BlennyWatcher

Tonight is the night! 🌊

We do apologize about the system error yesterday where the date and times were changed. It is tonight at 6PM EST! We hope to see you there!

Congratulations to REEF Board of Trustees members Ned & Anna DeLoach on being awarded the Beneath the Sea Diver of the Year for Arts! 🎉

This honor recognizes their lifetime of dedication to marine conservation and education — and they're far from done. Ned and Anna continue to inspire underwater naturalists around the world with their adventures photographing "Dream Fish." 📸🐠

We couldn't be prouder!

The ocean’s most eligible bachelor or just another blenny having a big hair day? Normally rather drab in color, this male Hairy Blenny is in his nuptial colors, hoping to attract a female.

For fishwatchers, a common name that matches a distinctive physical characteristic of the fish makes identification a snap if you're able to maneuver for a close look. In this case, the cirri above the eyes and on its nape are thick and hair-like. Now we see how they got their common name.

Denizens of shallow rocky shorelines, Hairy Blennies, are found on both sides of the Atlantic, from Bermuda, throughout the Caribbean and down to Brazil. They’re among the largest of the blennies, sometimes reaching 22 cm (almost 9”) in length.

📸 ⁠ Bonaire 2016

A new article from Ned and Anna - Read about seahorses and their kin in the First Quarter 2026 issue of Alert Diver. Read it online: https://dan.org/alert-diver/article/the-quest-for-seahorses-and-their-kin/