Arrived just in time to see the lizardfish catch dinner -- an unlucky filefish.
Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.
Dive site Lost Lake Cave, max depth 60 feet.
Aulopiformes is an order of marine ray-finned fish consisting of some 15 extant and several prehistoric families with about 45 genera and over 230 species. The common names grinners, lizardfishes and allies or aulopiforms are sometimes used for this group. The scientific name means "Aulopus-shaped", from Aulopus (the type genus) + the standard fish order suffix "-formes". It ultimately derives from Ancient Greek aulós (αá½ÂλÃŒÂ, "flute" or "pipe") + Latin forma ("external form"), the former in...
