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Underwater Photo Location: Selayar Island (South Sulawesi)

Underwater Photo Location: Selayar Island (South Sulawesi)

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Sweepers are small, tropical marine (occasionally brackish) perciform fish of the family Pempheridae. Found in the western Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific region, the family contains about 26 species in two genera. One species (Pempheris xanthoptera) is the target of subsistence fisheries in Japan, where the fish is much enjoyed for its taste. Sweepers are occasionally kept in marine aquaria. [Wikipedia]
Facts about Selayar Island (South Sulawesi)
  • It is in Indonesia
  • Selayar Island (South Sulawesi) is in the Celebes Sea.
  • The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
  • The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
Dive types
shorecavewallnightdrift

Marine Life
bigsmall

Diving facilities
air

Photo facilities
macrowideangle

by Thomas Bannenberg
Sweeper NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" uw housing, 105mm Macro (NIKKOR) Settings: f13, 1/100, ISO 100

by Michelle Blais
Cotton Candy 🍭 Leaf Scorpionfish - backlit then painted in Lightroom. |🦄🍬🍭| South Sulawesi, Indonesia Nikon D7200 Nauticam Housing Dual Inon z240 Strobes Backlit by Sola Photo800 ISO/125. F/13. 1/50sec. Coloured in Adobe Lightroom.
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