Jawfish live in burrows, like fire gobies. They're not so skittish, though. When I was making this picture, I couldn't get the jawfish to get down in his hole by just approaching him with the camera ('course, I was using the 200). I finally got the idea of moving my left hand forward and back until I could get him in this position.

The male jawfish incubates the eggs in his mouth, turning them over occasionally. I looked and looked for a jawfish with a mouthful of eggs, but had no luck. Oh, well, there's always next time...

Nikon F4, 200mm Nikkor f/4 Macro lens, Aquatica Housing, 2 Ikelite AI/n strobes, f/22, Kodak Royal Gold 100.

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