Breakwater Residents

[Guy Alcala]

what are they? At my dive club meeting wednesday someone said they saw something 4 feet long that looked like a sea snake.

Eel-like
True eels are members of the order Anguilliformes, e.g. Morray Eel, but none of the following species are true eels. They all have elongated body with long dorsal and anal fins.
Cebidichthys violaceus - Monkeyface Prickleback

Guy

 

[Gombessa]

did it look like this?

Now that's some unibrow.

 

[pacificgal]

Damn, I think that thing would scare the crap out of me if I met it in murky water.

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

Damn, I think that thing would scare the crap out of me if I met it in murky water.

Seeing one makes my dive. They aren't aggressive.

 

[kathydee]

Eel-like
True eels are members of the order Anguilliformes, e.g. Morray Eel, but none of the following species are true eels. They all have elongated body with long dorsal and anal fins.
Cebidichthys violaceus - Monkeyface Prickleback

Guy

I think they are really cute!

 

[micboucher]

I found one at McAbee last Sun too and I think it had an egg sack in it's hole, so there may be more soon.

 

[ryssyr]

I was wondering if that was the same thing you saw Michelle. Did you get any pics?

 

[pacificgal]

Kathy, that's a face only it's mother could love. I'm trying to look at it sympathetically, sad lips, puppy-dogs eyes...The top picture isn't so bad, the bottom one is hard to find "cute"

 

[aikiguy]

I am hoping to see one next week. If they are not eels then what kind of fish are they anyone know?

Thanks,
Guy

 

[pacificgal]

They said monkeyface prickleback.