Shallow sandy area with lots of small soft corals in a depth of 12 to 14 metres. Usually little to no current. The area is a nursery for small fish and the soft corals are home to numerous small crabs, so there is lots of macro life. Sea Temp in May 29c
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Facts about Near Romantic Beach, Perhentian Kecil It is in Malaysia- Near Romantic Beach, Perhentian Kecil is in the South China Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Images taken on this dive site
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Brian MayesThis tiny (15mm) Porcelain Crab (Porcellanella sp.) is commensal with soft corals. Usually they hide inside the soft coral so you normally only get to see a part of it. Luckily, I found this one on the outside trying to catch some passing food.
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Brian MayesFull frame close up of baby Sea Moth (Pegasidae) with grains of sand on it's head. <><><><>Canon G9 and stacked Inon UCL-165 macro lenses.
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Brian MayesThe Happy Couple - A pair of Short-tailed Pipefish (Trachyrhamphus biocoarctatus).. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>·.¸¸Canon G9
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Brian MayesThis charming little Red-Papulose Gymnodoris (Gymnodoris rubropapillosa) is one of the predator nudibranchs that hunts down and eats other nudibranchs. ..¸><((((º>·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>·..Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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Brian MayesCute smiling Porcelain Crab (Lissoporcellana sp)..¸><((((º>·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>·..Canon G9 & stacked Inon UCL-165 lenses
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Brian MayesTiny 2cm baby Midring Blue Ring Octopus (Hapalochlaena sp.4)..¸><((((º>·..Canon G9 & 2 stacked Inon UCL-165 lenses
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Brian MayesInornate Gymnodoris (Gymnodoris inornata) one of the cannibal nudibranchs.
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Brian Mayes"I love you little cuttlefish"
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Brian MayesSea Pen Crab (Porcellanella triloba)— Canon G9, 1/320th, f8, 2 stacked Inon UCL-165 close-up lenses, internal flash (no external strobe), full frame.
— at Pasir Ngala, Perhentians, Malaysia.