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Queen Triggerfish. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor trigger fish triggerfish
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Queen Triggerfish. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor trigger fish triggerfish

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  • A gray angelfish swims past a barrel sponge. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive fish coral barrel sponge angelfish "angel fish"
  • The black durgeon is a triggerfish. Though divers don't usually get close enough to see it, the fish is actually blue, with a yellow face. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef sand bottom sandy sea floor sea bed coral fish black durgeon
  • A curous rock beauty angelfish moves in for a closer look. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef sand bottom sandy sea floor sea bed coral fish "angel fish" rock beauty angelfish
  • A rock beauty angelfish. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef sand bottom sandy sea floor sea bed coral fish "angel fish" rock beauty angelfish
  • A foureye butterflyfish. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef sand bottom sandy sea floor sea bed coral fish foureye butterflyfish four-eye butterfly "butterfly fish"
  • A honeycomb cowfish. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef sand bottom sandy sea floor sea bed coral fish honeycomb cowfish
  • The flying gurnard fish crawls along the bottom using lower fins and eats small prey on the bottom. The gurnard spreads its 'wings' when startled or alarmed. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor fish flying gurnard
  • Queen Triggerfish. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor trigger fish triggerfish
  • A juvenile French Angelfish. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor juvenile French Angelfish
  • A peacock flounder blends in with the sand of the ocean floor. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor sand fish peacock flounder
  • A large school of squirrelfish streams through a cut in the reef. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor sand reef coral rock rocks fish school squirrelfish "squirrel fish"
  • An immature French angelfish has advanced beyond the juvenile stage and has begun to change to its adult coloration. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor sand reef coral rock rocks fish immature French angelfish "angel fish"
  • A sergeantmajor fish guards his eggs. The sergeantmajor fish turns bright blue when mating and guarding its eggs. Eggs are blue or purple and laid in a patch on a smooth surface. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor sand fish egg eggs guarding sergeantmajor fish "sergeant major fish"
  • A French angelfish cruises through a wrecked boat hull. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor sand fish wreck shipwreck sunken boat french angelfish
  • A French angelfish cruises through a wrecked boat hull. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor sand fish wreck shipwreck sunken boat french angelfish
  • A French angelfish approaching maturity. The stripes that characterize juvenile angelfish have not yet completely disappeared. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor sand fish wreck shipwreck sunken boat deck railing juvenile French angelfish
  • This scrawled filefish seems very used to divers, as it is almost always cited around the stern deck railings on the wreck of the Chien Tong. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor sand fish wreck shipwreck sunken boat deck railing scrawled filefish
  • This scrawled filefish seems very used to divers, as it is almost always cited around the stern deck railings on the wreck of the Chien Tong. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor sand fish wreck shipwreck sunken boat deck railing scrawled filefish
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  • A pair of small boxfish move stay near the structure of a sunken ship. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor sand wreck shipwreck sunken ship fish boxfish "box fish" night
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