Blennies are small reef fish that can often go unnoticed due to their often shy nature and cryptic camouflage. Here's a nice set of blenny portraits...

Secretary Blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria)	Diamond Blenny (Malacoctenus boehlkei)	Spinyhead Blenny (Acanthemblemaria spinosa)
Arrow Blenny (Lucayablennius zingaro)	Saddled Blenny (Malacoctenus trianculatus)	Yellowface Pikeblenny (Chaenopsis limbaughi)

I've shared other posts with blennies in the past, and it seems that they are a favored photo subject for me.

A fun story with the pikeblenny... Anya found this little guy during our shark feeding dive on our last trip. While the rest of us were completely engrossed in the twenty-or-so sharks ranging in size up to about eight feet long, Anya was interacting with this little fellow on the sandy ocean floor. I managed to get a few shots with the wide-angle lens, but focusing was a bit of a challenge. If you look closely, that feisty little guy is coming up out of its hole to bite Anya's finger. It also took a few nips at me as well - so we can say with complete honesty that we've sustained multiple bites during a shark feed dive!

- Bill