Recent Sightings - Uncommon to Rare Marine Life

This page is included to inform users of recent sightings of uncommon to rare marine life around Puerto Rico.  In the growing age of conservation, it is exciting to see the following species in their natural environment despite many of them being on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) threatened list.
 

Adult Rainbow Parrotfish (~65 cm), La Parguera Outer Shelf, September 7th 2010  sighted by W.Merten

Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara) (200 cm), La Parguera shelf edge September 2010  sighted by Ivonne Bejarano

Adult Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) (100 cm), La Parguera shelf edge October 15th 2010  sighted by Ivonne Bejarano