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DIVING ST KITTS & NEVIS

WEDNESDAY, 8 APRIL 2015

ANCHORS AWEIGH


Anchor from which site gets its name . . .

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. . . Mike B (about 6' tall) provides scale.

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It is, in diving parlance,
a "big ass anchor".













Slightly clearer view, but without a size gauge.

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More lettuce sea slugs . . .

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. . . showing the variety of colors and sizes

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Bristle Worm (Polychaetes)

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Bristle worms are free-living segmented worms with an
elongated body which bears a pair of appendages as well as
tufts of bristles (setae) on each segment of the body,
which can generally be clearly seen.

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They can range in size from under an inch to more than two feet long.
Smaller specimens commonly seen in aquaria,
which usually range from 1"-6" in length,
are usually pink in color, while larger specimens sometimes encountered
are frequently gray or brown in color.

See a video of bristleworm HERE


Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus);
also known as Trumpet, Atlantic Trumpetfish, Caribbean Trumpetfish, Trumpeter, Painted Flutemouth

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Found singly on the bottom of reefs sometimes in rocky areas,
but usually snout down in whip corals.
Quite often they can be found mimicking a fish,
changing color to match the fish,
resting alongside ready to pounce.

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Although trumpetfish can be found in various colors,
because of their ability to change color at will,
there is in fact only one genus with two species,
one Pacific and one Atlantic
They feed almost exclusively on small, schooling reef fishes.


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The Adult Drum

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ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER DIVE . . . THE LAST ONE . . . HERE


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