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Cutlassfish
Location - Hatteras Inlet - Water Depth 20'ft.
Image Depth - 8'ft.
Cutlassfish (Trichiurus lepturus)
Diving with a large school of Ribbonfish (Also refered to as Cutlassfish) can be a bit intimidating. Every fish have their mouths open, exposing long neetle-like teeth. They also hover in the water by oscillating their dorsal fin which can propel them forward or backwards at a high rate of speed.

THE AQUATIC WORLD OF RUSSELL BLACKWOOD

THE AQUATIC WORLD OF RUSSELL BLACKWOOD
RUSSELL BLACKWOOD IS AN INTERNATIONALLY PUBLISHED FREEDIVING UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHER WHO HAS LIVED ON AND UNDER THE WATERS OF HATTERAS ISLAND FOR OVER 37 YEARS

HIS IMAGES HAVE APPEARED IN HAWAII SKINDIVER, INTERNATIONAL FREEDIVING, SURFER'S JOURNAL, SURFER, SURFING, WINDSURFER AND MANY OTHER MAGAZINES, BOOKS, AND WEBSITES

HE HAS ALSO WORKED FOR NUMEROUS FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS AS A FREEDIVING UNDERWATER VIDEOGRAPHER
















Image by Daniel Pullen