Category: Tara’s Fave Fish Friday
By: Tara Davey
Tara’s Fave Fish Friday – White-Eyed Moray
Welcome to Tara’s Fave Fish Friday! Where we explore one of Tara’s favorite fish from the Solitary Islands Marine Park.Today’s fave fish is the White-Eyed Moray - Gymnothorax thyrsoideus.It's a very special Tara's Fish Friday today because is my birthday! These guys are one of my big time, top of the list, absolute-favorite-faves, and the video…
By: Tara Davey
Tara’s Fave Fish Friday – Three Spot Damsel
Welcome to Tara’s Fave Fish Friday! Where we explore one of Tara’s favorite fish from the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Today’s fave fish is the Three Spot Damsel - Dascyllus trimaculatus Everywhere in the Solitary Islands Marine Park! They like to stick around hard corals, and anenomes. These guys seem a little startled by me! Can…
By: Tara Davey
Tara’s Fave Fish Friday – Stars-and-stripes Puffer
Welcome to Tara’s Fave Fish Friday! Where we explore one of Tara’s favorite fish from the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Today’s fave fish is the Stars-and-Stripes Puffer/Stars and Stripes Toadfish - Arothron hispidus The Juvenile of this puffer are so cute! We tend to see them quite often throughout the Solitary Islands Marine Park. They eat…
By: Tara Davey
Tara’s Fave Fish Friday – Zebra Lionfish
Welcome to Tara’s Fave Fish Friday! Where we explore one of Tara’s favorite fish from the Solitary Islands Marine Park.Today’s fave fish is the Zebra Lionfish – Dendrochirus ZebraThe gorgeous Lionfish! The Zebra Lionfish is relatively common in the Solitary Islands Marine Park, but not as common as the Common Lionfish. We determined that this was…
By: Tara Davey
Tara’s Fave Fish Friday – Orange Basslett
Welcome to Tara’s Fave Fish Friday! Where we explore one of Tara’s favorite fish from the Solitary Islands Marine Park.Today’s fave fish is the Orange Basslett (or fairy basslett) – Pseudanthias squamipinnisThese fish definitely catch the eye! The ones pictured are female, and the male are a darker purple colour. They're aundant at the islands, can…
By: Tara Davey
Tara’s Fave Fish Friday – Girdled Scalyfin (Girdled Parma)
Welcome to Tara’s Fave Fish Friday! Where we explore one of Tara’s favorite fish from the Solitary Islands Marine Park.Today’s fave fish is the Girdled Scalyfin, which we know more commonly as Girdled Parma – Parma unifasciataThese fish are actually not a favorite of mine at all, but "Tara's most annoying fish friday" doesn't quite have…
By: Tara Davey
Tara’s Fave Fish Friday – Old Wifes
Welcome to Tara’s Fave Fish Friday! Where we explore one of Tara’s favorite fish from the Solitary Islands Marine Park.Today’s fave fish is the Old Wife – Enoplosus ArmatusThese fish are really close to my heart! We see them on most dives at the Solitary Islands cruising about, almost always in a pair, and sometimes but…
By: Tara Davey
Tara’s Fave Fish Friday – Barrier Reef Anenome Fish
Welcome to Tara's Fave Fish Friday! Where we explore one of Tara's favorite fish from the Solitary Islands Marine Park.Today's fave fish is the Barrier Reef Anenome Fish - Amphiprion akindynos These little guys are a regular at the Solitary Islands Marine Park! We are very lucky to have a lovely mix of tropical and subtropical fish…
By: Tara Davey
Tara’s Fave Fish Friday – Gunther’s Butterflyfish
Welcome to Tara's Fave Fish Friday! Where we explore one of Tara's favorite fish from the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Today's fave fish is the Gunther's Butterflyfish - Chaetodon Guentheri. These cuties are often found in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. They're a tropical but cold-water species, which makes the Dive Sites we see them at…