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Sunrise in front of our hotel.
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Orange icing sponge (Mycale laevis)-- common around Cayman Brac-- outlining star coral.
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Strawberry sponge - a brilliant red sponge common in Cayman Brac. It looks black at depth without articicial light due to the absorption of red light in the water column.
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Several polyps of spiny flower coral - named for the spiny skeleton underlying the fleshy polyps.
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Nassau grouper getting cleaned by tiny fish.
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Fairy basslets and great star coral. Fairy basslets often swim upside-down.
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School of grunts.
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Tiger grouper being cleaned by a tiny goby (on back). Tiger groupers can change color to blend in with their surroundings, but can usually be identified by their tiger stripes.
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Horse-eye jacks with a bar jack imposter- center.
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Flying gurnard, followed by a bar jack.
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Window through the reef. The Cayman islands have a very well-developed reef structure, with many caves, tunnels, and channels.
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Hawksbill sea turtle.
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