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16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Larval Spotfin flounder

In Florida we have Black Water Diving available to us. Every night a vertical migration occurs in the ocean. We dive off the coast over a depth of about 500 feet and find the most amazing creatures that come up from the depths to eat or be eaten. This is a larval Spotfin Flounder. No bigger than your thumb and as thin as a piece of paper.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2016
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: West Palm Beach, FL, Florida, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D7100
Copyright: © Susan Meldonian