What: Napoleon Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), an endangered species.
Adults are very large - about 45 inches (115 cm) long.
Where: I took this photo in the Red Sea, near Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Adults are very large - about 45 inches (115 cm) long.
Where: I took this photo in the Red Sea, near Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
31 comments:
That is one unusual face! Even for a fish. Kind of scary, actually.
Happy WW!
The blues are amazing. Not being a diver, I never see this. Closest thing in my neighborhood is Lake Tahoe.
Cool looking fish. It's hard to believe that huge fish is a wrasse since we kept several small wrasse in our salt water tank in Jakarta. Colin agrees with Will, he thought it was scary!
BTW it's not so much that I got used to the tropics but more I have always lived where it is warm. I am a South Texas girl. The last time I saw snow was '85 when we had a freak snow storm in San Antonio. I hate being cold but the colors on the trees are amazing! Trade-offs I guess.
Tropical fish are often so bizarre looking. Here in the arctic we have fish that just look like fish, kinda boring, but tasty.
It's starting to freeze up here. In a couple weeks we will be hooking through the ice for tomcods.
He's rather magnificent! I loved the nudibranchs below. They're beautiful.
What a strange creature! (He would probably think the same of me if I were down there!) He seems to be rolling his eyes. Great shot!
Beautiful and blue!!
Man, what a fish! Never seen anything quite like that. And look at the eyes. Thanks for joining Watery Wednesday!
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I have to say that although fish kind of creep me out, your site is very soothing. Will definitely come back to visit.
That is one cool fish ! My first visit, and I absolutely love your blues!
What an incredibly deep blue of water! And that fish is like some bizarre shape in a sci fi movie!
Brilliant pic!
It looks ferocious so I'm surprised it's endangered. My, the water sure is blue!
Exotic looking.
Must have been very impressive when you saw it !
I am leaving on Nov 15 for 2 weeks Red Sea !! Am I happy to escape the rainy weather here !
That's a beautiful fish but a little scary.
Again, another great photo.
Happy WW.
Wow...nice shot!
That is a very interesting fish, with the "shell" on top of its head.
And what a great collection of blue on blue.
It must be quite impressive to encounter such a fish up close. And I don't think it sounds scary at all.
Stunning blue - I'm mesmorized by the eye - fantastic 'catch!'
An awesome fish and I enjoyed learning about him. Thank you. Great photograph.
He is huge! I hope his disposition doesn't match his looks! He seem quite angry looking!
This is amazing. What a sinister expression!
Yikes...that fish IS huge. And it looks like you can see right thru it. Happy WW. Great shot. Thanks for stopping by my friend:)
Hi Bobbie, I like your big fish. I saw a three foot bluish fish swimming in our little creek the other day.
I took a picture but no fish was in the picture. A good reason to buy a nice camera don't you think?
Happy WW! Thank you for peeking in at my cat stuff and for your nice comment. Amber is a very nice cat. I put her story on my regular (Little) blog.
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So beautiful!
Oh, man. I envy you guys so much!!!
Great picture, as usual. What a treat is to come here every Wednesday!!!
My post...
Thanks to all our Wordless Wednesday friends, and our new Watery Wednesday friends, for stopping by. If anyone would like to know more about the Napoleon Wrasse, stay tuned. I have a whole article about this big fish in preparation, which I will post soon.
Bobbie
What a wierd looking goliath!
I love the profile in this, what a unique face, great shot Bobbie.
@ ScienceGuy - They definitely are weird looking fish.
@ Bernie - Thanks very much.
Bobbie
wow, thats a wierd looking fish
must have been pretty deep under water ei?
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