The terminal phase bluehead is the only phase of this species to have a blue head. This fish was about 5 inches in length. They flit around on the reef, so it took some time to get this photo (at about 20 feet).
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Looking inside sea anemones
Previously, I have seen a variety of cleaner shrimp in sea anemones. (And they still occupy many anemones.) However, this year, a number of sea anemones have juvenile bluehead wrasse associated with them. The yellow/black/white juveniles of this species also act as cleaners. These fish were less than 2 inches in length.
The terminal phase bluehead is the only phase of this species to have a blue head. This fish was about 5 inches in length. They flit around on the reef, so it took some time to get this photo (at about 20 feet).
The terminal phase bluehead is the only phase of this species to have a blue head. This fish was about 5 inches in length. They flit around on the reef, so it took some time to get this photo (at about 20 feet).
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