falls church, virginia
fri 22-mar-02 18:51


palani - kahalu`u bay

Cold. It is just plain cold. A friend email a picture of Belize. All afternoon, I was having a Big Belize Attack. Carlton kept asking "grownup type" questions - like can you drink the water. Who cares - I bet you can drink the beer.

Today's image is a palani - ring tail or blue tail surgeonfish. They are quite large and appear in big herds. Palani are sort of like "reef buffalos" and definitely bully other fishes around Kahalu`u Bay. Also, if you get caught up in a frenzy of palani - when someone is feeding them - you definitely wonder about just how sharp are the little blades at top of their tails are.

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