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by: DiverDude Active Indicator LED Icon 15 OP 
~ 11 years ago   Jun 11, '12 7:13am  
  This didn't happen today.  This happened about a week ago.  As everybody knows there are fish that are transparent.  The other day I saw one that is virtually invisible.  If it weren't for his eyeball it would have not been noticed at all.  This little guy was only about 2 inches long.  Most fish that are transparent are pretty easily seen once you are aware that they are there.  There bodies are just slightly accented with color and a hint more on their internal organs.  However, this little guy was completely invisible with the exception of his eyeball.  If it weren't for the reflection of the light (which could only been seen on the most outward edge of his fins) he would be completely invisible.  No coloration on the skin or internals.  Only a black dot for the eye and a slight reflection.  Imagine taking a piece of clear fishing line and cutting it into 3 very small pieces.  Put a dot with a pencil on a piece of glass (not a circle, just a dot) then place the 2 pieces of virtually invisible pieces of fishing line where the outermost edge of the fins and a much smaller piece on the tail then submerge it.     Often times when diving you can see the transparent fish (usually more so on night dives) but to see one this clear was a rare and memorable moment.  He was in 400ft of water on a platform that has produced its last barrel of oil. Also at this location is the highest population of Lion Fish that I have ever run across.  (WC 648, in case someone desires to look it up)  I will be trying to find a photo of this virtually invisible fish but I can say it will probably be quite difficult being that it was almost impossible to see even with the bare eye.  He was not visible through the dive camera which is attached to dive helmets.  The eyeball is so small that even with our HD camera it was incapable of seeing on the surface screen.Lion FishLoading Image...  If anybody should happen upon a photo of a transparent (almost invisible) fish that resides in the Gulf of Mexico, please paste it so I can identify this little guy. 4951
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lola Active Indicator LED Icon 17
~ 11 years ago   Jun 11, '12 7:32am  
Welcome back, dd! 4951
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lola Active Indicator LED Icon 17
~ 11 years ago   Jun 11, '12 7:35am  
Here's a picture. VERY hard to see. 4951
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DiverDude Active Indicator LED Icon 15 OP 
~ 11 years ago   Jun 11, '12 7:37am  
Thanks. I'm not back yet.  We are heading to shore but  will be going right back out tonight.    great pic.   I think that's it! 4951
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~ 11 years ago   Jun 11, '12 7:42am  
Ha! Lemme know when Ziva is available to play with her friends. Emoticon 4951
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~ 11 years ago   Jun 11, '12 7:45am  
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DiverDude Active Indicator LED Icon 15 OP 
~ 11 years ago   Jun 11, '12 8:08am  
ever run across one of these?
 
@mm4731:   No, but I've seen a couple of these:Loading Image...
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~ 11 years ago   Jun 11, '12 8:12am  
....arent those lion fish becoming a big problem? 4951
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~ 11 years ago   Jun 11, '12 8:14am  
Where did you see this fish? Gulf, Ocean, alcohol  assist sleep (snicker)and what was the surroundings? Reef, Rig, Sunken structure, what? 4951
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~ 11 years ago   Jun 11, '12 8:15am  
I think he was diving a rig. 4951
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DiverDude Active Indicator LED Icon 15 OP 
~ 11 years ago   Jun 11, '12 8:23am  
  This was on an abandoned rig which is being removed.  We were  cutting it in half so it could be lifted.  The Lion Fish is taking over the Gulf.  I'm pretty sure it is a "kill on sight" fish now.  Maybe something fun to do with a spear-gun.   ...except that you would then need to recover your spear from the poisonous fish. 4951
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~ 11 years ago   Jun 11, '12 8:51am  
Can[t find anything on google, so you must be fibbing Emoticon 4951
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~ 11 years ago   Jun 11, '12 8:56am  
That's pretty neat @diverdude ! 4951
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DiverDude Active Indicator LED Icon 15 OP 
~ 11 years ago   Jun 11, '12 12:45pm  
@Fofa   ...another fish story.   It was THIS BIG ! ! ! !  LOL  The photo of the fish....   The entire body was as clear as the front top fin from the fish in the photo.  If it weren't for the eye movement... I am certain I wouldn't have seen it.   The one in your photo is transparent but very visible.   I should have named him Casper. 4951
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~ 11 years ago   Jun 11, '12 2:13pm  
I'm not disbelieving, it's just can't find anything that transparent on the web.maybe it is an undiscovered species, because it is so hard to see.That one above is a gobie from off the coast of Italy. 4951
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DiverDude Active Indicator LED Icon 15 OP 
~ 11 years ago   Jun 12, '12 6:21am  
Transparent Flounder  This isn't it, but it's the closest thing I have found to it.  The one I saw had black eyes which were slightly bulging.  I'm wondering if maybe it was a baby Transparent Flounder. ???Photos:webecoist.momtastic. com/2010/05/25/clear ly-beautiful-10-amaz ing-transparent"Many marine creatures employ transparent body tissues in their larval stages in order to help secrete themselves from bigger predators, and fish are no exception. The young flounder above enhances its translucence by virtue of having a flat, thin body plan."..."Flat, tasty and transparent is no way to go through life, so as a young flounder grows it will turn to another way of disguising itself – camouflage. As for its pancake shape, it continues to provide an advantage by helping the flounder keep a low profile on flat, sandy seafloors (and, presumably, the floors of certain frat houses)." 4951
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