. Aug 14th).

Really small - less than a half inch. Thinking a juvenile Saddled Blenny ???


Just gotta love the frogfish... Seen a few over the years, but like this one best.


Saw a number of these over the week I was at the bridge.


A number of firsts for me, including this Chalk Bass.


Lots of scorpionfish - several not fitting the typical Spotted Scorpionfish profile. Plumed Scorpionfish?


And lastly, found several decorator crabs over the week - each uniquely camouflaged.

 

[djtimmy77]

Very nice pics! Could that first one be a rosy blenny?

 

[jdcpa]

I am fairly certain the first picture is a juvenile Razor fish.

 

[WetLens]

I am fairly certain the first picture is a juvenile Razor fish.

Fish was not found in the typical habitat for razor fish (open sand or rubble). This fish was a couple-three feet off the bottom, hiding back in one of the stone mounds on the snorkeling trail.

djtimmy77: Do we typically see Rosy Blennies at the bridge? That is why I kinda lean towards Saddle Blenny.

 

[djtimmy77]

Here is one from July 2013, BHB

 

[WetLens]

I am fairly certain the first picture is a juvenile Razor fish.

Here is a juvenile Green Razorfish:


Not sure, but this may be a juvenile Rosy Razorfish - any other suggestions on this one?:

 

[guyharrisonphoto]

Is there a nite dive this weekend?