H. annulatus is the least common of the sea perches and is not often seen. This is due in part to it's habit of living upside-down "suspended" from the roof of caves. Like a bat, but underwater. This photo was taken at Shark Point in Sydney.
A Goliath in training rests along the bottom on Cudjoe Avenue.At about five feet down, even with 3200 Lumens, give or take, the shade of the mangrove roots make color correction a challenge.Atlantic Goliath GrouperEpinephelus itajaraCudjoe Key Great White Heron National Wildlife RefugeMonroe County Florida, USAOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus 14-42mm II R LensPT-EP13 Underwater Housing, PPZR-EP02 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom GearSea Life CamerasSea Dragon 1200 & 2000 Underwater Light