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Tompot Blenny

A portrait of the Blennius gattorugine, one pretty, minuscule and curious fish from the Adriatic Sea.
Photographed with Nikonos V and macro-tubes 2:1 + 3...
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A portrait of the Blennius gattorugine, one pretty, minuscule and curious fish from the Adriatic Sea.
Photographed with Nikonos V and macro-tubes 2:1 + 35mm UW Nikkor, on Fujichrome Sensia (100ASA)
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Aug, 2020

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Nice shot, really strange looking fish... Tony

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Thanks! Check out the Blennidae and Gobiidae. Small but colorful! They're also very inquisitive, and even knocking of rock against the rock can make them come to see what's going on, and maybe find some tasteful morsel to eat. Thus, they're also easily photographed in a Macro setting.
This fish head is maybe 12 milimeters across, so prepare your camera in advance! ;)

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