Tuesday night in Puget Sound

[Dave_Hicks]

Clockwise:

1. Pacific red octopus (Octopus rubescens)
2. Deep Blade Shrimp (Spirontocaris prionota)
3. Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus orbis)
4. Red Rock Crab with eggs (Cancer productus)

 

Shot with a Nikon Z8, 105mm and +5 SubSea diopter, Backscatter MF-2 snoot strobe + Inon 330 fill strobe

[JonGross]

That looks suspiciously like my Monday night dive at 3 Tree point!  Nice images Dave!

 

I believe that crab is actually a Graceful crab (Cancer gracilis) due to the coloration and shape of the shell), but I could be wrong.

Edited February 8, 2024 by JonGross

[Dave_Hicks]

49 minutes ago, JonGross said:

That looks suspiciously like my Monday night dive at 3 Tree point!  Nice images Dave!

 

I believe that crab is actually a Graceful crab (Cancer gracilis) due to the coloration and shape of the shell), but I could be wrong.

 

Thanks! I'll be diving Redondo tonight around 6-6:30pm if you care to join.

[JonGross]

7 hours ago, Dave_Hicks said:

 

Thanks! I'll be diving Redondo tonight around 6-6:30pm if you care to join.

Ah thanks for the invite, weeknights are tricky without, uh, advance planning.  Hope your dive was fruitful!

[ChipBPhoto]

On 2/8/2024 at 12:01 AM, Dave_Hicks said:

• Pacific red octopus (Octopus rubescens)
• Deep Blade Shrimp (Spirontocaris prionota)
• Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus orbis)
• Red Rock Crab with eggs (Cancer productus)

Outstanding images Dave!