Rose Atoll, part II

So I have finally gotten to go to some deeper dive sites. Very nice coral cover, extremely clear waters and some really cool fish. The highlights so far are the Olive anthias, a new fish never before seen in American Samoa (sorry, but that is the best picture I got of it) and a pair of multibarred pygmy angelfish, not seen since 1983!Lots of bigger groupers in the last two days as well as large hawkfish (close relatives), this greasy grouper (first picture) was 32 inches long. The diversity is somewhat better here and the fish are not nearly as skittish of divers.Tommorrow is our last day here. We will be diving inside the lagoon. Should be very different.Today we went over to Sand Island and I got to see several birds I hadn't seen, including sooty terns and red-tailed tropicbirds. Not the greatest photos, but I only had my little point and shoot in the underwater housing.