Lion Fish - Jetty - Derawan est Borneo

This Shuttlecock Egg Cowrie_(Volva volva) is carnivorous and should normally be found on gorgonian sea fans, so it was odd to see it crawling on the sandy bottom. I wonder what protection it has from crabs or octopus... <0/// < <....Canon G9

Blenny closeup. Full frame. Canon 400D , 100mm , +4 closeup and woody diopter.

Alien Of The Ocean! Taken in Perhentian Island with Canon G9 & Inon Z240 strobe.

Ray with blue spot disease. ;-) or Blue-Spotted Ribbontail Ray (Taeniura lymma).. <0/// < <... <0/// < <...Canon G9

A family of False Clown Anemonefish popped up from their anemone home to say Hi! to me. Taken in Redang Island, Malaysia with Olympus SP 350 and 2 Inon strobes

A marine Lipizzaner. Thorny Seahorse (Hippocampus hystrix)... <0/// < <... <0/// < <....Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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Devil Scorpionfish (Scopaenopsis diabolus) doing press ups.. <0/// < <... <0/// < <...Canon G9

Panda Clown.Taken while he having a nap on my night dive with my compact camera G9.

Hanging Soft Coral. Taken in Sipadan with Canon S80, Inon Z240 strobe & lens.

Lionfish at Moalboal

School of Bigeye Snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus) at Tokong Laut. Have you noticed that there is always one fish that wont line up for the shot and stops to stare at the camera. See if you can spot him. <0/// < <.. Canon G9
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False Cowrie ((Phenacovolva sp.) <0/// < <.. <0/// < <.. <0/// < <..Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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False Clown Anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) from the Perhentians. <0//// < <.. <0//// < <.. <0//// < <..Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens

Batfish on the move! Taken in Sipadan with Canon S80, Inon Z240 strobe & lens.

Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) inside a giant clam. <> <> <> <> Canon G9

Pipe Fish. Its too long for me to focus the whole image. Only the mouth can be focus.

Flying Turtle! Taken in Sipadan with Canon S80, Inon Z240 strobe & lens.

Used my students rental camera to capture this juvenile Batfish on the safety stop, Canon A640 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Borneo, diving with Downbelow dive centre.

Nudibranch (Armina Sp. 7) feeding on soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.). <> <> <> <> Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens

Full 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.

Soft Coral Crab. Taken with Canon G9 and Inon strobe with macro lens.

Eggs in the mouth! Taken in Mabul with Canon G9, Inon Z240 strobe & lenses.

I noticed this Spotted Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos) crawling over the coral and waited until it came over the rise, so as not to spook it back into the shell, like I normally do. <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens.

Imperial Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on a large sea cucumber. <> <> <> <> Canon G9, full frame shot with stacked Inon UCL-165 macro lenses.
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Spotted Porcelain Crab (Neopetrolisthes oshimai) from Anilao.

taken in redang island.