Sentences with phrase «as pipefish»

Not exact matches

Male sea horses have been lauded as the gallant «Mr. Moms» of the animal world, and pipefish, their close relatives, are devoted fathers too.

In these cases, females must compete for access to available mates, and indeed, researchers have found secondary sex traits, such as brightly colored ornamentation, evolving in female pipefish instead of males.

But in some species, the sex roles are reversed and males carry the brood, as in the case of pipefish and other members of the Syngnathus family like the seahorse.

Expect to see a lot of smaller fish such as anemone fish, pipefish, and gobies.

As it turns out, a whole generation of Banded Pipefish was spared!

Divers can discover anything from small finds such as anemonefish, pipefish and shrimp / goby pairs to turtles, rays, groupers, Maori wrasse and several species of shark, including reefs, white tips and bronze whalers.

For underwater photographers, the National Park offers unparalleled opportunities to shoot both macro and wide angle underwater photographs of subjects as diverse as nudibranchs, coral gardens, frogfish, soft corals, ornate ghost pipefish, sharks, schooling fish, and a whole lot more!

At the moment we know exactly where to find pygmy seahorses, ornate ghost pipefish, stargazer, frogfish and more incredible marine life such as the flamboyant cuttlefish (that we named animal of the month in march) and the blue ringed octopus.

Macro enthusiasts will be equally impressed as the region is plentiful with nudibranchs, clown frogfish, ghost pipefish, ribbon eels, a variety of lobsters, crabs, and shrimp.

As well as hundreds of strange and wonderful tiny critters, you can see flamboyant gobies and cuttlefish, jawfish, the more unusual leaffish, grey frogfish and ghost pipefish, hawkfish, crocodilefish and of course, many colourful mandarinfish which give this site its namAs well as hundreds of strange and wonderful tiny critters, you can see flamboyant gobies and cuttlefish, jawfish, the more unusual leaffish, grey frogfish and ghost pipefish, hawkfish, crocodilefish and of course, many colourful mandarinfish which give this site its namas hundreds of strange and wonderful tiny critters, you can see flamboyant gobies and cuttlefish, jawfish, the more unusual leaffish, grey frogfish and ghost pipefish, hawkfish, crocodilefish and of course, many colourful mandarinfish which give this site its name.

Schools of manta rays, reef sharks and wobbegongs may grab the limelight, but the real beauty lies in the variety of colourful smaller creatures that you can see, such as nudibranchs, shrimps, crabs and other crustaceans, pipefish and seahorses.

There is plenty of action in the blue, but the highlights are to be found in and around the reef, such as ornate ghost pipefish and pygmy seahorses (up to 40 on 1 fan!).

For «big fish» aficionados, whale sharks, manta rays, leopard sharks and other pelagics are a major draw whilst macro-life such as seahorse, frogfish, ghost pipefish and an array of nudibranch and crustaceans can all be seen amongst the reefs.

Such small critters as seahorses, ghost pipefish, harlequin shrimp or frogfish can be found.

That was not all, as (juvenile) Broadclub Cuttlefish, Signal Gobies, Orangutan Crab, Coleman Shrimp and the seldom seen Whiskered Pipefish were also spotted.

The forest was not all, though, as among the bommies surrounded by Glassy Sweepers, Wobbegong Sharks, Giant and Painted Frogfish, Ringed Pipefish, Green Moray were spotted.

There were plenty of options both in terms of pelagic, Black tip and Grey Reef Shark, Napoleon Wrasse and schooling fusiliers, as of macro, Orangutan Crab, nudibranchs, like the Pikachu, flatworms and pipefishes, like the Ringed Pipefish.

Home to a variety of shy creatures like pipefish, sea horses, eels, octopuses; as well as prolific fish life from wrasse to reef sharks.

White tip reef sharks are a common sight around Bangka as well as Eagle Rays, Sting Rays, Ghost Pipefish, Crocodilefish and Banded Sea Snakes!

The reefs offer a variety of topography, ranging from, canyons, caves, wrecks, drop - offs, slopes, coral gardens, plateaus, which are home to an amazing array of marine life, such as sea - snakes, rays, sharks, turtles, ghost pipefish, dolphins, cuttle fish, octopus, angel fish, numerous nudibranchs, moray eels and much more.

Critters abound in the area too and you can encounter ghost pipefish and pygmy seahorses as well as nudibranchs and flatworms.

From beginners diving around Koh Tao, Phuket and the Phi Phi Islands, to the splendour of the world famous Similan Islands and Richelieu Rock, the seas are home to some of Asia's most colourful and beautiful creatures - huge manta rays, whale and leopard sharks, as well as turtles, seahorses, triggerfish, pipefish and frogfish.

So get good and low and bury your head in the sand to find a whole cache of hidden creatures, such as ghost pipefish, seahorses, frogfish, flatworms, arrow crabs and sea moths.

Sample some of the fun boat and island scenes and action from the Phi Phi dive sites, such as schooling snapper, moray eels, lionfish, porcupinefish, octopus and pipefish.

It is one of the best places to see the Pontoh's pygmy seahorse, as well as a myriad of nudibranch, frogfish, scorpionfish, blennies, gobies, pipefish, crab and shrimp.

You can find dragonettes here, ghost pipefish, frog fish and many juveniles use this as their safe harbour.