The Nassau Grouper (Epinephelus striatus) is becoming more uncommon. This one chose to hide in the mouth of a little cave.
Bloody Bay, Little Cayman Island - Depth 85 feet or 26 meters
The Nassau Grouper (Epinephelus striatus) is becoming more uncommon.
This one chose to hide in the mouth of a little cave.
Bloody Bay, Little Cayman Island - Depth 85 feet or 26 meters
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Nassau Grouper (Epinephelus striatus)
pictured above we found in the mouth of a small cave, where we suspect
he was being cleaned. This spot is evidently a cleaning station,
as the antennae of cleaner shrimp are visible in the crevice at the
lower right side of the image. The Nassau Grouper is
becoming uncommon in many Caribbean sites; Closely related is the
Tiger Grouper, now an item of aquaculture.
Although said to be more common in the Caribbean, we saw on our dives
more Nassau than Tiger Groupers. Bloody Bay, Little Cayman Island - Depth 85 feet or 26 meters |
