Diving on the winch and the Spanish anchor on Molasses Reef, off Key Largo in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, with Ed.
Parrot fish:
Midnight parrotfish, Scarus coelestinus
Princess parrotfish, Scarus taeniopterus
Stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride, terminal phase (left) and initial phase (right two)
Grunts:
French grunts, Haemulon flavolineatum
Blue-striped grunt, Haemulon sciurus
Spanish grunt, Haemulon macrostomum
White grunt, Haemulon plumieri
Angelfish and butterflyfish:
Rock beauty, Holacanthus tricolor
French angelfish, Pomacanthus paru
Queen angelfish, Holacanthus ciliaris
Spotfin butterflyfish, Chaetodon ocellatus
Filefish:
Fringed filefish, Monacanthus ciliatus
Scrawled filefish, Aluterus scriptus
Damselfish:
Bicolor damselfish, Stegastes partitus
Sergeant major, Abudefduf saxatilis
Trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus
Schoolmasters, Lutjanus apodus
Atlantic spadefish, Chaetodipterus faber
Porgy:
Harlequin bass, Serranus tigrinus
Puddingwife, Halichoeres radiatus
Bluehead wrasses (juvenile), Thalassoma bifasciatum
Slippery dick (juvenile), Halichoeres bivittatus
Hogfish (intermediate phase), Lachnolaimus maximus
Bridled goby, Coryphopterus glaucofraenum
Saddled blenny, Malacoctenus triangulatus
Squirrelfish, Holocentrus adscensionis
Honeycomb Cowfish, Acanthostracion polygonia
Great barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda
Cairrbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus
Coral and sponges:
Christmas tree worms, Spirobranchus giganteus
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