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If you look they are also common in NC but they like to hide under or in stuff.
 
pfirejack:
Where did you get this reference material. If it's available for sale I would like to get.
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The reef identification books by Paul Humann and Ned Deloach are a wonderful resource and will help you learn to recognize and identify many reef creatures, see the link below; you may also be able to find them used on ebay.

The 3 main books for the Caribbean are: Reef Fish, Reef Creatures, and Reef Coral.

https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Humann/e/B000APY7AO
 
KathyV:
The reef identification books by Paul Humann and Ned Deloach are a wonderful resource and will help you learn to recognize and identify many reef creatures, see the link below; you may also be able to find them used on ebay.

The 3 main books for the Caribbean are: Reef Fish, Reef Creatures, and Reef Coral.

https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Humann/e/B000APY7AO
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Excellent book. But if you start to get into fish ID you will discover that for some species there is a lot of variation in color and patterns. The STRI is a great resource then.

Shorefishes - Homepage
 
I am sure there are a whole lot of things I am missing. As I get more dives and start poking around the smaller parts of the reef I am getting better at finding things. Spotting new things makes each dive more interesting.
 
What is the dark-grey brown thing behind the arrow crab?
 
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Those of you on the Right Coast see Stenorhynchus seticornis but we get Stenorhynchus debilis out here on the Left Coast, at least during warm water episodes like El Niños.One was seen in Avalon Bay during the recent harbor clean-up. Cool critters!
 
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