Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
A rare sacoglossan sea slug. Very well camouflaged as a piece of algae.
Footage of the animal is here, even though I mis-pronounce the name somewhat in the video:
youtu.be/IHTTqzCal6o?si=9qq0xv1RHgsTdWij&t=384
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
A rare sacoglossan sea slug. Very well camouflaged as a piece of algae.
Footage of the animal is here, even though I mis-pronounce the name somewhat in the video:
youtu.be/IHTTqzCal6o?si=9qq0xv1RHgsTdWij&t=384
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
A rare sacoglossan sea slug. Very well camouflaged as a piece of algae.
Footage of the animal is here, even though I mis-pronounce the name somewhat in the video:
youtu.be/IHTTqzCal6o?si=9qq0xv1RHgsTdWij&t=384
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Antennarius striatusHavainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
Antennarius striatus. Another fish which uses the "I am just a ball of algae, don't mind me" strategy.
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
An Ambon scorpionfish, Pteroidichthys amboinensis, seen in Dauin, Philippines. These camouflage themselves by looking like a ball of algae.
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
I am really excited about being able to observe, and photograph this fish, I have only ever seen it in Publacion/Dauin/Negros/Philippines, in fact that's the only time I have seen a member of the family of the Percophidae. The males have an extremely elongated dorsal fin which they use to signal conspecifics.
This is a good article about the Percophidae:
reefs.com/2016/03/21/review-signalfishes-home-aquarium/
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
A sea hare. Large animal! Seen during a night dive in Dauin.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Ablabys taenianotusHavainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
Ablabys taenianotus. A curious, very well camouflaged fish. Looks like a dead leaf in-between the seagrass. Seen in shallow water during a night dive.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Maretia planulataHavainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
The urchin was injured, possibly from a fish bite.
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
A small goby which uses every piece of available structure to hide in muck diving habitats.
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
A small goby which uses every piece of available structure to hide in muck diving habitats.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Halgerda mesophoticaHavainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
Interestingly, according to all the ID books and web sites my dive buddy and I found, this species is only known from New Caledonia, in the subtropcis of the Southern hemisphere. This one we found at 70 m, at Monad seamount in the Philippines.
By Pacificklaus Photography, 2011.
Enjoy more of my photography in "Sex, Drugs and Scuba Diving".
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Gobiodon okinawaeHavainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
These tiny gobies are usually rather rare, and live in corals with closely spaces branches. Not so in the north atoll lagoon of Tubbataha, where there were 10+ in one coral, and relatively out in the open.
Many thanks to Prof. Kent Carpenter and the Tubbataha Marine Park Authority for inviting me to join the 2023 Tubbataha fish survey, and to Infinity live-on-boardfor providing great diving operations.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Eviota sebreeiHavainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
One of the tiniest fishes on Tubbataha reefs.
Many thanks to Prof. Kent Carpenter and the Tubbataha Marine Park Authority for inviting me to join the 2023 Tubbataha fish survey, and to Infinity live-on-boardfor providing great diving operations.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Suku BryaninopsHavainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
Whip coral goby, common in Tubbataha.
Many thanks to Prof. Kent Carpenter and the Tubbataha Marine Park Authority for inviting me to join the 2023 Tubbataha fish survey, and to Infinity live-on-boardfor providing great diving operations.
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
Scribbled pipefish. Found in the lagoon of the north atoll of Tubbataha.
Fishbase: www.fishbase.se/summary/Corythoichthys-intestinalis.html
Many thanks to Prof. Kent Carpenter and the Tubbataha Marine Park Authority for inviting me to join the 2023 Tubbataha fish survey, and to Infinity live-on-boardfor providing great diving operations.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Eviota prasitesHavainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
A common small goby in Tubbataha.
Fishbase: www.fishbase.se/summary/Eviota-prasites.html
Many thanks to Prof. Kent Carpenter and the Tubbataha Marine Park Authority for inviting me to join the 2023 Tubbataha fish survey, and to Infinity live-on-boardfor providing great diving operations.
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
A small juvenile spotted hawkfish, hiding inside a sponge.
Fishbase: www.fishbase.se/summary/cirrhitichthys-aprinus
Many thanks to Prof. Kent Carpenter and the Tubbataha Marine Park Authority for inviting me to join the 2023 Tubbataha fish survey, and to Infinity live-on-boardfor providing great diving operations.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Zoramia viridiventerHavainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
A common cardinalfish in the lagoon of the north atoll of Tubbataha.
Many thanks to Prof. Kent Carpenter and the Tubbataha Marine Park Authority for inviting me to join the 2023 Tubbataha fish survey, and to Infinity live-on-boardfor providing great diving operations.
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
Look at the side of the body of this goby. Quite an inury!
Many thanks to Prof. Kent Carpenter and the Tubbataha Marine Park Authority for inviting me to join the 2023 Tubbataha fish survey, and to Infinity live-on-boardfor providing great diving operations.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Tulinuolikko (Nemateleotris magnifica)Havainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
A pretty dartfish. Common in Tubbataha, especially on the reef tops.
Many thanks to Prof. Kent Carpenter and the Tubbataha Marine Park Authority for inviting me to join the 2023 Tubbataha fish survey, and to Infinity live-on-boardfor providing great diving operations.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Trimma anaimaHavainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
A goby which was new to me, but is not uncommon in Tubbataha.
Many thanks to Prof. Kent Carpenter and the Tubbataha Marine Park Authority for inviting me to join the 2023 Tubbataha fish survey, and to Infinity live-on-boardfor providing great diving operations.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Siphamia elongataHavainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
A rare cardinal fish, very well camouflaged!
Many thanks to Prof. Kent Carpenter and the Tubbataha Marine Park Authority for inviting me to join the 2023 Tubbataha fish survey, and to Infinity live-on-boardfor providing great diving operations.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Helcogramma striataHavainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
This species of triplefin is fairly common on encrusting corals in Tubbataha. About 2 cm long.
Many thanks to Prof. Kent Carpenter and the Tubbataha Marine Park Authority for inviting me to join the 2023 Tubbataha fish survey, and to Infinity live-on-boardfor providing great diving operations.
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
One of only two eels we saw during a week of diving in Tubbataha. Why are there so few? It's not clear to me. Not due to fishing (this is a marine park).
Many thanks to Prof. Kent Carpenter and the Tubbataha Marine Park Authority for inviting me to join the 2023 Tubbataha fish survey, and to Infinity live-on-boardfor providing great diving operations.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Chaetodon bennettiHavainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
Many thanks to Prof. Kent Carpenter and the Tubbataha Marine Park Authority for inviting me to join the 2023 Tubbataha fish survey, and to Infinity live-on-boardfor providing great diving operations.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Alaheimo BlenniinaeHavainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
Not uncommon. Hiding in invert burrows.
Many thanks to Prof. Kent Carpenter and the Tubbataha Marine Park Authority for inviting me to join the 2023 Tubbataha fish survey, and to Infinity live-on-boardfor providing great diving operations.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Eviota sebreeiHavainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
One of the smallest fish species in Tubbataha.
Many thanks to Prof. Kent Carpenter and the Tubbataha Marine Park Authority for inviting me to join the 2023 Tubbataha fish survey, and to Infinity live-on-boardfor providing great diving operations.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Suku PleurosicyaHavainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
Epibiot on a sea fan.
Many thanks to Prof. Kent Carpenter and the Tubbataha Marine Park Authority for inviting me to join the 2023 Tubbataha fish survey, and to Infinity live-on-boardfor providing great diving operations.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Trimma tayloriHavainnoija
pacificklausKuvaus
These are the main species of upside-down hovering gobies in Tubbataha, ususlly found in small caverns/crevices on the reef walls, rather deeper (>20 m).
Many thanks to Prof. Kent Carpenter and the Tubbataha Marine Park Authority for inviting me to join the 2023 Tubbataha fish survey, and to Infinity live-on-boardfor providing great diving operations.
