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Underwater Photo Location: Negros Oriental (Dauin), dive spot: "Ginama Point"

Underwater Photo Location: Negros Oriental (Dauin), dive spot: "Ginama Point"

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Caprellidae is a family of amphipods commonly known as skeleton shrimps. Their common name denotes the threadlike slender body which allows them to virtually disappear among the fine filaments of seaweed, hydroids and bryozoans. They are sometimes also known as ghost shrimps. Caprellidae contains 88 genera in three subfamilies. [Wikipedia]
Facts about Negros Oriental (Dauin), dive spot: "Ginama Point"
  • It is in Philippines
  • Negros Oriental (Dauin), dive spot: "Ginama Point" is in the Visayan Sea.
  • The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
  • The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
Dive types
dayboatwalldrift

Marine Life
smallcoral

Diving facilities
airnitroxguidedfriendly

Photo facilities
macro

by Thomas Bannenberg
skeleton shrimps (Caprellidae) NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" uw housing, 105mm Macro (NIKKOR) Settings: f11, 1/60, ISO 100

by Daniel Wernli
Goby and Xmas-Worm Landscape at Ginama Point, Dauin
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