Saline Beach was my favorite part of visiting St. Barthelemy.
It was a lot of fun because of all the people from the cruise ship being there in addition to the beautiful scenery: crystal blue water, white sand, and the coral reef.
Saline Beach, St. Barths Island
Blade Fire Coral - Millepora complanata
Caribbean Reef Squid - Sepioteuthis sepioidea
Horse Conch - Triplofusus giganteus, I think someone picked this guy up and dropped him upside down where he was stuck between two rocks. I pulled him out and put him right-side-up here on this rock.
West Indian Sea Urchin - Tripneustes ventricosus
Brain Coral - Diploria sp.
Brain Coral - Diploria sp.
Caribbean Spiny Lobster - Panulirus argus
Finger Coral - Porites porites
Long-spinned Sea Urchin - Diadema antillarum
Elkhorn Coral - Acropora palmata, growing in pretty shallow water.
Elkhorn Coral - Acropora palmata
Blade Fire Coral - Millepora complanata, with many small reef fish in between the blades.
Queen Parrotfish - Scarus vetula
Queen Angelfish - Holocanthus ciliaris
Atlantic Blue Tang - Acanthurus coeruleus
These are just some of the things I was able to photograph while snorkeling. There was many other fish, coral, and other invertebrates around this area. I can't wait to come back to St. Barths and spend more time exploring this beautiful beach.
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