Where is your buddy blue-eyed?

One more fish doing tricks to me. The species of the family Synodontidae are supposed to swim in couples, making an excellent portrait for photography as they sit side by side. Unfortunately, on my last dive I met that blue-eyed guy again alone. I hope that it is just a strangeness for this Mediterranean representative of the family and not a result of overfishing. Lizard fish as they are called are excellent at ambushing their victims. They can bury in sand for that purpose. His large mouth can catch very big fishes almost the same weight as him. His Greek name is Skarmos and means rowlock. This is due to the shape of its body and also to the fact that during his rigor mortis his body is so tough that it can be use as a real rowlock.
The photo is from my beloved beach of apothika in Chios island and taken in September at 5m of depth while i was free diving.