As for the smaller life, our dive guides
spotted Pygmy Seahorses for the guests.
Gili Air, North Lombok we have had had a great week of
spotting pygmy Seahorses.
The resort has an instructor and several dive guides — all extremely helpful, happy to join you on a guided night dive and with eagle eyes able to
spot a pygmy seahorse the size of your pinky fingernail at 20 paces, or a well camouflaged Leaf Scorpionfish.
The pygmy seahorse is a recently discovered relative of the common seahorse, many divers consider
spotting a pygmy the highlight of their macro dive!
Not exact matches
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pygmy owl California condor California
spotted owl Cape Sable seaside sparrow Cauca guan Chatham petrel Chilean woodstar Coastal California gnatcatcher Desert nesting bald eagle Eastern brown pelican Esmeraldas woodstar Fiji petrel Galápagos petrel Hawaiian petrel Heinroth's shearwater «I «iwi Inyo California towhee Kittlitz's murrelet Least Bell's vireo Lesser prairie chicken Magenta petrel Marbled murrelet Medium tree finch Mexican
spotted owl Mono Basin area greater sage grouse Newell's shearwater Northern goshawk Northern
spotted owl Okinawa woodpecker Penguins Piping plover Queen Charlotte goshawk Rota bridled white - eye Southwestern willow flycatcher Spectacled eider St. Lucia forest thrush Steller's eider Tricolored blackbird Western burrowing owl Western gull - billed tern Western snowy plover White - tailed ptarmigan Xantus's murrelet Yellow - billed cuckoo Yellow - billed loon
32 Northwest mollusks 404 Southeast aquatic, riparian, and wetland species Acuna cactus Amargosa toad American pika (federal) American, Taylor, Yosemite, Gray - headed, White Mountains and Mt. Whitney pika (California) Andrew's dune scarab beetle Ashy storm - petrel Atlantic bluefin tuna Bearded seal Black abalone Blumer's dock Bocaccio (central / southern population) Cactus ferruginous
pygmy owl California
spotted owl California tiger salamander (federal) California tiger salamander (California) Canelo Hills ladies» tresses Casey's June beetle Cherry Point Pacific herring Chiricahua leopard frog Colorado River cutthroat trout Cook Inlet beluga whale (1999) Cook Inlet beluga whale (2006) Delta smelt Desert nesting bald eagle Dusky tree vole Elkhorn coral Gentry's indigobush Giant palouse earthworm Gila chub Great Basin spring snails Headwater chub Holmgren's milk - vetch Huachuca water umbel Iliamna lake seals Island fox Island marble butterfly Kern brook lamprey Kittlitz's murrelet (Alaska) Kittlitz's murrelet (federal) Klamath River chinook salmon Las Vegas buckwheat Least chub Loggerhead sea turtle (northern and Florida population) Loggerhead sea turtle (northern Pacific population) Loggerhead sea turtle (western North Atlantic population) Longfin smelt Mexican garter snake Mexican spotted owl Mojave finge - toed lizard North American green sturgeon Northern Rockies fisher Northern sea otter Pacific fisher (federal) Pacific fisher (California) Pacific lamprey Pacific Northwest mollusks Pacific walrus Page springsnail Palm Springs pocket mouse Parish's alkali grass Polar bear Puget Sound killer whale Queen Charlotte goshawk Relict leopard frog Ribbon seal Ringed seal River lamprey Rio Grande cutthroat trout Roundtail chub Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfy Sand dune lizard Sand Mountain blue butterfly Shivwitz milk - vetch Sierra Nevada mountain yellow - legged frog Sierra Nevada red fox Siskiyou Mountains salamander Sonora tiger salamander Southwestern willow flycatcher Spotted seal Spring pygmy sunfish Staghorn coral Tahoe yellow cress Tricolored blackbird Tucson shovel - nosed snake Virgin river spinedace Western brook lamprey Western burrowing owl (California) Western gull - billed tern Yellow - billed cuckoo Yellow - billed loon Yosemi
spotted owl California tiger salamander (federal) California tiger salamander (California) Canelo Hills ladies» tresses Casey's June beetle Cherry Point Pacific herring Chiricahua leopard frog Colorado River cutthroat trout Cook Inlet beluga whale (1999) Cook Inlet beluga whale (2006) Delta smelt Desert nesting bald eagle Dusky tree vole Elkhorn coral Gentry's indigobush Giant palouse earthworm Gila chub Great Basin spring snails Headwater chub Holmgren's milk - vetch Huachuca water umbel Iliamna lake seals Island fox Island marble butterfly Kern brook lamprey Kittlitz's murrelet (Alaska) Kittlitz's murrelet (federal) Klamath River chinook salmon Las Vegas buckwheat Least chub Loggerhead sea turtle (northern and Florida population) Loggerhead sea turtle (northern Pacific population) Loggerhead sea turtle (western North Atlantic population) Longfin smelt Mexican garter snake Mexican
spotted owl Mojave finge - toed lizard North American green sturgeon Northern Rockies fisher Northern sea otter Pacific fisher (federal) Pacific fisher (California) Pacific lamprey Pacific Northwest mollusks Pacific walrus Page springsnail Palm Springs pocket mouse Parish's alkali grass Polar bear Puget Sound killer whale Queen Charlotte goshawk Relict leopard frog Ribbon seal Ringed seal River lamprey Rio Grande cutthroat trout Roundtail chub Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfy Sand dune lizard Sand Mountain blue butterfly Shivwitz milk - vetch Sierra Nevada mountain yellow - legged frog Sierra Nevada red fox Siskiyou Mountains salamander Sonora tiger salamander Southwestern willow flycatcher Spotted seal Spring pygmy sunfish Staghorn coral Tahoe yellow cress Tricolored blackbird Tucson shovel - nosed snake Virgin river spinedace Western brook lamprey Western burrowing owl (California) Western gull - billed tern Yellow - billed cuckoo Yellow - billed loon Yosemi
spotted owl Mojave finge - toed lizard North American green sturgeon Northern Rockies fisher Northern sea otter Pacific fisher (federal) Pacific fisher (California) Pacific lamprey Pacific Northwest mollusks Pacific walrus Page springsnail Palm Springs pocket mouse Parish's alkali grass Polar bear Puget Sound killer whale Queen Charlotte goshawk Relict leopard frog Ribbon seal Ringed seal River lamprey Rio Grande cutthroat trout Roundtail chub Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfy Sand dune lizard Sand Mountain blue butterfly Shivwitz milk - vetch Sierra Nevada mountain yellow - legged frog Sierra Nevada red fox Siskiyou Mountains salamander Sonora tiger salamander Southwestern willow flycatcher
Spotted seal Spring pygmy sunfish Staghorn coral Tahoe yellow cress Tricolored blackbird Tucson shovel - nosed snake Virgin river spinedace Western brook lamprey Western burrowing owl (California) Western gull - billed tern Yellow - billed cuckoo Yellow - billed loon Yosemi
Spotted seal Spring
pygmy sunfish Staghorn coral Tahoe yellow cress Tricolored blackbird Tucson shovel - nosed snake Virgin river spinedace Western brook lamprey Western burrowing owl (California) Western gull - billed tern Yellow - billed cuckoo Yellow - billed loon Yosemite toad
You're sure to
spot your favorite animal here, and whether you share a love of Lemurs or a passion for the
Pygmy Hippopotamus (who doesn't?)
The
pygmy seahorse is often
spotted here.
The wall is covered in sponges and gorgonian fans, usually a great place to
spot the tiny
pygmy seahorse.
Pygmy Seahorses
spotted in Gili Air!
Pygmy seahorses, turtles and blue
spotted stingrays are amongst the inhabitants of this dive site.
Flightless geese, giant mice, and
pygmy mammoths are extinct, while the island fox,
spotted skunk, and munchkin dudleya (one of six plant species found only on this island) still live here.
The density of coral, sponge and fish life is incredible, even the infamous
pygmy seahorse is occasionally
spotted here.
Sukau is deep in the jungle where you will stay at the Sukau Rainforest Lodge, and on the river cruises you might
spot orangutans in the wild as well as lots of proboscis monkeys, macaques, hornbills, crocodiles, snakes and even
pygmy elephants!
We can often
spot the common kingfisher, the American
pygmy kingfisher, and many other beautiful birds.
Not only the big guys but several species of
Pygmy sea horses, nudibranchs and flatworms that were also
spotted along the dives in Raja Ampat.
The night dive served as an excellent possibility to
spot critters creatures, to name a few:
Pygmy Cuttlefish, Marbled Shrimp and Decorator Crab.
Shower and dinner came next and after dessert our divemaster Hery shared a presentation on
Pygmy Seahorses, which himself has been
spotting and learning since the start of his diving career, more than 10 years ago!
Our divers came quite glad from this dive after having
spotted the likes of Whitetip Reef Shark, 2, Wobeggong
Pygmy Squid, Donald Duck Shrimp and also our first endemic Raja Ampat Epaulette Shark, also known as the Walking Shark.
Bargibanti and Denise
Pygmy Seahorse, Tasseled Scorpionfish, flatworms, nudibranchs and even an Epaulette Shark (commonly seen during the night) were
spotted!
On this site the guests
spotted the first Blacktip Reef Shark of the cruise and also other few
Pygmy Seahorses, a group of Blue -
spotted Stingrays and a few different nudibranchs on some of the soft corals present.
Our divers came quite glad from this dive after having
spotted the likes of White tip Reef Shark,
Pygmy Squid, Donald Duck Shrimp and also a Bob Tail Squid.
This dive site was ideal for macro lovers considering the abundant amount of colorful nudibranchs, sea slugs and flatworms
spotted by our dive guides especially in the shallows, together with crustaceans like the Hairy Shrimp; besides that it was an opportunity to
spot a Denise
Pygmy Seahorse!
It was an special dive, since it was the first opportunity to
spot the endemic Raja Ampat Epaulette Shark and also the seldom seen Satomi
Pygmy Seahorse!
It was another critter
spotting mission and it did nt disappoint:
Pygmy Squid, Morey eel, Lobster, Turtle and of course our fantastic Walking Shark were some of the highlights seen.
If you dive deeper around 30m, you may have the chance to
spot the famous but rare
pygmy seahorse!
Our third dive of the day was done at Yellit, a perfect
spot to see the Raja Ampat
Pygmy Seahorse around the Gorgonias that inhabitat them walls.
Looking for critters among rocks and hard coral, a few
spotted included, among others, three Satomi
Pygmy Seahorses and also a Lembeh Sea Dragon!
Bargibanti, Denise, Raja Ampat Denise and Pontohi
Pygmy Seahorses were
spotted!
The macro life
spotted were, in between others,
Pygmy Seahorse, Porcelain Crab, nudibranchs and Tasseled Scorpionfish.
It was another critter
spotting mission and it did nt disappoint:
Pygmy Squid, Spiny Lobster, Pleurobrancus and pygmy Pipe Horse were some of the highlights
Pygmy Squid, Spiny Lobster, Pleurobrancus and
pygmy Pipe Horse were some of the highlights
pygmy Pipe Horse were some of the highlights seen.
We
spotted many nudibranch,
pygmy sea horses, porcelain crabs and many other interesting night creatures.
As for the masters of camouflage, the first
spotted Bargibanti
Pygmy Seahorse was seen, together with a few different nudibranchs and a Crocodile Fish.
The dive site was Baby Rock, where the dive guides, already
spotted Bumphead Parrotfishes and a some macro life, like the Raja Ampat Denise
Pygmy Seahorse, Orangutan Crab and a few lobsters.
Our divers came quite glad from this dive after having
spotted the likes of Whitetip Reef Shark,
Pygmy Squid, Donald Duck Shrimp and also our first two endemic Raja Ampat Epaulette Shark, also known as the Walking Shark.
Besides that on the shallows a Wobbegong Shark, Crocodile Flathead, Reef Scorpionfish, Bargibanti
Pygmy, and schooling Crevron Barracudas were
spotted.
Was a fantastic last night dive at Molana wall where we
spotted many nice creatures as: Bobtail squid,
pygmy squid, spider crab, and cattle fish... excellent night dive!!!!
Coral Garden, Drop - off and Seraya are mostly macro dive sites, where one can see two -
spotted lionfish, moray eels, ribbon eels, rock groupers at cleaning stations, nudibranches,
pygmy seahorse and sometimes even harlequin shrimps.
A Banded Sea Snake and a Green Turtle were
spotted, alongside a lot of smallers creatures that live on this reef:
Pygmy Seahorses in a total of five -LRB-!)
The variety of marine life around Komodo Island ranges from sunfish, mantas, dolphins and eagle rays to the fascinating
pygmy seahorses, ornate ghost pipefish and blue - ringed octopus, making this one of the most diverse and vibrant dive
spots on the planet.