silent saturday
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A Few Anemonefish Facts
Here are some fascinating anemonefish facts that every scuba diver and ocean lover should know. It’s pretty hard not to encounter anemonefish when diving or snorkeling along most tropical coral reefs — they are one of the most colorful and distinctive fish in the ocean, and once you know a little more about them, every…
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Turtle Tuesday: Loggerhead and Hawksbill
‘3 limbed’ Loggerhead Turtle Hawksbill Turtle Loggerhead Turtle Images were captured during dives off the coast of Nassau in the Bahamas on a Gopro Hero 4 Silver.
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Silent Sunday: Images From A Cenote
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This Time Last Year – Sea Lions
Thanks to Ron Nicolaysen for the awesome images.
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Macro Monday: Nudibranch – Halgerda Batangas
Nudibranchs are one my favorite creatures to shoot underwater. I find their shape, size and color patterns quite unique. There are over 3,000 species of Nudibranchs. The Halgerda batangas is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Discodorididae. This image was captured in the Philippines with…
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Red Sea Scuba Diver
Thanks to Larry from Summit Divers for the fantastic photo. I was shooting Pulsating Xenid. The pulsating xenid (Heteroxenia fuscescens) is a species of soft coral in the family Xeniidae. Polyps pulsate rhythmically about 40 times per minute. They move their tentacles in a “pumping” or “pulsating” fashion. This function of pulsing is currently undetermined.…
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Fish of the Week: Masked Puffer
One fish that I found intriguing during a dive trip to the Red Sea was the Masked Puffer (Arothron diadematus). The black streak across its eyes reminds me of bandits featured in old films. The Masked Puffer is a pufferfish in the Tetraodontidae family. It primarily lives in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. It…
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Scuba Sports Club of Westchester: Recent Member Photos & Video
The Scuba Sports Club of Westchester, NY, holds monthly meetings for members to discuss scuba diving and share experiences. This month featured a presentation of my recent dives in Laamu Atoll (Maldives), Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico), and Hurghada (Egypt), showcasing footage captured with various camera equipment.
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Fish of the Week: Blotched Fantail Ray
The Blotched Fantail Ray is one of the largest rays commonly found throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The stingray in this video was observed at a cleaning station in the Laamu Atoll, Maldives. A cleaning station is a location where large and small aquatic life temporarily congregate to benefit each other. Typically, a mutual…
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Clownfish of Raja Ampat
Clownfish or Anemonefish are fishes from the subfamily Amphiprioninae in the family Pomacentridae. Clownfish are very active and often seen doing various forms of acrobatics. It often seems to be clowning around. This observation was how its nickname was derived. Most clownfish are found either in or around Sea Anemones. There are 30 different species…