In Your Face

Here’s another image I’d forgotten about. It’s a lizard fish, really close-up and head-on. This one sort of reminds me of Jabba the Hut.

Ever notice how these fish often seem to perch on their pectoral fins so they’re pointing upward? I watched a few of these fish for several hours one day, and around dusk, they darted periodically from the bottom up toward the surface at blindingly rapid speed. Once I saw this happen, it became obvious why they perch the way they do…to target fish silhouetted against the surface.

fish face

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4 Responses to “In Your Face”

juanhui
08 Nov 07 22:24
1

Love the expression you caught! A grin with such character ^^
Bob Abela
12 Nov 07 04:49
2

What a great capture Tony. Your pictures always inspire me. And yes…I’ve noted these fellas doing precisely what you describe. Neat predators, for sure. Cheers, Bob
tony
12 Nov 07 06:07
3

Thanks for your nice comment Bob!

It’s amazing to watch them, eh? On a different dive, I watched a particularly untalented one around dusk stirke 10 or more times…and miss each time! And not even miss by a little, but by enough for the target fish not to really even notice or bother too much. I’m sure it eventually caught something, but it’s entertaining to see that the fish are “human” too.

Cheers,

Tony
Viaggi Fotografici
18 Nov 07 00:43
4

Nice shot! Jabba will be proud of you