Ok - these little fish I have to share today are actually all juveniles (the one on the far right is a sub-adult) and range in size from about 1-2.5 inches (adults get to about 12 inches).

We called them Dice Fish, but they are Smooth Trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter) in a post-larval stage.

Technical Data: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, 1/120th sec at f/16. Image Stabilization on. ISO 100 or 200. Ikelite Housing and Port with Ikelite 161 Strobe in TTL Mode. Raw conversion in Photoshop CS5.

It should be pretty obvious why we called them Dice Fish. They are just fun to watch as they swim around - barely able to move with no real developed tail fin at this stage. They often just rotate in place.... and that funny little face - so funny!

- Bill