zigzag wrasse - a photo on Flickriver

zigzag wrasse

            I guess there are not many species of land animals that have few photos of them posted on flickr. Yet it seems that many of the fish we see often in the lagoon are rarely seen in photos by non snorkellers. One of the visitors here gave a reason a while ago; divers get to see and photograph far more of the species found in deep water, another possible reason is that many of the fish living in shallow water (like this zigzag wrasse - Halichoeres scapularis) move very quickly and constantly change direction so it is hard to focus on them or predict where they are going to be or prefocus to get the shot. This shot shows a close up of the terminal ( male) phase together with one of the things it likes to eat, the sea urchin. The yellow blur bottom right is part of the tail. When the water warms up I will be trying to get a photo of the whole fish; - )                              
   

Taken on: November 2, 2011

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Groups appears in: • Underwater Magic • Mauritian Photographr more » • Snorkeling around the world • Mauritius100 « less

Camera: Sony DSC-W290, f/4.5, 1/500 sec, 13.7mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSC-W290
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	13.7mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Picasa
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