Shooting Photos on the Reef

I never get tired of watching the huge schools of fish grazing on algae and flowing with the waves.  I snapped over a hundred pictures before I was forced to head back to shore as the cold and shivering started to take its toll on those normally steady camera hands. The water had a fair amount of particulates, probably due to the recent rainstorms and, perhaps, due to  people feeding the fish nearby so not all of the pictures were clear enough to keep.  However, here are a few to give you an idea of the amazing variety of fish.

Convict tangs (Manini in Hawaiian) and Blue-lined Surgeon 

 Blue Parrotfish and Convict tangs

 Moorish Idol

 Rockmover Wrasse

 Snowflake Moray

 Threadfin Butterfly fish

White bar Surgeon and Convict Tang

One Last Fish Picture; Have a Merry Christmas!

Uhu (in Hawaiian) or Parrotfish grazing algae off of the coral.  Have a Merry Christmas!  Hope you are all with friends and family and creating happy memories.

Parrotfsh

Parrotfish, Waikiki, Hawaii. Male parrotfish looking for coral and algae to chew on. They are responsibe for much of the white sand on Hawaiian beaches as they crush, eat and excrete coral as part of their daily diet. At night they sleep in holes in the reef, wrapping themselves in a opalescent mucous cocoon. For you fish-eaters, they are esteemed for their delicate, flakey white meat and, in Hawaii, are often steamed and topped with hot spiced oil and soy sauce.