I encountered this photogenic 3 cm Tripod Fish larva during a blackwater scuba dive, in the Gulfstream off the east coast of south Florida. During such a dive, one can witness the largest migration on planet Earth that occurs every night, with creatures living hundreds of feet below the ocean surface swim toward the shallow depths, larval stages of marine creatures spending their early life, permanent residents (pelagic animals) as well as deep water animals that migrate vertically at night to feed. The night had been slow, and at the end of my dive, as I was about to surface after completing my safety stop, I found this fish near the boat line, at 5 feet depth. The larvae have large rounded fins, believed to help them mimic jellyfish, and avoid predators. The adults are deep water fishes, living on the ocean floor. They have three elongated specialized fins that help them "stand" on the sea floor, looking like a tripod, and hence the name.