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 […]
Staghorn coral spawns once a year in the late summer This is a photo of staghorn coral spawning. It was taken at the Coral Restoration Foundation nursery off Tavernier, Florida. Staghorn coral spawns once a year in the late summer, in the middle of the night. These corals broadcast spawn, meaning that male and female corals release their […]
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 […]