Fasting Fish Father & Fry (for Friday)
Faving fun with "f" foday for father's fay this feekend!
This male yellowhead jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) broods its young in its mouth. While taking care of the eggs, the male cannot eat.
For the longest time we could not find jawfish with eggs. But starting last year we finally found the location and the eye to spot them.
To get this shot you have to be with a dive buddy that is willing to be patient. The males with eggs are more skittish than usual, so there are many minutes waiting on the sand watching for him to finally pop up briefly out of his hole.
To give a sense of size, he is about 8-10cm long.
The next goal is to dive each night until a shot is captured with him releasing his eggs.
Fasting Fish Father & Fry (for Friday)
Faving fun with "f" foday for father's fay this feekend!
This male yellowhead jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) broods its young in its mouth. While taking care of the eggs, the male cannot eat.
For the longest time we could not find jawfish with eggs. But starting last year we finally found the location and the eye to spot them.
To get this shot you have to be with a dive buddy that is willing to be patient. The males with eggs are more skittish than usual, so there are many minutes waiting on the sand watching for him to finally pop up briefly out of his hole.
To give a sense of size, he is about 8-10cm long.
The next goal is to dive each night until a shot is captured with him releasing his eggs.