Massive Hammerhead Up Close & a Lionfish Goes on the Attack - October 2023 Fish Recap

Happy Halloween Piers! October has been a spooktacular month for our underwater camera, with some spine-tingling sights! The Lemon Shark is back after almost a year of being MIA, which is a fin-tastic return! We hit the jackpot with a multitude of shark sightings, from Nurse Sharks of all sizes to the return of the Lemon Shark. And the pièce de résistance, the colossal 12 to 15-foot Hammerhead Shark - a truly jaw-dropping moment! Grey Trigger Fish made a haunting reappearance, along with a couple of juvenile Pork Fish fry sightings. Ghostly jellyfish sightings were aplenty this month, perfectly in sync with the Halloween spirit, and we even spotted a new, mysterious species of jellyfish (soon to be on the fish page to help identify). The Black Grouper was a sight to behold, changing colors and casting a spell on the camera! Burr and Porcupine fish, along with a new addition - the Checkered Puffer. Crabs galore, with many doing their spooky "fall" to the ocean floor. We even caught a quick glimpse of the elusive Soapfish! A small school of Mullet were finally captured and a school of Bluefish, well over 1000 strong, brought a mesmerizing spectacle of oceanic beauty. But wait, there's more! In the dead of night, a creepy slug-like creature crawled over the dome, leaving us with goosebumps and questions. But beware the unwelcome guest - the Lionfish. They may be mesmerizing, but they're no treat to have around! Luckily, the blennies didn’t get gobbled up by the untamed lion. Here's a dive into the eerie and enchanting sites this month: • Arrow crab • Amber / almaco jack • Ballonfish • Barracuda • Black grouper • Black margate • Blennies • Blue striped grunt • Bluefish • Bluerunners • Burr • Checkered puffer • Chubs • Cocoa damsel • Cow fish (scrawled) • Crabs • Doctor • Crevalle jack • Grey triggerfish • Hammerhead • Lemon shark • Lionfish • Lookdowns • Mangrove snapper • Mutton snapper • Nurse shark • Ocean surgeon • Octopus • Orangespotted filefish • Permit • Planehead filefish • Porcupine • Porgy • Porkfish • Ray • Remora • Snook • Spadefish • Spanish hog • Turtle • Yellowtail parrotfish • Yellow jack Missing for some time: Scrawled filefish, sheepshead, gray angel, queen angel, sharpnose puffer, hairy blenny, blueheaded wrasse, yellow ray, high hat, stoplight parrotfish, rainbow parrotfish, moonfish, guitarfish, bar jack, tarpon #HereFishyFishy #Snook #UnderwaterCamera #WelcomeToTheFishBowl #Hammerhead #shark #KingBenny #BennyTheBlenny #GameFish #Fishing #UnderTheSea #DFBpiers #DFB #WaterWorld #SaltLive #LoveDFB #PerserveOurOcean #Fish #HookedUp #UnderwaterWonders #JackAttack #mutton #muttonhoney #ILikeTurtles #Halloween #grouper #permit Fish Recap Series — Produced & Edited by ‪@RJPcreations‬ in partnership with the City of Deerfield Beach