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a new one on me ...
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:16 pm
by Grateful Diver
As I mentioned in another thread, today was a day of firsts ...
- Valerie's first doubles dives
- Rachel's first cold water and first drysuit dive
- My first dive with the new camera
- My first sighting of a certain type of fish
That last one is featured in the following photo show. Valerie identified it as a quill fish or some such ... it's pretty cool looking, as you will see.
Ain't often I get to see something new in Cove 2 ... sure glad I had a camera with me ...
http://photoshow.comcast.net/watch/rv8ym2xQ
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 11:42 pm
by Pez7378
As usual Bob, Great (ful) photos! That snakey looking quill fish is cool!
I took my first series of photos with a friends camera (same set-up as yours and everyone elses it seems) at Cove2 last week. NOT EASY!
I am most proud of the small Octo although I did get a nice photo of a red flabellina and another yet un-identified nudi...... white spiky guy with lines through the cereta? yellow tipped with white points.....kinda like a variable dendronotid yet kinda like a white lined dirona?? I dunno, whatever it is its not in Whelks to Whales!
Looks like its almost time for both a fish ID and a photography course!!
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:50 am
by nwscubamom
OH WOW, OH WOW, OH SUPER WOW!!!!!! It is indeed a Quillfish - Ptilichthys goodei.
Bob, that is a FANTASTIC sighting!!!
Even cooler than a Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker!
Jeff at the aquarium says these guys are only seen within a 6 week window each year - so do your looking NOW I'd say!!
Great photos - I stand in awe!!
Love that underslung jaw - isn't it cool?
Consider yourself one of the very privileged few to have seen this one!
- Janna
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:11 am
by John Rawlings
Wow, Bob! A Quillfish! Now THAT'S cool! I've never seen one!
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:21 am
by Diver_Dave
Right on Bob Nice photos thanks for showing us that guy..I have never seen one before...
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:39 am
by Jan K
Superb! Right time at right place and right guy with camera!
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:29 pm
by divernick
Nice pics of the quillfish! Anyone know why they're only seen during that 6 week window?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:41 pm
by nwscubamom
I suspect that they normally inhabit deeper waters, and come up to the shallows (like a lot of fish) to spawn or file their taxes or something.
- Janna
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:00 pm
by Zen Diver
nwscubamom wrote:OH WOW, OH WOW, OH SUPER WOW!!!!!! It is indeed a Quillfish - Ptilichthys goodei.
Bob, that is a FANTASTIC sighting!!!
Consider yourself one of the very privileged few to have seen this one!
- Janna
Yes, I stand in "elite" company apparently....
-Valerie
(regretting not having her camera since she was trying new gear...)
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:47 pm
by nwscubamom
Well Valerie,
Silly me thought it was just Bob who saw it!!!
OK, so let's hear some of the circumstances surrounding the sighting! And you better fill out a REEF form too (which indubitably you have already!)
- Janna
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:41 pm
by Zen Diver
nwscubamom wrote:Well Valerie,
OK, so let's hear some of the circumstances surrounding the sighting! And you better fill out a REEF form too (which indubitably you have already!)
- Janna
Of course! You think I'd let a rare sighting like that go un-surveyed? I plan on printing out some of Bob's pix too (with photo credit given, of course) so the REEFers won't think I was narced or something crazy.
So, we were swimming along at 62 feet and we both spied this wormy, spaghetti looking thing. Clearly not a pipefish because of it's twisty, squirmy movement, but very cool. Tiny little head, but clear protruding lower jaw. Very very cool.
Looked it up ASAP when I got home
and squealed with delight when I'd ID'd it. Called Bob's cell and left a message (he was back in the water).
Coolness!
-Valerie
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:48 pm
by Sergeant Pepper
Nice pic Bob! What was your depth at sighting?
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:07 am
by nwscubamom
Zen Diver 2 wrote: So, we were swimming along at 62 feet and we both spied this wormy, spaghetti looking thing.
I'm gonna guess it was about 62 feet. <ducks>
- Janna
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:14 am
by BASSMAN
Now I'm wondering if what Tom and I saw at Three tree was a quill fish.
Tom only got video no pics. Tom, can you upload the video?
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:04 am
by Sergeant Pepper
nwscubamom wrote:Zen Diver 2 wrote: So, we were swimming along at 62 feet and we both spied this wormy, spaghetti looking thing.
I'm gonna guess it was about 62 feet. <ducks>
- Janna
Ahh, the hazards of not reading the entire post.
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:24 pm
by Tom Nic
BASSMAN wrote:Now I'm wondering if what Tom and I saw at Three tree was a quill fish.
Tom only got video no pics. Tom, can you upload the video?
No, it was definitely NOT a quillfish... definitely a worm of some sort... and I'm working so hard on uploading Day Island Wall pics I've had no time!
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:54 pm
by Zen Diver
Tom Nic wrote:
I'm working so hard on uploading Day Island Wall pics I've had no time!
What, you're not done yet?
-Valerie
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:37 am
by Diver_Dave
No, it was definitely NOT a quillfish... definitely a worm of some sort... and I'm working so hard on uploading Day Island Wall pics I've had no time![/quote]
Looks like a Quillfish to me...Looks the same as in the books ..
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:31 am
by Sergeant Pepper
Diver_Dave wrote:No, it was definitely NOT a quillfish... definitely a worm of some sort... and I'm working so hard on uploading Day Island Wall pics I've had no time!
Looks like a Quillfish to me...Looks the same as in the books ..[/quote]
Tom Nic was talking about his dive with Bassman. Bob's is definitely a quillfish.
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:33 am
by Diver_Dave
Oh I see,was just giving Nic crap lol...
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:58 pm
by Tom Nic
Tom Nic wrote:BASSMAN wrote:Now I'm wondering if what Tom and I saw at Three tree was a quill fish.
Tom only got video no pics. Tom, can you upload the video?
No, it was definitely NOT a quillfish... definitely a worm of some sort... and I'm working so hard on uploading Day Island Wall pics I've had no time!
Dudes... read the post!
:-) Bassman was talking about what we saw at 3TN, not Bob's pic! Bob's
is a quillfish, Bassman and I were "attacked" by a fast, cool looking, wormy thing that I have video of but no time to edit and upload... (because Val and Sounder insisted that I get the Day Island pics up!) :-)