Triple fin. Emblemariopsis ruetzleri,

Everet told us there are over 6 species

4th of July dive: Lighthouse Reef, Cayman I

July 4th 2012
First dive. We flew into Grand Cayman late last night arrived just before they closed the car rental place so we didn’t have to take a taxi to Sunshine Suites. Good start. We caught up with Everet and Essy expert critter finders in the Caymans. Awesome. We signed up for 3 dives at the Lighthouse reef. Everet and Essy took us to the shallows north of the pier where we saw Tritonias laying eggs, p ... read more

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11th July 2012

Everett
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Great Shot of very tiny subject. Don't think it is triple Fin this is Emblerariopsis sp blenny. It believe it is Emblemariopsis ruetzleri, one of the 4-6 species known in Cayman. these are the guys we photographed for Ben Victor in the winter of 2011. This version is predominately blue-green most of the others are reddish. Males are black when ready to mate and species are commonly referred to collectively as "Blackhead Blennies"

12th July 2012

Xeaman
Cruising the Seven Seas

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Thanx Everet for the info on this guy and the others. I knew this particular one was different because of the sparkles. So adorable. It looks that it had something in its mouth. ..

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