LEFT“Thisbeautifulmalepearly
razorfishinTheBahamasswam
rightuptome– atjusta metre
belowthesurface,”saysShane.
“That’soneofthegreatthings
aboutbeingintheoceanatnight- shyfishthatusuallyscarper
whenapproachedduringthe
dayaremuchmore inquisitive
and confiding.”
ABOVEA smallfishhitches
a rideina salp(apelagic
seasquirt)intheSargasso
Sea.Tinyfishsuchasthis
areextremelyvulnerable
topredationandprotect
themselvesbyassociating
with larger species.PHOTO STORY OCEANS AT NIGHT
September 2020 BBC Wildlife 75