Your favorite fish

[Connie]

After the shark thread, I thought I'd start one on your favorite fish. I may not know their real names, but you'll know what I mean.

I love the needle nose fish that float on the top and are so curious of what you're doing.

[LysaC]

In my snorkeling experience, the squid or cuttle fish really stand out in my memory.

They just hover there, in a group, and stare at you. Like they're trying to intimidate you or hynotize you... I don't know.

They're cute!

[Maggy]

I have a soft spot for gray angels. I don't know why, but I just love them.

I also like eagle rays and the spotted drum.

And a lot of other fishes also

[Chet]

Striped Bass...mmmmm, yum. Oh, fish you see! Swimming right next to a 6' Tarpon at Francis. Snorkeling to shore at Brown Bay and floating into a school of Bonefish feeding in the grass.

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[stjdeb]

Fresh Trout with a little lemon and butter? Yum!

[Sun4MySoul]

Blackened Grouper - YUM!

But I love watching the cuttlefish and am always in search of the elusive Spotted Eagle Ray!

[loria]

why a pepperidge farm goldfish of course! smiley or not!

but for looking at well, i really like octopus and seahorses (are those fish??? i guess not)....
for eating i guess i am a simple girl....haddock or cod....sadly declining.

[nothintolose]

Redfish or speckled trout to eat unless you are talking about the big ones like Tuna and Salmon.

As far as when I am snorkeling, I LOVE the angelfish!

And if you count rays, spotted eagle rays.

I would like to get to see a triggerfish next time I am there. If I have seen one in the past, I didn't know what I was looking at

[Connie]

Has anybody ever seen a seahorse? I would find that really interesting!

As far as eating fish, I'll eat just about anything since I don't eat beef, but my favorite has to be salmon.

[LysaC]

had baked haddock last night- simple style- with crushed ritz crackers on top .

i haven't had an oven in over a year (our stove & oven are over 40 years old) so this baked haddock was very special for me!!

[liamsaunt]

My favorite fishes to find while snorkeling are the spotted drum and the queen triggerfish. Also, anytime I find something I have not seen before I get really excited, and that fish becomes my temporary favorite.

Even though they are common, I really like finding the baby damselfish, because they are so pretty with their bright blue spots.

For eating, my favorites are haddock (or cod), tuna, flounder, and striped bass.

[Pickle]

Another vote for the Spotted Drum and the Spotted Eagle Ray - love finding them in the waters of St. John. I have to say that my all time favorites around the world include sharks, not that I love FINDING them while snorkeling... well, depends on the species I guess.

Actually, I'm more like an "invertebrates" girl while snorkeling or eating .

[b-as-u-r]

I have been lucky enough to see a seahorse. I feel like it had to be in the VI's but can't recall exactly where. (That's been happening way too often I might add.) My favorite fish to eat is Sea Bass, followed by tuna. My favorite fish to see while snorkeling are those blue/purple small fish that hang out in a big group together. Though, honestly, snorkeling is not a good snorkel for me until I've seen my turtle. Ali~

[jigzmom]

Not a fish, but I love spotting an octopus. And I really enjoy the colorful parrotfish.