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Nurse shark approaches the wreck of the City of Washington (1917).
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Nurse sharks are generally harmless unless molested
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Two of the many nurse sharks that joined us on our dive
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Great barracuda cruising with the nurse sharks
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Scraweled cowfish change colors to match their background
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Spotted scorpionfish, another master of camouflage
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Caribbean spiny lobster
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Trumpetfish
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Elkhorn coral, once prevalent in the Keys and Caribbean, is now fairly scarce.
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Possibly brown encrusting octopus sponge
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Spotted moray
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Bermuda chub immatures mill about the reef crest on Fingers
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A large and beautiful specimen of grooved brain coral (Diploria labyrinthiformis)
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Redlip blenny
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Midnight parrotfish, aka, "Midnight Marauder"
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School of porkfish, a signature fish of the Florida Keys
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