1 First divesite was Chain Reef, a Banded Coral Shrimp on a sea fan
2 Flamingo Tongue Snail, also on a sea fan. The markings are not on the shell, but on the snail's mantle that it extends to cover its shell as camouflage.
3 Schoolmasters, a species of snapper accompanied by small Fairy Basslets and a section of the large encrusted chain that gives the site its name
4 Vase sponge
5 Sea fan
6 Dash Gobys scooting along the bottom on their pectoral fins
7 Squirrelfish
8 Another Flamingo Tongue Snail
9 A school of Blue Tangs on Chain Reef
10 I cannot recommend Indigo Divers highly enough. Chris and Katie Alpers run an incredible operation, six divers max, and often just four. The last two days I was…
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12 The Oro Verde was a ship intentionally sunk in 1980. Since then, many storms have broken up the wreck and spread it across the bottom.
13 A transmission housing
14 A Yellowhead Jawfish poking out of its burrow
15 A feather duster worm
16 It's snack time for this turtle
17 Turtle and French Angelfish
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19 Yellow Stingray cruising the bottom
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