This morning, as we were getting into the water to dive, we encountered a recruitment pulse of sharpnose puffers. The early juveniles were clustered around some extra rope beneath a fishing boat's mooring lines, in about 5 feet of water. They were about a half inch long, but rather chunky, and dark, so they were easy to see. However, they were hard to photograph as they were moving around. I'm guessing that there were at least 40 or 50 of these tiny fish hanging around the ropes.
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| Each dark spot is an early juvenile, please pardon the lack of focus. |
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| A close up of a tiny early juvenile, note the blue markings |
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| Adult puffer at about 35 feet |
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| An adult puffer, about 3 inches long |
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| An adult, frontal view |
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