Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti)
Blenny portrait
Coral Shrimp (Dasycaris zanzibarica)
Seahorse portrait
Sea spider wandering around on the reef.
Ornate Ghost Pipefish
Close up of a pipefish as it gently hangs at the edge of a crinoid.
Squat Lobster on anemone
Pegasus Sea Moth
Portrait of sea moth as it hunts on the sandy bottom
Nudibranch
Leaf Scorpionfish (Taenianotus triancanthus)
Leaf scorpionfish - the mouth is the last thing a small fish sees.
Leaf scorpionfish hunting
Leaf scorpionfish balanced between the arms of a coral awaiting prey
Crinoid clingfish
Crinoid fish hiding
Blue Ribbon Eel
Blue ribbon eel
Hairy frogfish
It looks like a clump of sargassum algae but it's a frogfish. This one was in 12ft of water and we found it during our safety stop. I was breathing my buddy's air by the time I went up, shhh don't tell anyone...
Sawblade shrimp (Tozeuma armatum) and eggs
Mantis shrimp eyes
Spiny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix)
Seahorses are fairly common on the reef, sitting out in plain sight but they are often difficult to spot until you light them up against the dark water. They hunt for tiny critters in the sand on reef edges.
Shrimp
Cockatoo leaf fish (Ablabys taenianotus)
These sit on the sand or nestled into parts of the reef looking like an old decaying leaf. It's always worth a second glance when you drift over old leaves, one of them may be a living creature.
Flounder eye
Eye of a smll ray hiding in the sand
Coral Shrimp (Vir philippinensis)
Partridge tun shell (Tonna sp)
