Atlantic Spadefish

Photo: Natalie Harper · CC BY-NC

Atlantic spadefish dominate the upper water column above the Caribsea from June through September, sometimes numbering in the thousands in a single school. Their striking black and white vertical bands and compressed disc-shaped body make them immediately recognisable, and they show minimal fear of divers. Spadefish feed primarily on jellyfish, tunicates, and small invertebrates drifting above the wreck structure.