Lettuce Sea Slug

[KeithG]

In Bonaire I only saw white ones.

Their frills are whiteish (or pale purple or pale green) and generally obscure the body so that you do not see the white dots on dark background color of the body.

 

[KeithG]

I wonder if you shot it from above whether you'd get something fancier or brighter? What are you using for a strobe? Here is my photo from yesterday's dive...

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The frills here in bonaire are much denser and generally fully obscure the body. I had been taking pictures of them for years before I discovered they have dots.

Saw 3 today and no dots visible on any of them, just the frills.

 

[crabbyfiddler]

Their frills are whiteish (or pale purple or pale green) and generally obscure the body so that you do not see the white dots on dark background color of the body.

Yes. On one trip we saw several right off the dock of the Divi...it was a treat.

 

[KeithG]

Yes. On one trip we saw several right off the dock of the Divi...it was a treat.

Well they were't there today. The ones we saw were on Cliff in about 15 feet.

 

[crabbyfiddler]

Well they were't there today. The ones we saw were on Cliff in about 15 feet.

Envious!!!

 

[deepsea21]

Very cool and a GREAT PIC... I've never seen one but have probably finned right past 100's of them.. Now I have something else to look for (now that I know what to look for which is 99% of the game).

 

[MMM]

Very cool and a GREAT PIC... I've never seen one but have probably finned right past 100's of them.

Probably. The Humann book describes them as "common". But they are pretty small.

 

[Gdog]

They are much prettier in Coz than in Bonaire, tho in Bonaire they seem much larger and easier to find. This guy was with 3 others, but wasnt easy to spot,

 

[KeithG]

When seen from above in Bonaire the frills completely obscure the body - here is a shot from above.

 

[KeithG]

But - if you are able to get a side view you can see the body below the frills