Sentences with phrase «small nudibranches»

At places the wall is 15m high and they are thick with small Nudibranches, Pygmy Seahorses, Lembeh Seadragons and a variety of unusual crustaceans.

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Researchers knew that the small Mediterranean nudibranch Cratena peregrina, with a colorful mane of streamers rippling off its body, climbs and preys on pipe cleaner skinny, branched colonies of Eudendrium racemosum hydroids, which are distant relatives of corals.

This week in Lembongan... The common goatfish is often overlooked by experienced divers as they glide their eyes over the reef and through the coral looking for a crazy small creatures or that next colourful nudibranch.

Nudibranch Heaven is a shallow dive spot that boasts many puffer fish, moray eels, and small octopus.

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.

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.

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!

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

There are also plenty of small things to catch your eye while drifting past, including a range of nudibranchs, seemingly oblivious to the passing current.

Smaller delights include clownfish, nudibranchs, long - nose hawkfish, pyramid butterflyfish, blackspot angelfish and fairy basslets and damselfish particularly near the tip.

This week, our dive guide Andy was proofing his ability to spot the smallest and most amazing creatures you can find here on the Gili Islands like winged pipefish, hairy shrimps, ghost pipefish and some amazing looking nudibranchs.

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.

If you're adventurous, dive with a grey nurse shark colony off Broughton Island, or, if you prefer to stay close to shore, dive among small colonies of nudibranchs and seahorses.

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.

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.

At slack tide, when there is no current at all, you can stop to see the smaller creatures such as Blue ribbon eels, Orangutan crabs and some nudibranchs.

The area is a haven for photographers as they can focus on the smaller species such as multicoloured nudibranches.

It's quite a small wreck, but overgrown with colourful corals and gorgonians with sightings of nudibranchs and variety of other critters.

The site is also a popular spot for night diving and usually offers an array of turtles, small fish and nudibranches.

The Japanese shipwreck in Lipah Bay is quite a small wreck, but it's overgrown with corals in places, such as around the ship's propeller, with large gorgonian fans and sponges that have become playgrounds for schools of small reef fish, nudibranchs and varieties of other sea critters that macro photographers will love.

There is so much out there to discover: small little funky looking creatures like ghost pipe fish, mantis shrimp, pygmy seahorse, blue ringed octopus, frogfish and a wide variety of nudibranches.

Some of the marine life seen during the dive included: Banded Sea Snake, Day Octopus, Hawksbill Turtle and smaller creatures, like the Bargibanti Pygmy Seahorse, nudibranchs, five different kinds of flatworms, headshield slug, Hairy Shrimp and even a nocturnal Epaulette Shark.

We spotted a couple of nudibranch, endemic yellow fin red snapper and many other small reef fish.

A Whitetip Reef Shark, schooling batfishes getting cleaned and smaller animals like the Bubble Coral Shrimp, Hairy Shrimp, nudibranchs and a few Pygmy Seahorses, including the Raja Ampat endemic specie, were caught by our guests cameras.

Some of the sights of this dive included: Bicolor Parrotfish (juvenile), Yellowtail Coris (juvenile), Porcelain and Boxer Crab, nudibranchs, like the Chromodoris, and also a couple of smaller Potato Groupers.

Jacks, barracudas, moray eels, groupers, blue spotted sting rays, Rainbow Runners and scorpion fish are among the larger inhabitants, while Nudibranch, antheas, and a variety of clown fish, cover the smaller stuff.

As for the smaller creatures, some nudibranchs, shrimps and a juvenile Spotfin Lionfish were the highlights.

The Belongas dive site Gili Sarang features incredible small creatures such as Harlequin Shrimp, Pygmy Seahorses, a multitude of Nudibranch as well as big fish action.