Porkfish

Over the many years we have been diving in Bonaire, we have seen porkfish in only 3 years.  And in each case, a single porkfish remained in the same area for months.  This year is a porkfish year, and the vivid coloration of this fish brightens any dive. The porkfish is a member of the grunt family. Although many of the grunts have a fair amount of yellow coloring, the porkfish just seems brighter.  This fish was about 8 inches long, and the photos were taken at a depth of about 25 feet.

Years ago, we were told to think of the two black bands across the head as pieces of bacon -- that way we would remember it was a porkfish.