A somewhat common family of fish in the PNW, gunnels tend to stay along the bottom, so while they might be easy to find, getting a good photo of them was sometimes a challenge.
Category: Underwater
A fairly tough shrimp to spot as it blends in so well with its environment, these Green Arrow Shrimp (Tozeuma carolinense) were always fun to find.
Found on one of my last dives in the Pacific Northwest, this Mosshead Warbonnet (Chirolophis nugator) started out pretty shy, but after leaving it to go check out another subject and then returning it let me get a couple nice photos…
A somewhat common goby found in Puget Sound, these Blackeye Gobies (Rhinogobiops nicholsii) were sometimes very abundant on certain dives.
This little guy really isn’t supposed to be where I photographed it… Lionfish are not native to the Caribbean and Florida waters, but because of the pet trade and people not being responsible they’ve taken hold and likely won’t ever be eradicated from these waters.…
Unlike all the other squat lobsters I’ve photographed in warm tropical waters, the squat lobsters (Munida quadrispina) in the Pacific Northwest can grow quite large – with their main body sections being up to almost three inches long. Which makes for some amusingly long claw…
