Trying to confirm that this first picture is a Goldentail Moray. I've never seen one before, and I didn't have much time to see this one. It was quite small - probably 10-11 inches total length. I was fascinated and only had time for this one snap. I saw green morays and spotted morays on this dive, but this one looked quite distinct from those.
All photos: July 2010
Palm Beach, Florida, USA
~50fsw
The second photo I snapped thinking it was just an interesting trumpetfish, but when I got back and started working with the photo, I now think it's a Bluespotted Cornetfish, mostly due to the description of the tail in Humann/DeLoach (and the blue spots...)
The third pic I'm fairly sure is a loggerhead - the DM seemed sure. What was amazing about this turtle was how gigantic it was. No kidding - almost 6ft. nose to tail. The person in the pic is for scale. He is NOT hunting turtles. He was looking for hogfish. I prefer to hunt with the camera.
I wish the pics were clearer but the viz wasn't great and this was the best my canon point and shoot could muster.
Thanks for any confirmations.
All photos: July 2010
Palm Beach, Florida, USA
~50fsw
The second photo I snapped thinking it was just an interesting trumpetfish, but when I got back and started working with the photo, I now think it's a Bluespotted Cornetfish, mostly due to the description of the tail in Humann/DeLoach (and the blue spots...)
The third pic I'm fairly sure is a loggerhead - the DM seemed sure. What was amazing about this turtle was how gigantic it was. No kidding - almost 6ft. nose to tail. The person in the pic is for scale. He is NOT hunting turtles. He was looking for hogfish. I prefer to hunt with the camera.
I wish the pics were clearer but the viz wasn't great and this was the best my canon point and shoot could muster.
Thanks for any confirmations.
