One of the smaller fish you may come across on a dive in the Pacific Northwest is the Northern Ronquil, Ronquilus jordani.
This ronquil is commonly found along rocky reefs, this fish can be seen both in the shallows at great depth, reach as deep as 200 meters. There are only seven know species of ronquil in the world oceans, all of which reside in the Pacific Ocean from Siberia to California.
Northern Roquil's have large eyes and mouths, with slender long bodies. Male Northern Ronquils have orange backs with iridescent blue fins bordered in black, while the females have olive backs and paler blue fins bordered in brown. These colour variations are wonderful to photograph.
Ronquil's tend to sit just outside their dens watching the world go by, if spooked these fish will quickly retreat back into their safe place. Be patient and move slowly, these fish are curious so let them come to you.
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Scott
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Woah ! I have always liked your pictures Scott ! This is just Amazing Photography. I seek a lot of knowledge from your posts. Keep uploading . Cheers 😊
Great Close up's.
What lense's did you use for these?
Assuming some long focal length one's
I shot all of these images with a Canon 100mm macro lens.
As a diver, I know how difficult it is to photograph these little fish. You really have to be very patient. How long did it take you to take these great shots? Sunny greetings from Bali
I shot these of several dives. These fish are great subjects. Bali must be beautiful. Thanks for checking out my post.
Yes, Bali is beautiful place. I made a small compilation of the dive sites of Bali with pictures. I would appreciate if you have time that you take a look at the pictures. Maybe you can give me some tips :-). Greetings from Bali
Good post brother
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You are good man keep it up
Oh!. Very beautiful photography I fall in love with these Image
This pictures is better than better
Nice pictures. Keep up the good work
wow very nice excellent post
Oh my goodness he is so cute. I do like his yellow markings. Do the females look much different?
The way the photography has been done is amazing. As far as I know, this kind of photography comes with great challenges !!
All those pictures are really beautiful. You have my vote, friend. Greetings.
Wow, did you take the shot underwater. How small is the fish in length. Is it smaller than the Paedocypis progentica? I hope I spelt it well.
Cool little fish. Do you go diving often?
beautiful fish
information from you add my knowledge. thank you
Ronquil's tend to sit just outside their dens watching the world go by, if spooked these fish will quickly retreat back into their safe place. Be patient and move slowly, these fish are curious so let them come to you.
its good
i like your post
Woohoo it looks really sweet and cute little creature.
fish has a unique characteristic with a very beautiful color makes people interested in him
are they related to goby? they look quite similar.
How long is that fish would you say? Also is it edible :-D Asking for a friend...
Buen post! Gran trabajo con las fotografías.
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Cool pic! Thanks for sharing. I need to do some PNW diving!