SUBMARINE SUPERMODELS
THE POUTS & GLAM EYES OF BAHAMAS REEF FISH
I have been idly filing away some stunning close-up reef denizen images by Melinda Riger. A Monday morning is the perfect time to showcase some pouts, poses and glad eyes from the ‘catfish walk’, starting with my absolute favourite…
A COWFISH** PERFECTS THE POUT
A GREEN MORAY EEL SMILES STRAIGHT TO CAMERA
THE QUEEN ANGELFISH ‘LOVES’ THE LENS
A GROUPER DOES THE ‘OPEN-MOUTH’ GAPE
THIS SCHOOLMASTER SNAPPER MAY NOT HAVE GOT QUITE WHAT IT TAKES
NICE EYES, BUT THE PETITE SAND-DIVER NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE MORE OUTGOING
AS DOES THE SOUTHERN STINGRAY
HOWEVER THE PEACOCK FLOUNDER IS ROCKING THE MAKE-UP BOX
THE OCTOPUS IS MOODY & WON’T GET OUT OF BED FOR LESS THAN 20 MOLLUSCS
AND REGRETTABLY THE POOR CONCH HAS A BAD STAGE FRIGHT
For more octopus information and a discussion of the correct plural (choice of 3) CLICK HERE
For a post about underwater species camouflage CLICK HERE
**Since I posted this earlier today, I have been asked (re photo 1) what the… the… heck a Cowfish looks like, when it’s not puckering up while facing you. The answer is: stunningly glamorous…
Thanks as ever to Melinda Riger of Grand Bahama Scuba for use permission for her fab photos; tip of the dorsal fin to Wiki for the shark eye header pic
I love your title! They look better fed than supermodels though!!! My brother got bit and held by a moray……..fierce sums it up!
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Well, the title was not designed to get extra ‘hits’, though I see it may have that side-effect. That is, If anyone bothers to g@@gle the word ‘supermodel’ these days. In a world where every other person has become a star (= appears in minor TV series) or a supermodel (= is associated with some product and /or has opened a superstore), no one is… Sorry to hear about your brother – now that was a slice of real life!! RH
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And I thought moray eels were supposed to be fierce…he looks like quite a pleasant chap, really!
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Mmmmmmmmm. Best not get too up close and personal, however beguiling their looks… and they may feel the same about you! RH
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