St. Martin / Sint Maarten Fish Portraits

The fish were still around even though the reefs and sponge gardens were battered by the hurricane a month earlier. Paul enjoys taking fish portraits.

southern stingray Southern stingray, Dasyatis americana

juvenile hogfish Hogfish, Lachnolaimus maximus

secretary blenny Secretary blenny, Acanthemblemaria maria

blue-striped grunt Bluestriped grunt, Haemulon sciurus

snakefish Bluestriped lizardfish, Synodus saurus

trumpetfish face Trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus

spotted moray Spotted moray, Gymnothorax moringa

smooth trunkfish Smooth trunkfish, Lactophrys triqueter

glasseye snapper Bigeye, Priacanthus arenatus

stoplight parrotfish with cleaner wrasse Cleaning goby, Elacatinus genie, on Emerald parrotfish, Nicholsina usta

stoplight parrotfish Stoplight parrotfish (initial phase), Sparisoma viride

banded butterflyfish Banded butterflyfish, Chaetodon striatus

squirrelfish Squirrelfish, Holocentrus adscensionis

sergeant major with eggs sergeant major Sergeant major, Abudefduf saxatilis, with eggs

great barracuda Great barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda

peacock flounder Peacock flounder, Bothus lunatus

spotted scorpionfish Barbfish, Scorpaena brasiliensis

honeycomb cowfish Honeycomb cowfish, Acanthostracion polygonia

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