Linda

Small Hope Bay Lodge
Andros Island, Bahamas
http://www.smallhope.com/

These painted bulb tunicates look like flowers. Videograph by Rich Torkington in Bahamas 2005

Dive Journal: This morning’s dive is scheduled at a site named simply “Top of the Wall”. This dive is at the edge of the Tongue of the Ocean, the very deep channel of water just east of Andros Island. SHBL offers specialty dives here that go much deeper if you are so inclined.

The wall consists of a double ridge that starts at about 65 feet, ramps down to 90 feet, then goes vertical into the depths. The exploring along the ridges is good, and we also keep a eye on the deep blue midwater for pelagics.

I’m drawn to several patches of a creature called a painted bulb tunicate and take some video. Near the end of the dive, Linda calls me over to examine a very cooling looking fish with a spiny dorsal fin and a sort of helmet. We later identify him as a quillfin blenny – a new fish for us!

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