There were so many unique animal encounters, first time captures and interesting finds that it was hard to select which ones to include..although we did land on the 26 below. Additionally, we saw dive propulsion vehicles (DPVs) on a couple of different dives and we explored the southern buoy at Salt Pier. It’s an action packed video, so get started already!
* Larval Mantis Shrimp
* Elapomorpha Larva
* Coral Spawning
* Silversides
* Ruby Brittle Star
* Ornate Chiton
* Furry Sea Cucumber
* Two Claw Shrimp
* Charming Porcelain Crab
* Flamingo Tongues
* Squat Anemone Shrimp
* Southern Sennets
* Brown Chromis
* Caribbean Reef Squid
* Octopus
* Green Moray Eel
* Milk Conch
* Six-Keyhole Sand Dollar
* Sun Anemone
* Hybrid Hamlet
* Permit
* Spotted Eagle Ray
* Acorn Worm
* Sand Snapping Shrimp
* Orangespotted Goby
* Sailfin Blenny
UNCOMMON SEA LIFE AND FIRST TIME CAPTURE IDENTIFICATION
We primarily use two sources to validate sea life we don’t recognize. The first is Florent's Guide To TheTropical Reefs which can be found at [ Ссылка ]. Its free and has lots of pictures, but is not comprehensive. The second is “The Reef Set: Reef Fish, Reef Creature and Reef Coral (3 Volumes)”. The box set can be found on Amazon; however with all our travels, we also purchased the eBooks ([ Ссылка ]) so we don’t have to carry an extra five pounds of paper in our luggage. :-)
Caribbean Reef Life (4th Edition) is also a terrific downloadable PDF with hundreds of pictures and descriptions. [ Ссылка ]
We also reference other sources from time to time as well.
Here are some links to more information/images about some of the more unique animals in this video.
* Ruby Brittle Star - [ Ссылка ]
* Squat Anemone Shrimp - [ Ссылка ]
* Furry Sea Cucumber - [ Ссылка ]
* Twoclaw Shrimp - [ Ссылка ]
* Milk Conch - [ Ссылка ]
* Sun Anemone - [ Ссылка ]
* Sand Snapping Shrimp - [ Ссылка ]
* Sailfin Blenny - [ Ссылка ]
CAMERA EQUIPMENT
* Underwater Camera - iPhone 14 Pro Max
* Underwater Housing - Divevolk Seatouch 4 Max
* Underwater Lights - Kraken Hydra 8000 WRGBU
* Camera App - iOS Camera App
* Land Camera - iPhone 14 Pro Max
* Driving Camera - GoPro Hero 9 Black (using the GoPro suction cup mount)
