Wrasse Babies [Diving]
Wrasse(ベラ) is very common fish for the divers.
We can see a lot of wrasse on one diving.
But they are not so popular for photographer.
Some kinds of big wrasse look ugly.
And they swim fast, so it's difficult to take a photo.
But some babies of wrasse are so cute.
Followings are babies I met at Okino-shima.
Lyretail hogfish (ヒオドシベラ), 2cm.
Click to see adult Lyretail hogfish.
Twinspot Wrasse (カンムリベラ), 6cm.
Click to see adult Twinspot Wrasse.
Rockmover Wrasse (オビテンスモドキ), 3cm.
Click to see adult Rockmover Wrasse.
Red Coris Wrasse (ツユベラ), 4cm.
Click to see adult Red Coris Wrasse.
We can see a lot of wrasse on one diving.
But they are not so popular for photographer.
Some kinds of big wrasse look ugly.
And they swim fast, so it's difficult to take a photo.
But some babies of wrasse are so cute.
Followings are babies I met at Okino-shima.
Lyretail hogfish (ヒオドシベラ), 2cm.
Click to see adult Lyretail hogfish.
Twinspot Wrasse (カンムリベラ), 6cm.
Click to see adult Twinspot Wrasse.
Rockmover Wrasse (オビテンスモドキ), 3cm.
Click to see adult Rockmover Wrasse.
Red Coris Wrasse (ツユベラ), 4cm.
Click to see adult Red Coris Wrasse.
タグ:diving
ベラの幼魚は可愛くて見つけると追いかけますが、成魚はメタリックちっくというか派手すぎてちょっと苦手です。(^.^;)
by ile (2009-11-14 21:15)
カンムリベラのベビーちゃんの模様はすごいですね~
昆虫っぽいかも(笑)
by ecco (2009-11-14 23:47)
ileさん
オビテンスモドキの成魚って多分見たことないけど、あの顔は引くね。
by keisuke (2009-11-15 06:47)
eccoさん
カンムリベラは大きな偽目玉が二つあって、蛾系統のデザインかも。
by keisuke (2009-11-15 06:50)
プーケットのベラも鮮やかですぜよっ☆
結構でっかいのは、タイ人、食べてます。
by mee (2009-11-15 10:11)
This article remind me of when I started scuba daiving. Then I watched all of fishes curiously,but I became looking for only rare fish. I should remember that beautiful fish is just beautiful without regard to it's rare or not rare.
by 三毛猫ぽち (2009-11-15 17:37)
meeさん
ベラは万国共通で鮮やかです。
確かにプーケットのシーフードレストランには色鮮やかな魚が並んでました。(正直なところあんまり食欲をそそられなかった。^^)
by keisuke (2009-11-15 20:04)
Pochi-san
Probably every diver has a same experience.
At first, I was surprised at wrasse's colorful body.
But we can see everywhere. So I became not to
take a photo.
I knows they are beautiful to be true.
by keisuke (2009-11-15 20:19)
すご~い!
ygがいっぱいで、目がハートマークになりそう♪
この子たちをちゃんと撮る秘訣って何でしょう?
(今までまともに撮れたことないです…)
by ねいびー (2009-11-16 08:44)
へ~。食べられるんですね!!!
(そっちに興味津々・・・。)
by かものはし (2009-11-16 12:20)
ねいびーさん
この子たちがふらふら、くねくね、ぴゅんぴゅん独特の泳ぎ方をするのは生き残るための手段ですからねえ。秘訣は「追いかけない」「待つ」「数うちゃ当たる」です。
by keisuke (2009-11-16 21:08)
かものはしさん
見た目で食欲そそらない魚が実はフランス料理の高級食材だったりします。ヘラヤガラとかね。
by keisuke (2009-11-16 21:11)