Sea horse in flowers
Sony a6600

Astronaut in the sea

A glass shrimp close up. Its beautiful eyes say me hello, I am here!Andamans_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f20, iso125)

I admit it: I like gobies. These amazing little fish when they are illuminated they show off bright colors on their little bodies. An assortment of beautiful metallic blue spots, bright red-orange lines, bars, & others.
(Canon100,1/200,f16,i.100)

Another photo of this small creature that roams the rocky terrain of Havelock Is. named Bedford's Flatworm , or Persian rug. It’s beauty is not only in how it looks but also in how it moves. Beautiful evolutions!
(Canon100,1/250,f13,i.100)

Microlife on the Andamans reef.Here we see a beautiful Blenny close-up . Abundant and highly biodiverse, these species mature early, produce many offspring and they are a vital food source for other marine creatures.
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)

"Good morning! "seems to say this little goby met at the end of my last dive in the Andamans. I take it as a goodbye and look forward to coming back here very soon_Feb 2023
(Canon100,1/250,f11,iso100)

Entrance

Persian rug ( Bedford's flatworm) . Elegant , beautiful, .. a masterpiece of ocean_2023
(Canon100,1/250,f13,iso100)

This is a macro detail of an hard coral, taken a few meters deep around Havelock Island, in India. As you can see nature creates real works of art, don't you think? Andamans_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso125)

Maldivian anemone fish

Coral blenny-Havelock Is. -Andamans_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)

Coryphellina exoptata nudibranch_2023
(Canon100,1/250,f18,iso125)

Diploastrea heliopora macro: very common here in the Indian Ocean but always fascinating to see especially if you get close and notice its shapes like colored vanilla puddings_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f20,iso125)

Top view of a coral fish_2023
(Canon 100,1/250,f13,iso125)

Bedford's flatworm ,named "Persian carpet"..and you can understand why! Photo taken at Aquarium dive site_Thanks to great support of Barefoot diving staff in Havelock Island-Andamans_2023
(Canon100,1/250,f13,iso100)

Anemone fishes are immune to anemone's tentacles from day 1. It is a mutually beneficial relationship in which the anemone feeds from the fish dejection while the fish gets shelter from predators_Havelock Is._2023
(Canon100,1/200,f13,iso100)

A tiny fish stays on a branch of corals. Photo taken at "Aquarium dive site" of Havelock island , Andamans_2023
(Canon60, 1/200,f14,iso100)

A curious and very colorful goby. Photo taken in Havelock, in the Andamans-2023
(Canon60, 1/200,f14,iso100)

For me nudibranchs-hunting is like collecting stamps..You always want to find new ones for your private collection. This is Thuridilla multimarginata (really very small) photographed in the Aquarium dive site of Havelock Island_Andamans-India_2023

A large chunk of coral life is tiny, lesser known, easily hidden creatures. These include both sessile (fixed in one place) and mobile reef invertebrates, as well as the itty bitty reef fish like this in the photo_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso125)

Coryphellina rubrolineata nudibranch_2023
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Stare long enough on a portion of the coral reef, and you are guaranteed to catch some movement, a tiny fish like these blennies & gobies abundant on these barriers_Havelock island_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f18,iso125)

These worms live inside corals where they hide from predators. Their bodies stay hidden except their colorful crowns which are feather-like appendages that resemble fir trees , giving Christmas tree their name.
(Canon60,1/200,f/13,iso100)

A squat shrimp often called sexy shrimp because of its provocative dance. Their quirky abdominal movements, often in sync with one another, are amusing to observe and can captivate divers for long underwater time!
(Canon100,1/250,f16,iso125)
Shortlisted!

Big eyes close up of a little shrimp photographed at Aquarium dive site, in Havelock island, Andamans_India_2023.
(Canon60,1/200,f14,iso100)

A still goby looking at me with curiosity. The gobies usually stay within their territory in the rock but will go out and explore occasionally as in this photo taken at the Aquarium dive site _Havelock island_India_2023
(Canon 100,1/250,f14,iso125)