Dive St. Vincent
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Flamingo Tongue Snail (Cyphoma gibbosum)
The Flamingo Tongue Snail, Cyphoma gibbosum, a marine gastropod that lives below the low tide mark. It is common on many Caribbean and southern Atlantic coral reefs. This Flamingo Tongue was spotted in the Bahamas. The sea snail grows to a maximum of 1 inch long and can be commonly found attached to a gorgonians…
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Stingrays and Jacks – Revillagigedo Islands
The Revillagigedo (Socorro) Islands sit 400–500 miles offshore in the eastern Pacific and are protected as a national park. On this dive we logged stingrays over the reef and black jacks (Caranx lugubris) cruising the blue. Below are notes, conditions, and tips for filming fast-moving pelagics here. More images from this dive trip can be…
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One Cool Moment with a Ribbon Eel
Indonesia’s Underwater Jewel
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School of Blackfin Barracuda
Day two at Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park and we were looking for big fish like whale sharks. We didn’t find any big animals but we observed a lot of schooling fish. Normally schooling fish either ignore me or they swim away. Today this school of Blackfin Barracuda swam towards me which was quite thrilling. Tubbataha…
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Granulated Sea Star (Choriaster granulatus) – Indo‑Pacific
The Granulated Sea Star (Choriaster granulatus) is a striking reef dweller. It is found throughout the tropical Indo‑Pacific, from East Africa to Fiji. It often appears in shallow coral and rubble zones between 1 and 40 meters deep. This species has short, rounded arms. Its body is plush, ranging from pink to beige, and is…
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Macro Monday : Chromodoris
More underwater images from the Philippines can be found here. More Nudibranch images can be found here.
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Pineapple Sea Cucumber
I don’t know why Sea Cucumbers fascinate me. But they seem to stop me when I see them underwater. Thelenota ananas, also known as pineapple sea cucumber, oloturia ananas, tripang, prickly skin cucumber, pointed teat sea cucumber, armoured sea cucumber, giant sea cucumber, sand fish or prickly redfish is a species of sea cucumber. I…
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World Oceans Day
World Oceans Day is dedicated to raising awareness for the important benefits that the oceans provide, as well as efforts to protect and revitalize our oceans. All of the above images were captured in the Philippines. Underwater images from the Philippines can be found here.
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Silent Saturday: Deep Water Sea Fan
A lovely deep water sea fan along a coral reef in Fiji. Additional underwater images from scuba diving around Fiji can be found here.
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Wildlife Wednesday: Purple Rhinopias
Rhinopias is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. They are mostly found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The Rhinopias in the photo above was spotted off the coast of Anilao in the Philippines. More underwater images from the Anilao can be found here.