lumpsucker

charlie · Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:22 pm Post subject: lumpsucker

spotted this beauty at St Abbs today (apologies for poor photo quality but it was swaying about in the middle of a mass of kelp Embarassed

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prydain55 · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:45 am Post subject:

Oooh, very pretty. Nice find.

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Shug · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:44 am Post subject:

Good find Chuck. Never seen one of those in real life.

joe · bottlenose dolphin Joined: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 766

What is it????

gus · clown fish Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 377

good stuff, i also have not seen a lumpsucker in the flesh before.

joe, its a lumpsucker, as the title of the post indicates, have a look in a book if you are confused.

cheers

charlie · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:56 am Post subject:

thanks for the feedback guys: the colours were absolutely amazing: very vibrant purple eyes. It looked like a tropical species.

joe · bottlenose dolphin Joined: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 766

Yes well looked it up on the interweb. Seems this critter must be a male and more than likely protecting the eggs in the kelp. Very interesting.

Good find chuck

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