One Serious Mohawk

in macrophotography •  7 years ago 

Trends in fashion come and go but I'm not sure if anyone told this fish.

High Cockscomb-1.jpg

This little guy is a High Cockscomb, Anoplarchus purpurescens, they belong to the prickleback family. They have a similar body type to an eel but are actually a ray-finned fish. Most grow no bigger than about 20 cm and typically live on rocky reef in the intertidal zones from southern Alaska to southern British Columbia.

These fish have huge colour variations and in some cases you might not know if your shooting the same fish if they were side by side. One distinguishing feature of these fish is there mohawk like head structure. Having this colourful head peice makes these guys either very fashion forward or dinosaur. Either way I'm not sure they care.

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

Scott

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Cool photo! Did you catch it yourself?

Yes, this little guy was resting on the sand just outside a pile of rocks that it was living in. These are pretty timid fish so it was really nice to get this image.

Thanks for sharing. Great picture. I have never heard of this fish.

I wanna diiiiiiive!!!!
I cant wait to be at the south pacific in México! :)

Seeing this little fish reminds me of the one that comes out in the little spongebob. LOL.

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What an interesting looking creature!! Great shot! Resteemed.

Thanks for the resteem.

Amazing photo, good job!

nice fish

the fish is so funny. That made my day. 🤣🤣🤣. thank you for posting this pic.

That fish has good camouflage. Nice shot

Nice click ,colors of fish are looking like water painting Allah's beautiful creature

Very awesome little dude! Must have been tricky to find and even trickier to photograph!

It was it was sitting on the sand just outside a pile of rocks. These fish are pretty timid so it was great to get an image.

Very nice shot. It is still necessary to be able to see it