Coffins Patch - Underwater photos by Attila Reisz.  
Coffins Patch is near Marathon, 3.5 miles out from Fat Deer Key in the middle Florida Keys . . . . 
 - a favorite "snoraking" site when in the Florida Keys!

In 8 to 20 feet of water:

Queen Angelfish with Gorgonians: Sea Fans and soft Feather Corals

 
Blue Tang, Sea Fan and Smooth Starlet Coral

 
Blue Tang, Bluestriped Grunt (background-center), 2 White Grunts, Sponges

    
Spotted Drum - Intermediate stage                Gorgonians - soft corals
- Spotted fin and tail of adult, not yet developed.

   
Grey Angelfish                                                                    Queen Angelfish

    
Trunkfish and Sea Fingers                                    Porkfish Grunt

Spanish Hogfish

 
Hogfish

Damselfish - juvenile                                          Yellowtail Damselfish and Spotlight Parrotfish

Rainbow Parrotfish with Remora attached                                    Bluestriped Grunt

 
Porcupinefish                                 Squirrelfish and Smallmouth Grunt

Trumpetfish

Scrawled Filefish


Jack fish                                                            Spanish Grunt and large Sea Fan

School of Grunts

School of Tomtate Grunts

Sea Rod Gorgonian

School of Sergeant Majors, Sea Fan with Yellowtail Snappers on left, and Smooth Brain Coral with Jacks behind.

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