Stars in their eyes - Red Irish Lords
One of the most colourful species of fish found in the Pacific Northwest is the Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus). Diving in tropical waters around the world you run into hundreds of different plants and animals brilliantly coloured, however in the Eastern Pacific there are far fewer plants and animals. One of the exceptions is this member of the sculpin family.
These bottom dwelling little fish are ambush predators and part of their amazing colour patterns is to blend in with the reefs and rocks around them.
These master of camouflage blend in just perfectly into their surroundings making them just fade into the sub-straight. Once spotted they make for a glorious image.
One truly wondrous adaptation of the Red Irish Lord is its multicoloured flecks that are ever present in their striking eyes. Lighting the flecks up just right shows off the golden to green hues that resinate from their eyes.
Found as far north as Alaska all the way down the coast to Northern California the Red Irish Lord are typically found at recreational diving depth but has been seen as deep as 400 plus feet.
Photographing these little guys can be challenging but so rewarding. Capturing the brilliance in their years and the colours in their bodies can make your day on any dive.
For more images of Red Irish Lords and other sculpin species: http://www.scottstevensonphotography.ca/ocean/
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It always amazed me to see beauty of our nature. We are always discovering news places and so many new spicies. These are indeed very beautiful pictures. Love for our nature. Thanks for sharing your hard work.
These pictures are outstanding. The resolution is very sharp.
In addition, these fish are very intriguing specimen. They’re ability to camolflage is incredible. It’s quite impressive you were able to capture such great shots of them
Very nice photography of the fish.
Thanks for posting @scottdphoto
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Awesome read. Those are some pretty neat fish.
awesome photos! I shared to my 2200+ friends on fb at https://www.facebook.com/rametatron I've never heard of that fish before
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Impressed by the photos so beautiful colorful, of much detail, pleasing to the eye, I congratulate him for the post, I love, as well as refers to the coral and marine fauna, in this case the Red Fish Irish Lord. Very good post
God is good,this image is mind blowing i cannot stop looking at this fish,it looks as if it was made with golds and diamonds.
this is pretty amazing, they are not only beautiful but can also protect themselves with their camouflage skin from predators.
Sobhana ALLAH