Look at that intense glare of concentration in my eyes. That is the sort of concentration that it takes to identify tropical reef fish in the waters off Maui… because they do not cooperate in the identification process at all.
I am 99% sure that is a raccoon butterflyfish… I have zoomed in and compared it with the pictures on my dive card, and it is a pretty close match… and it doesn’t look too much like any other fish on the cards. Let’s zoom in a little and see if that helps…
Yup… that should be a raccoon butterflyfish… not to be confused with the long-nose butterflyfish or the bluestripe butterflyfish or the teardrop butterflyfish or the threadfin butterflyfish or the fourspot butterflyfish or the saddleback butterflyfish or the forceps butterflyfish or the ornate butterflyfish or the oval butterflyfish or the pyramid butterflyfish… I swear, I am not making those up, those are all on my two dive cards, and there are probably more of them that aren’t on the cards.
I know, we already looked at a picture of what might be a convict tang surgeonfish, but I like that picture because of the reef… and I like this one too…
I like the way the reef reflects of the surface of the water.
And I like that picture as well… because that is a fish that is proud to be shaped like a fish… whatever the heck kind of fish it is… and because the colors go so well with that cool wiggly way that sunlight has of shining down through the water and then dancing on the seafloor.
Pouring My Art Out 
Lovely!
thanks
Maybe you should try identifying some of the underwater plants and coral instead of the fish. The fish seem pretty unidentifiable. I think they are all travelling incognito.
They are sneaky little varmints.
Take me with you next time!
ok
Absolutely gorgeous. I’ll never forget the first moment I put my head underwater whilst snorkeling. I’d say it was breathtaking but that seems like an oxymoron.
HA!!!
Love the play of light on the reef. Really makes the fish and photo pop. Nicely done Art.
We all need to get Go Pro cameras
I have one. Can I please go next time.
awesome