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AggieDiver
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Today's installment of "Live from the Bloody Bay Wall" takes a look at the little oddities found in the shallows.
A Lettuce Leaf Slug (one of three on the same coral head) from Bush Gardens.
A Squirrelfish with a large sea lice on its forehead from Randy's Gazebo.
A Sailfin Blenny at Anne's Attic
And a Juvenile Queen Angelfish from Bush Gardens
A Lettuce Leaf Slug (one of three on the same coral head) from Bush Gardens.
A Squirrelfish with a large sea lice on its forehead from Randy's Gazebo.
A Sailfin Blenny at Anne's Attic
And a Juvenile Queen Angelfish from Bush Gardens
caymaniac
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Off the Brac..
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Testudo
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What kind of shark is this? I have an idea but want some expert opinions. More images on the link with a different shark or two as well.
https://plus.google.com/photos/1063...ms/5920332998328681105?authkey=CKfw4I3M8JaSKw
https://plus.google.com/photos/1063...ms/5920332998328681105?authkey=CKfw4I3M8JaSKw
Is 'big' an official entry?
Lopez116
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Caribbean reef or bull?
Where was the photo taken?
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Where was the photo taken?
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Testudo
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AggieDiver
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Testudo, was that shark photo taken a few days ago? If so, we probably saw the same shark from Mike's Mount on Friday. He seemed slightly bigger and maybe a little stockier than the typical Caribbean reef sharks we have seen on LC recently, but I had chalked it up to him not approaching as closely as others have in previous years. Is that a tag in the dorsal fin with something like 107 on it? If so, we may have photos of him from Nancy's at this time last year.
---------- Post added September 8th, 2013 at 11:45 PM ----------
Found the picture from last year. Actually I was wrong, it was on Jackson's Reef last year on September 21st. He was tagged on the dorsal fin, and my rough guess was that he was maybe in the 7-foot range. I am 6' tall and he was longer than I am. I think he is the same guy we saw a few days ago, but the pictures were from too far away to see if he had a tag, and I couldn't see it from my position behind and below my wife who was taking the pictures.
---------- Post added September 9th, 2013 at 12:07 AM ----------
As for IDs, between your pictures and what I have from last year, I could see either a Caribbean Reef Shark, Blacktip Reef Shark (with fairly indistinct tips on the pectorals), or Dusky Shark, although I think the Caribbean is most likely.
---------- Post added September 8th, 2013 at 11:45 PM ----------
Found the picture from last year. Actually I was wrong, it was on Jackson's Reef last year on September 21st. He was tagged on the dorsal fin, and my rough guess was that he was maybe in the 7-foot range. I am 6' tall and he was longer than I am. I think he is the same guy we saw a few days ago, but the pictures were from too far away to see if he had a tag, and I couldn't see it from my position behind and below my wife who was taking the pictures.
---------- Post added September 9th, 2013 at 12:07 AM ----------
As for IDs, between your pictures and what I have from last year, I could see either a Caribbean Reef Shark, Blacktip Reef Shark (with fairly indistinct tips on the pectorals), or Dusky Shark, although I think the Caribbean is most likely.
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