IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern Slippery dick wrasses are protogynous hermaphrodites This fish is a slippery dick. You read that right. This fish’s common name is “slippery dick”. Its scientific name is “Halichoeres bivittatus”, but no one calls it by that name. In this photo, the slippery dick wrasse is eating a crab. I was watching this fish for […]
This is a photo of Wilbur the goliath grouper. Wilbur is a friendly ~200 pound juvenile goliath grouper that lives around the M/V Castor shipwreck off Boynton Beach, Florida. In terms of size, Wilbur is a small goliath grouper. In his life Wilbur could grow to 800+ pounds. Wilbur follows divers around like a puppy […]
Matt and I were diving at Nubble Lighthouse Finding a flounder on the floor of the ocean is always exciting for me. Flounder are a type of flat fish that spend their time living on the sea floor. This particular fish is a yellowtail flounder. I spotted this flounder while Matt and I were diving […]
This is a photo of a chestnut moray eel. The photo was taken in West Palm Beach, Florida. Many divers are familiar with Blue Heron Bridge in West Palm Beach. It is a top tier shore dive. And unfortunately, that is no longer a secret. Divers travel from all over to dive under this bridge […]