I have to edit up some of the videos to get better coral photos but here are some quick rough ones. This one is apparently a rare endangered coral called pillar coral Dendrogya cylindrus
This is why you should have had a collection method instead of a camera. Much easier to id some of these things back on the beachI just feel the shape and color are completely off. It’s gray and from what I can see coruleus goes steadily from yellow to dark blue. Then the shape of the dorsal and anal fins are much rounder. Almost like a zebrasoma.
@ISpeakForTheSeas do you have an opinion? I think we are down to bahianus or coruleus
It's only quarter past seven... I'm still waiting for the wrasse pics myself
Did you see any acropora?
I actually got to watch them frag some to move it to another section of reef but the only photos I have are of this one which obviously lost some tissue during the last die out
Me too send em over
Love those Christmas tree worms!!I went to Roatan for just under a week and brought an underwater phone case. Here is some of the better stuff I captured, as well as some of my cool spots and recollections.
Let's start with the easiest-to-show photos of my snorkeling.
A massive ~3ft chain moray, Echidna catenata.
Beautiful princess parrotfish, Scarus taeniopterus
Juvenile princess parrotfish with a female stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride
Male stoplight parrotfish
Juvenile jeweled damselfish, Microspathodon chrysurus.
Adult.
Indigo hamlet, Hypoplecterus indigo
Flamingos tongue, Cyphoma gibbosum on Eunicea laxispica.
Trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus hiding in Eunicea sp.
Bridled burrfish, Chilomycterus antennatus.
Juvenile French angelfish, Pomecanthus paru.
Christmas tree worms, Spirobranchus giganteus amongst star coral, Orbicella annularis.
Juvenile blue tang, Acanthurus coeruleus.
Acanthurus bahianus
Juvenile black grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci
Hope @ISpeakForTheSeas and/or @i cant think appreciate the scientific names. That was a lot of work. Work. Now I need a break
I was just in Kauai it was solid but I wasn’t blown away.
I want to go to Fiji!! Had another local recommend French Polynesian islands as well. So much still to see.
We are debating a Hawaiian island around Tgiving or Xmas time. Been to any others?
I’ve been to Kona, Kauai, and Honolulu. What are you looking for? I’ve gone to all of them several times.
I should clarify, I wasn’t blown away with the snorkeling. But it is by far the best island in my opinion.
