reef – Page 10 – A Darker View

Postcard from the Reef – Trumpetfish

Trumpetfish — A trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) loitering under an overhang, 25ft depth at Holoholokai

Postcard from the Reef – Banded Urchin

Banded Urchin — A young banded urchin (Echinothrix calamaris) embedded in a cave wall at 25ft depth at Holoholokai

Postcard from the Reef – Fireworm

Lined Fireworm — A lined fireworm (Pherecardia striata) and sponge on a rock shelf, depth 25ft at Holoholokai

Postcard from the Reef – Down Deep

Pete Down Deep — Pete at the wreck of the Naked Lady

Postcard from the Reef – Tinker

Just a little bit jealous… My friend Pete shot a beautiful photo of a tinker’s butterflyfish…

Tinker's Butterflyfish — Tinker’s butterflyfish (Chaetodon tinkeri), photo by Pete Tucker

Postcard from the Reef – Descent

Descent — Pete descending to the reef forty feet below

Postcard from the Reef – Dascyllus Reef

Dascylus Reef — A Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) hovers over the reef

Postcard from the Reef – Pete on the Reef

Pete on the Reef — Pete looking for subjects to photograph on a Kona reef

Yellow-Spotted Guard Crab

Yellow-Spotted Guard Crab — A yellow-spotted guard crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) shelters in the arms of an antler coral (Pocillopora eydouxi)

Postcard from the Reef – Lantern Toby

Lantern Toby — A lantern toby (Canthigaster epilampra) hiding in a reef crevice