Great dive masters, endless reefs incredible biodiversity.islands of paradise beachesOMG, Mantas cuttle
fish nudibranchs fish eagles frankly hte whole trip was a highlight
Not exact matches
«We have demonstrated that due to natural colour pattern variation, a
fish only learns to recognise the consistent parts of the colour pattern that the Gonibranchus splendidus
nudibranch displays, and not the parts of its pattern that change.»
The California Academy of Sciences has described 133 new plant and animal species, including one bee fly, 43 ants, 36 beetles, one sand wasp, four spiders, six plants, 23
fishes, one eel, one shark, seven
nudibranchs, five fossil urchins (and one fossil sand dollar), one coral, one skate, and one African lizard.
I focus my research on marine
fish and invertebrates, including brightly coloured
nudibranch molluscs.
It is very common to see bat
fish, sea snakes, cuttlefish, a large variety of
nudibranchs, invertebrates and octopus.
Two more fun filled dives — if you're looking for something specific like frog
fish or
nudibranch, put in some last minute requests with your expert guide.
It is easy to see some nice corals here that are home to many
nudibranchs, stingrays, scorpion
fish, octopus and lots more.
Imagine seeing the marine life that inhabits this area, mainly trigger
fish, large barracuda,
nudibranch, and a range of crustaceans, in an underwater high definition!
The marine life in Belongas is second to none and can range from serious pelagics (mantas, whale sharks, mola's, tunas, barracudas, blur marlin, eagle ray's) through to ornate critters (
nudibranch, harlequin shrimps, ghost pipefish, frog
fish, hairy octopus and much much more).
Nudibranch Heaven is a shallow dive spot that boasts many puffer
fish, moray eels, and small octopus.
This protected area has no less than: 360 different coral and 600
fish species, 11 sharks and 13 whales and dolphins, 6 sea turtles, mantas and
nudibranchs.
The diversity of marine life is exceptional and Bali provides one of the few opportunities for divers to see the mighty mola (oceanic sunfish — mola ramsayi) manta rays and other large pelagics — but diving in Bali is not only for «big
fish» enthusiasts, macro divers have a selection of treats awaiting them too — the pygmy sea horse, frogfishes, ghost pipe
fish and a plethora of
nudibranch species to name but a few can all be found on Bali's fringing coral reefs.
Relish in the trumpetfish, clown
fish, sea horses and
nudibranchs that populate the area.
This week in Belongas... we have an outstanding amount of Redtooth trigger
fish, sea cobras,
nudibranchs, white tip reef sharks and eagle rays but this week its been the mobula rays that have made diving special as they have been counted on every dive.
Coral Garden offers more variety and is loved by photographers for the diversity of macro marine life as well as ribbon eels, anemone
fish, mantis shrimp, countless
nudibranchs and yet more colourful reef
fish..
At 40m deep, you will see thousands of
nudibranchs scattered all over the seabed as far as you can see; this, together with large schools of
fish creating magnificent patterns, makes for an incredible diving experience.
The macro that we have been spotting around here is squat lobsters, painted spiny lobsters, squat shrimps, anemone shrimps, peacock tail shrimps, crabs,
nudibranch, flatworms, ornate and robust ghost pipe
fish and so on.
The reefs are home to many small Critters such as Ornate Ghost Pipe
fish,
Nudibranch, Leaf Scorpion
fish, Frogfish, Garden eels, a wide range of shrimps, Porcelain and orangutan Crabs and our cute Pygmy Seahorses.
Turtles, octopus, barracuda, leaf
fish, lion
fish,
nudibranchs, many different types of Moray eels, lobster, ghost pipe
fish, green tree coral, sting rays, stone
fish, scorpion
fish, trumpet
fish AND my first time seeing dolphin on scuba!
With a mixture of shallow macro dive sites and sloping reef walls, a dive in Pulau Gaya promises exciting encounters with large and macro marine creatures including Frog
Fish, Scorpion
Fish, Lion
Fish, Seahorses,
Nudibranchs, Turtles, Barracuda, Tuna and even Reef Sharks.
Macro diving enthusiasts will also have a fine time with
nudibranchs, mantis shrimps, harlequin ghost pipefish, scorpion
fish, and mandarin
fish all calling this place home.
Here, among the twisted remains of small war wrecks and discarded ordinance, divers can find banded pipefish, crocodile
fish,
nudibranchs of all sizes and colors, schools of glassfish, mandarin
fish and more.
Turtles, barracudas and reef sharks call the reefs their home as well, and you can also find wall - critters such as scorpion
fish,
nudibranch, lionfish, and seahorses hidden on the walls.
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!
Haan's Reef on Gili Air is fast becoming renowned for excellent «muck diving» where divers can see rare critters like frogfish, pink — leafed scorpion
fish, flying gunard, mantis shrimp,
nudibranchs, pygmy seahorses, robust ghost pipefish, blue ringed octopus and ringed pipefish.
Flamboyant
nudibranchs, frogfish, feather stars, tunicate's, cleaner shrimp, ghost pipe
fish, green turtles, leaf
fish, fire urchins, and coleman shrimp can all be found here.
This site won't make it into any top 10 best dive site lists but we did see a leaf
fish and lots of
nudibranchs.
Characteristics: relaxing drift dive with rock formations, plenty of soft corals and hard corals, clams,
nudibranchs, feather stars, sea squirts, tropical
fish
The house reef is home to crocodile
fish, razor
fish, seahorses and several types of
nudibranchs and the all famous mandarin
fish.
This wall site is accessed from the boat and you ascend down directly onto the reef wall that houses small caves, overhangs where you will see Angelfish, Butterfly
fish, Lionfish, Hawkish,
Nudibranch and if your lucky at the time a whale shark!
All Above Water Behaviour Cave Diving DPV Eels
Fish Fresh Water Macro Manatees
Nudibranchs Sharks Snorkelling Technical Diving Wide Angle Wreck Diving
Location: north, northeast of Boracay Access: about 25 minutes by boat from White Beach Experience: advanced divers and technical divers Depth: up to 70 meters Visibility: 10 - 30 meters Current: strong Characteristics: 3 dive sites - Yapak I and Yapak II, two different reef walls begin at 30 meters and drop down to 70 meters at Yapak III, wide diversity of
fish, tuna, barracuda, snapper, jacks, sharks, and manta rays have been seen, sea turtles, sea snakes, sponges,
nudibranchs, corals
A dive site with plenty of macro marine and the opportunity to see angelfish, butterfly
fish, lionfish, hawkish,
nudibranch and barracuda This is a wall dive that is accessed directly from the boat allowing you maximum time to investigate all the nooks and crannies along the wall.
Location: southeast of Boracay, in the Tabon Strait Access: about 25 minutes by boat from White Beach Experience: advanced divers Depth: 5 - 20 meters Visibility: up to 30 meters Current: strong Characteristics: 2 dive sites (small Laurel and big Laurel) with walls, tunnel, reef, many
fish species, sponges, sea cucumbers, sea stars, sea snakes,
nudibranchs, soft corals, hard corals, black corals, leathery corals good for photography
The wall is covered with both soft and hard corals and you may see barracudas, angelfish, butterfly
fish, lionfish, Hawk
fish,
nudibranch, pygmy seahorses, ghost pipefish and if your lucks in maybe a Whale Shark.
We saw large schools of yellow snappers, puffer
fish, a red fire goby, butterflyfish, and some
nudibranchs.
I think it is the best place to find
Nudibranches and Frog
fish and that's just one of the many reasons why I love diving this spot.
In 1 dive I saw 3 torpedo rays, a pink frogfish, a candy crab, a sea horse, a crocodile
fish and a clown
nudibranch (gymondoris).
You will likely see
nudibranchs, moray eels, parrotfish, a variety of reef
fish, jacks, rays, sharks and turtles.
Turtles, Lion
Fish, and Nudibranch, Oh my... Diving around the Indonesian triangle comprised of Gili Air, Amed, and Lembongan, there is so much sea life that it is easy to overlook the everyday critters that tend to get forgotten throughout our dive since we are looking for the «Big» fish in the ocean blue o
Fish, and
Nudibranch, Oh my... Diving around the Indonesian triangle comprised of Gili Air, Amed, and Lembongan, there is so much sea life that it is easy to overlook the everyday critters that tend to get forgotten throughout our dive since we are looking for the «Big»
fish in the ocean blue o
fish in the ocean blue or...
See: Angelfish, surgeon
fish,
nudibranchs, sponges and sea slugs.
Snappers, Groupers, Barracuda, and occasional visits from Black tip reef sharks are some of the bigger things at the wreck, if you are interested in macro the wreck has Ghost Pipefish,
Nudibranchs, Leaf
fish and tones of other little critters.
The sanctuary is also known for smaller finds such
nudibranch, eels, frogfish, scorpionfish and leaf
fish.
You may be lucky and encounter reef sharks, but for sure you will find surgeon
fish, bat
fish, moray eels, stingrays, trevally, as well as many small Critters such as Ornate Ghost Pipe
fish,
Nudibranch, Leaf Scorpion
fish, Frogfish, Garden eels, a wide range of shrimps.
However at night a different world comes to live, a world where you will see Spanish dancers, the school of huge Bumphead parrotfish in their sleeping cocoons, Flashlight
fish, Bobtail squid, sea moths, ghost pipefish, cuttlefish, starry night octopus, mimic octopus and different kinds of
nudibranchs!
Misool is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world with
fish, corals, sponges, soft corals, shrimps, crabs and countless
nudibranchs and other invertebrates.
Fiji - Soft corals galore, barracuda, manta rays, eagle rays, Napoleon wrasses, flashlight
fish, parrotfish, angelfish,
nudibranchs, gobies, pipefish, moray eels, bull sharks, tawny nurse sharks, whitetip, blacktip and grey reef sharks, sicklefin lemon sharks, silvertips and tiger sharks.
The sides of the Bommies are home to Moray Eels,
Nudibranchs, and a whole host of
fish life over the top of the coral heads.
Additonally various animals such as sharks, eels, octopus, stingray, crayfish,
nudibranch and over 150 other different
fish species can be seen.
Some of the dives: Aquarium: 10 - 16 metres This is the ideal site to see small reef fauna including clown
fishes, stingrays, small moray eels, angel and butterfly
fishes, triggerfishes,
nudibranchs and more.