Fort Young Dock

Slate-Pencil Urchin

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dominica (1793)Slate-Pencil Urchin
Dominica (Fort Young Dock) – 1/19/2017

Three-Rowed Sea Cucumber

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dominica (1761)Three-Rowed Sea Cucumber
Dominica (Fort Young Dock) – 1/19/2017

Red Hind

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Red Hind
Dominica (Fort Young Dock) – 1/19/2017

 

Banded Clinging Crab

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Dominica (Fort Young Dock) – 1/19/2017

 

Emerald Parrotfish

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dominica (1465)dominica (1469)Emerald Parrotfish – Initial Phase
Dominica (Fort Young Dock) – 1/19/2017

Believe it or not these pictures are of the exact same fish!  When it was swimming above the grass bed, it appeared to be a solid color (bottom picture), but when it settled in the grass, it camouflaged to be the more mottled color (top picture).

Black Ball Sponge

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dominica (1429)Black Ball Sponge
Dominica (Fort Young Dock ) – 1/19/2017

Sun Anemone

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dominica (1410)Sun Anemone
Dominica (Fort Young Dock ) – 1/19/2017

Corkscrew Anemone

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dominica (1415)Corkscrew Anemone
Dominica (Fort Young Dock ) – 1/19/2017

 

Bucktooth Parrotfish

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dominica-1220dominica-1224Bucktooth Parrotfish – Terminal Phase
Dominica (Fort Young Dock) – 1/17/2017

dominica (1522)Bucktooth Parrotfish – Initial Phase
Dominica (Fort Young Dock) – 1/19/2017

Volcano Sponge

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Volcano Sponge  – also known as Fire sponge
Dominica (Fort Young Dock) – 1/17/2017

Spotted Snake Eel

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Dominica (Fort Young Dock) – 1/17/2017

Warty Corallimorph

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dominica-1200Warty Corallimorph (red variation)
Dominica (Fort Young Dock) – 1/17/2017

Five-Toothed Sea Cucumber

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Five-Toothed Sea Cucumber
Dominica (Fort Young Dock) – 1/17/2017 & West Palm Beach, Florida (Blue Heron Bridge) – 7/1/2017

Sponge Brittle Star

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Dominica (Fort Young Dock) – 1/17/2017

Frond Oyster

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Frond Oyster
Dominica (Fort Young Dock) – 1/17/2017