Anyone know of a site where there are Northern Puffers? I want to photograph them for a project I am doing.
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Orion
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Orion
Looking for Northern Puffers
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jpiolu
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I saw a small one (6") on a night dive at Ft. Wetherill at the end of September. The little guy was really cute. He kept swimming towards me as I backed off several times. It was the only northern puffer I've ever noticed.
We saw some interesting things that night. My buddy got some photos of the puffer, a 5" Mantis Shrimp (In case you're not familiar with these, see some videos of them on youtube), and a little red fish that I'm pretty sure was a Pristigenys alta (Short Bigeye Squirrelfish).
We saw some interesting things that night. My buddy got some photos of the puffer, a 5" Mantis Shrimp (In case you're not familiar with these, see some videos of them on youtube), and a little red fish that I'm pretty sure was a Pristigenys alta (Short Bigeye Squirrelfish).
dpaine11
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I've seen them at Wetherill as well. Last fall I saw two at Green Bridge also.
jpiolu
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I'm told that the Pristigenys alta is rarely seen in our area, so for whomever is interested, here are some photos of the little red fish my buddy and I saw on the Sept. 29 night dive at Ft. Wetherill. Unfortunately, they are kind of fuzzy. The lens on the camera housing was fogged.
The fish's body is oval shaped, and definitely short. Notice the dorsal fin and the size of the eyes.
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