Red-lipped batfish in West Palm Beach

Simply bizarre that they are here in North Palm Beach, no? I shot this today.

This dude is probably 7" long.

Check out the little shrimp in his mouth!

Very nice, and very unusual.

btw - have fun on the shark trip coming up, wish I was still going with you :-(

Marty - aren't you going on a rebreather trip instead?

WENT on the rebreather trip (last Feb). I had to choose due to limited time and budget so I spent a week on the Tiburon in Key West taking a tri-mix class for my Inspiration. It was very fun, but no opportunities for photos :-( while trying to follow tables and run drills at 180ft. I did put the training to good use on the Nautilus trip last May where we dove the Transpac off of Princess Royal Island, BC. I got some good images of a hole cut into the hull at 225ft. It really put the Subal to the test! On the first dive the buttons froze up past about 180ft so the second dive I made sure everything was set where I wanted and just used the shutter lever and main & quick dials and it worked perfectly. Next year I'm going to Alaska on the Nautilus for a week. It's a GREAT boat.

WENT on the rebreather trip (last Feb).  I had to choose due to limited time and budget so I spent a week on the Tiburon in Key West taking a tri-mix class for my Inspiration.  It was very fun, but no opportunities for photos :-( while trying to follow tables and run drills at 180ft.  I did put the training to good use on the Nautilus trip last May where we dove the Transpac off of Princess Royal Island, BC.  I got some good images of a hole cut into the hull at 225ft. It really put the Subal to the test!  On the first dive the buttons froze up past about 180ft so the second dive I made sure everything was set where I wanted and just used the shutter lever and main & quick dials and it worked perfectly. Next year I'm going to Alaska on the Nautilus for a week.  It's a GREAT boat.

I have a friend that has also done the Transpac. They were doing some filming with a group. He said it can be a bit disorienting how the ship is perched on the ledge.