Dive Report: 15.May Breakwater

[Ben_ca]

Brandon,

Like you i also like looking above every now and then... you never know what's above you...

(photo courtesy of ADT scuba)

 

[rhlee]

Your link looks like it but the coloring is off. could the photo bo showing mating colors?

There's quite a bit of colour variation D. iris (perhaps from their prey?)
Here is an example of the orange/red variety:

PB094699_b.jpg (image)

 

[Jim Ernst]

Brandon,

Like you i also like looking above every now and then... you never know what's above you...

(photo courtesy of ADT scuba)

Ben.

When was this picture shot, And are these Dolpins or...???

That is so cool.

 

[bbianchi]

Jim,

Thats the BW death squad

Awesome picture, id love for dolphins to pull me out to the metridium drop point! Forget X-Scooters

 

[Jim Ernst]

Jim,

Thats the BW death squad

Awesome picture, id love for dolphins to pull me out to the metridium drop point! Forget X-Scooters

Damn....

I would love to have been out there with them and my camera!!

 

[mikeguerrero]

We saw a whale cruising by Sat at BW... It was one rather large whale....

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

All whales are "rather large". ;-)

Having been towed by a dolphin, it's dang hard to hang on, and I only had warm water snorkeling
stuff. And Flipper goes where Flipper wants. A scooter may be a better alternative.

And Flipper reminds me: I had dinner last night in Flipper's Gourmet Burgers in Petaluma. Dang
good burgers. There are two in Petaluma and one in SF. (In this case, "flipper" means "flipping
burgers"). Off the track for most of us, but worth a visit.


Chuck

 

[rainman_02]

Well you're dead on with the Dendronotus Iris. However, the Rock Greenling wasn't it, the fish had more of the head and fin look of the mandarin goby. Small pointy mouth, numerous fan like fins, and moved like a lizard.

Oh and from what I remember from the mandarin gobies I used to have... they are rock dwellers, and eat small shrimp / krill. (They also aren't too smart and sometimes manage to jump out of the tank)

Perhaps a painted greenling?

 

[bbianchi]

Perhaps a painted greenling?

That particular one's head seems a little long, but that looks very much like it.

 

[rhlee]

kelpfish?

Kelpfish