Bigeye

Priacanthus sp. (?)
Komodo, Indonesia
Fuji S2 in Subal housing, w/ Nikon 17-35 zoom lens

I have never seen Big-eyes with this coloration of horizontal red bars. This may be a developmental stage - these may be sub-adults in transition from juvenile to adult coloration patterns. We saw numerous fish with identical patterns on several dives.

This shot shows the effect of using the 17-35 lens, which makes it possible to pull the image of these fish in closer than would have been possible with the wider 12-24 lens.

 

 

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