Atlantic Spade Fish Lionfish, a non-native invasive species that has no natural predators here. They are beautiful, highly venomous, and becoming the scourge of the Caribbean. On one seamount, we saw half a dozen and probably missed seeing at least that many more. [For more information on the Lion Fish, go HERE] Large Grouper (can't ID the species) Black Durgon The ubiquitous 'bug' (a/k/a lobster) TEAM MANTA drifts along a wall of Black Coral Interesting (and beautifully-colored) colony of Tube Worms (species not ID'd) THE UTILA LODGE BOAT DOCK WEBCAM IS HERE

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