This needlefish is smaller than the Crocodile needlefish and they are often in large schools near the surface. They are hard to photograph because their color is so similar to the surface of the ocean. I wouldn’t have noticed this one if it didn’t nearly spear me in the mask as I swam by. Makena [...]

These fish are found almost exclusively within the two feet below the surface, you can easily miss them if you are looking down. They don’t like to come too close, and their color makes them hard to spot with the surface color of the water nearly the same as the fish. Their camaflauge makes it [...]