What is this resting in the coral bed

[snorkelnow]

Hi All,

There is something in the middle-right of this picture that I can't identify. It looks like clear jelly and is sort of a U shape with a black spot.

Anybody know what this is?

Thanks,
Amy

biscane_bay_and_j_penny_white_sands_panasonic 035 0365 by huskyaddict, on Flickr

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jelly_thing_zoom by huskyaddict, on Flickr

 

[herbdb]

I am not sure exactly what you are trying to point out in the pictures, but I think you are looking at the head of a Sharpnose Puffer, with the tail hidden by the coral. I think the very dark spot is something different on the coral.

 

[snorkelnow]

Hi Herb,

I just put markers around the spot that I am wondering about. If you reload the thread you should see it.

Thanks,
Amy

 

[herbdb]

OK, I see what you are asking about. It appears to have an eye that pops up out of the head like a frogfish. The body looks smooth and none of the frogfish in my book have a smooth body.

Maybe someone else will chime in. We have some professional biologists on the forum.

 

[dumpsterDiver]

I think it may be a scallop

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+522+559&pcatid=559

 

[snorkelnow]

Is it possible it is a squid at rest?

Common Squid Photo, Stock Photograph of a Common Squid, Loligo opalescens, #05380, Phillip Colla Natural History Photography

Amy

 

[designbysue]

Looks like the head of an eel to me