Sailfin Blenny (Emblemaria pandionis). Sailfins are not rare in the Cayman Islands, but this is the only one I've ever seen completely out of its tube and with its sail up. I only got one shot before it disappeared.

Diamond Blenny, one of my favorite little fish in the Caribbean Sea.

You talkin' to me? Two Sailfin Blennies in what appears to be a territorial dispute.

Signs Of Life

Portrait of a White Grunt (Haemulon plumierii) on Little Cayman. I was fortunate to see this one, since the French Grunt and Bluestriped Grunt are much more commonly seen.

One of many in Little Cayman

Divemaster pointing to a small Shortfin Pipefish (Cosmocampus elucens). Note: The fish was not touched. The divemaster put his finger in the picture to show the scale.

something a bit different

"Kaleidoscopic" image made from a shot of a flamingo tongue.

Solitary Gorgonian Hydroid (Ralpharia gorgoniae) on Little Cayman. This is a fairly rare creature in the Caymans, and I was very fortunate for the divemaster to spot this specimen.

Stone Fish

Arrow Blenny (Lucayablennius zingaro) on the hunt in the Cayman Islands. It's fun to watch the little fellows darting out to spear larval shrimp or other tiny morsels of food. Length about 3 cm.

Pipehorse (Acentronura dendritica) from the Cayman Islands. This rare animal is a cousin to a seahorse. It was a great find.
Shortlisted!

Trumpetfish seen in Grand Cayman July 2008. Photo taken with a Canon SD550.

Longsnout Butterflyfish (Chaetodon aculeatus) on Little Cayman Island.

Taken with Canon S70 (7 megapixil) and built in flash.

Filefish seen in Grand Cayman August 2008. Photo taken with a Canon SD550.

Turtle head shot.

This guy was too lazy to swim away.

When I looked closely at my photo of a Nassau Grouper's eye, I noticed what looked like tiny parasites around the eye. A marine biologist who saw the photo identified the parasites as Excorallana tricornis tricornis. A rare find!
Shortlisted!

Spotted Drum seen in Grand Cayman August 2008. Photo taken with a Canon SD550.

Scatter! Nikon D300, 10-17mm.

This beautiful eagle ray just wanted to play,

Presenting...the Queen of Angelfish.

Amazing sponges at about 100 ft

Anemone seen in Grand Cayman August 2008. Photo taken with a Canon SD550.

Attack lobster - This is NOT a live lobster. It is an exoskeleton left behind after the lobster sheds its shell. For proof, note that the carapace does not line up exactly with the tail section. It was taken for a humorous photo.