Seaweed Blenny (Parablennius marmoreus) – Blue Heron Bridge, Riviera Beach, Fl
Seaweed Blennies are fun to shoot for a lot of reasons – they have dreadlocks, vibrant paint jobs, aren’t afraid of divers, and often live in accessible areas. Here, this momma Blenny relaxes in her home which she fashioned out of a barnacle. Although relaxed, she was watching me very intently. I did not notice until I reviewed the photo that she was laying among her dozens of eggs (tiny pinkish/clear spheres stuck to the inside of her encampment). This Blenny has it all, a beautiful home, a future family, and beautiful hair and make-up. When we went back a few weeks later to check on the eggs’ progress, they were gone, along with momma, hopefully swimming up into the shallows to grow.
Canon G15, Nauticam NAG15, Inon s2000 (x2), Sola Photo 800, Nauticam CMC-1
1/500 sec, f/8, ISO80