T.G.I.F. Underwater pic..

parafins · Post by **parafins** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:07 am

Here's a pic of a fish taken @ Maho Bay last year.He looked like a rock at first and never moved.The yellow eyes gave him away or I would have missed him!Parafins

liamsaunt · Post by **liamsaunt** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:25 am

Cool. Is that a scorpionfish, parafins?

California Girl · Post by **California Girl** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:34 am

Niiiic picture! Thanks!

Pickle · Post by **Pickle** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:05 am

Wow, it is a scorpionfish. Very cool. Would love to find one myself someday. Did you see it on the right side of the bay? Thank you, parafins!

parafins · Post by **parafins** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:42 am

Yes,I did spot him in the rocky area just about 40 ft. from shore and if you looked up the hill from there you can see Maho Camps!I love to snorkel this area day or night.What would happen if I would have stepped on him?At the time I took this pic. 2 teenage girls were chatting away STANDING on some of these rocks!It make sense to stay off the rocks in more ways than one!!

Parafins.

Pickle · Post by **Pickle** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:46 pm

parafins wrote:What would happen if I would have stepped on him?At the time I took this pic. 2 teenage girls were chatting away STANDING on some of these rocks!It make sense to stay off the rocks in more ways than one!! Parafins.

It would ruin your vacation, to say the least (I've heard the words "severe pain"). Don't know what type of venom it's got. It may not be fatal, not sure, but you wouldn't want to find that out yourself, for sure.

sea-nile · Post by **sea-nile** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:49 pm

Cool!
You have a good eye!

Maggy · Post by **Maggy** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:49 pm

Cool picture! These guys are so hard to spot. I have never seen one in BVI/STJ, but have seen a couple in Thailand.

The stripes on the tail can be one way to see them.

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