technicolor fish kiss to Meryl

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Thanks to Jerome Slagle now I know that is a Mandarin Fish!

Mandarin fish are one of the tiniest species among ocean spawners, which reproduce by depositing thousands of eggs into the water. Wide-ranging species such as tuna, whitefish, and sardines all belong to the same group, but are much harder to track and study than the tiny mandarin fish, which are only one to two inches (20 to 55 millimeters) long and live close to shore in the shallow waters of coral reefs.

As the researchers monitored mandarin fish populations, they found that each evening, within 20 minutes of sunset, groups of three to five females gathered. Each group had its own "street corner" to which its members returned night after night. Males visited the sites and displayed courtship behavior, hoping to attract females.
LOL!

They are found in much of the western Indo-Pacific, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, and New Guinea.

I found this in the National Geographic website

So, is a Mandarin blue! aka Ruben, Henry and Owen.. (But.. if is female?)

O.R: The colour is just like i post here, this photo doesnt has too much retouch, generally, I like to show the real color of the things.. except if i want to put some art.

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n ï c o l å s says:

ahh bue que foto zarpada !
creo que se llama ruben
pero no estoy del todo seguro :-P
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

veru·bouvet says:

hahaha!!!! gracias!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Kevin says:

I know the name of that fish- it's Henry!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Jerome Slagle says:

Great shot of a Mandarin fish!!!! encarta.msn.com/media_701681876_761560170_-1_ 1/Mandarin_F...Please post this great shot in (Under the Sea).

Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Dëdalus says:

Es Owen, íntimo amigo de la familia !!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

sergio_conda says:

buenisima....!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Vely*** says:

pero que colorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
que linda Nev!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

.::ЯεtouR Sur Soi::. says:

uuuuuuuuuuyyy que bonito.. de que es?? agua dulce o salada?
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

.::ЯεtouR Sur Soi::. says:

ooh ya veo.. de agua salada..
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

silkegb says:

Reee linda!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

veru·bouvet says:

Los peces Mandarín son una de las especies más diminutas del océano, que se reproducen depositando miles de huevos en el agua. Grandes species como atún, tímalo, y sardinas todos pertenecen al mismo grupo, pero son mucho más difíciles de rastrear y estudiar que los peces mandarín, que tienen sólo una a dos pulgadas (20 a 55 milímetros) de largo y viven cerca de la orilla en las aguas de arrecifes de coral.

Cuando los investigadores supervisaron poblaciones de peces Mandarín, ellos encontraron que cada tarde, 20 minutos después de la puesta del sol, grupos de tres a cinco hembras se juntaban. Cada grupo tenía su propia 'esquina de la calle' a la cual sus miembros volvieron noche tras noche. Los machos visitaron los sitios y mostraron comportamiento de noviazgo, esperando atraer a hembras. Si serán flirtreros! :D
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

veru·bouvet says:

LOL Kevin and DD! (noone thought that could be female!) :D

Thanks a lot Jerome!!!! im posting in the group
(What it was not stopping calling my attention was that it was not stopping moving his fins .. it was looking like a hummingbird. It was hiding and extracting the head to see if I was there, very nicely!)

Muchas gracias chicos!! este pez no paraba de moverse, parecía un perrito moviendo la cola a más no poder :P
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

davincithepoppa says:

I think his name is Samuel...Yes... Samuel the Fish..heheh He's beautiful~
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

-meryl- says:

Awww thank you my friend, what gorgeous colours ... *Kisses fishy back* :o}
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Dalileo says:

wow, great shot...!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

gajomailindo says:

"Mandarin fish are one of the few marine tropicals which can be easily
sexed. There are a number of morphological features which can be used
to differentiate between the sexes. The males tend to be larger and
more robust than the females. The caudal and soft dorsal fins are
larger in the male and the male tends to have more orange on it's
face. However, the most distinctive difference is in the dorsal fin.
The males have a greatly elongated first dorsal spine while females
do not. In fact, in some males this dorsal spine is long enough to
actually reach the base of the caudal peduncle when laid flat."
www2.hawaii.edu/~delbeek/delb15.html
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

'J' says:

Hermosa criatura, un fotón.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Clickr_Flickr says:

Bluetiful!

You win a trophy!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

furbychan says:

Oh! nice shot!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

ëzaricos says:

Esta dando un besito mientras vuela.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

pele says:

Qué hermosos colores! super fotaza!!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

DavyRocket says:

So BLUE!!! I love blue....

:^)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

veru·bouvet says:

hugs Davy! ;)

muchas gracias a cada uno, por tan lindos comments!!

(((poppa))) (((meryl)))

thanks to everyone! :)

Thanks for the Info gajomailindo.. this fish is very interesting, isn´t it? :)

THank you Clickr clickr for the prize :) (i will add there right now!)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

stinkerbell1 says:

that is an incredible fish photo Nev. merveillosa!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

tr1307 says:

Wow! Cool shot. A fav
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

elekaese says:

Es Peter el primo de Nemo
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

veru·bouvet says:

Thank you!!! :)))

haha pariente lejano!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

~Sage~ says:

Gorgeous shot!
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Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

veru·bouvet says:

thank you Sage!!! I m going to post this fish in your group, thanks for the invitation too :)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

AlexandraPhotos says:

Beautiful fish. Amazing colours and a lovely image
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Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

khamgu says:

cool!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

veru·bouvet says:

thanks AlexandraPhotos and Khamgu!

Alexandra, I really appreciate your invitation :) thanks!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

B@ni says:

Gorgeous...
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Oesters says:

You are my winner!
Please add this photo to
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Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

veru·bouvet says:

thank you B@ni and Oesters for the fav and the ciberaward! :))
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Susan L. Pettitt Photography (Away) says:

Wow!!!
Magnificent shot :)

This is an impressive photo and I'm happy that it is included in Spectacular Animals.

Why not go through your Favorites and see if you have some world class animal photos to invite to the group.

Seen in Spectacular Animals.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

belkin59 says:

Great Shot.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Rafa_Magallanes! says:

Wooow.. muy buena captura, los colores son hermosos =) y ademas la captaste en el momento preciso, me gusta la profundidad de campo y el encuadre es buenisimo.

Muchisimas felicidades Nevfeniel haz conseguido una buena fotografia.

saludos
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Jennifer Esperanza {Mahita} says:

~ VIVID COLOR ~ cool shot ~
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

mr_chato says:

preciosa.. muy linda.. de verdad
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Indra Swari says:

Hey, this photo is awesome!

You are invited to share this photo to Mandarin Fish group
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Jeff Monroe says:

Great intensity of color, nice work.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Bystander> says:

Wow! puse una de un pez similar en mi set, no sabía el nombre. Tu foto está muy linda!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Remiss63 says:

so very beautiful. wonderful color and feeling.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

veru·bouvet says:

Muchas gracias a todos!! thanks a lot to everyone!! :)
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

No me robaras la niñez says:

hermoso pez y foto!! realmente alucinante los colores!!! :D

You are my winner!
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Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

pensante75 [deleted] says:

Exotico
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

veru·bouvet says:

Muchas gracias!!

Thanks DeeSnke!!!!!! thank you for all your invitations!!!! :)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

bunchadogs & susan says:

It's absolutely beautiful.

I saw this in A Big Fave
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

smwoerner says:

Fantastic shot.

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Tall Bob says:

WoW!!! Just The BEST!!

I saw this in Impressed by your Beauty! (Invite only images)

Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

veru·bouvet says:

Thanks to everyone for the kindness! :)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

jx13061306 says:

Fabulosa fotografia ¡¡¡
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

veru·bouvet says:

gracias!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

iessi says:

wow.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Sandra_R says:

Wow! What a perfect shot! Love the colors!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Anderson Rod says:

Really impressive !!!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

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tks!

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Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

veru·bouvet says:

Thanks a lot for the nice comments and invitations!

thank you Denis!!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Shichiroku says:

Complimenti bellissima foto.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

jacilluch says:

preciso, ♥ ♥ ♥
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

uberdoog says:

About 2 inches is right. I've watched this fish mesmerized for many hours. I love the way it stalks around the tank (as if you could stalk with such gaudy neon colors!) and inspects everything in it.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Miche_le says:

Che colori!!!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Ken_Tokyo says:

Beautiful!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Eternal Miracle says:

Simplemente maravilloso!!!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Guy with the Kodak [deleted] says:

Hi! That's quite a good shot of a fish you have there! I think it would suit perfectly in this group. Thank you!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Best Picture Gallery! ( Comment on at least one. ), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

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Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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What a lovely creature! BLUEtiful!!! ;o))

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Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Alberto Laz says:

Amazing.. just perfect. :)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

_giovanipaim says:

que linda!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

zuzana.baranova says:

Great photo. And very nice fish! :)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

sd_rashed says:

vow..
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Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

acvillar says:

divina foto!!!
te felicito
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

JeNNy JaRaMiLLo says:

Wooooow!!!! Es increÍBle!!

Hermosa fotografia!!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

christina kallberg says:

Spectacular shot ! Im very impressed.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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This would be great in our Contest "Life Under The Big Blue"
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Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

cemcgee says:

I've also heard it called a mandarin goby. They're such fun fish, I have one in my tank.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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Your divine shot was called to the group "Gods chosen picture"!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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This is Amazingly Beautiful!!!! :))

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Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

marthy... [deleted] says:

bellissima foto!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Shutterbug21 says:

great picture!!!! its sad that fewer mandarins excist in the wild now and rapidly declining.
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Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Gabrios_LBF says:

spectacular colours!!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

K.Al-Qattan. says:

woooow thats really amazing shot & Great colors ;)
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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Hola, soy el administrador de un grupo llamado **I love Argentina** (Post 1 Award 3) y nos encantaría agregar tu foto al grupo.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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Wonderful job! I love the colors on this fish. Again, great job, and I'd like to invite you to my group. A Conversation with Nature, We'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

worrywart222000 says:

that is really pretty
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ANIMAL EDEN, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

Beautiful
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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I love this photograph.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

@ly$ in wonderland says:

stunning capture, the colours are fantastic!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

abrikros [deleted] says:

Divina!.. que colores y eso es lo que tiene el azul.
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