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| Nudibranch, Nembrotha guttata |
Tuesday 30th October
The seas were very rough today so the dive operation changed
the dive sites to ensure safe and comfortable experiences for everyone. The
first morning dive was at Furana South where we had a great dive with a school
of 10 Mobilis, which are a very small species of manta ray. At the end of the
dive at safety stop depth at the top of the reef Bill found a wonderful
florescent red nudibranch which I have never seen before. We also saw some
obliging turtles which never seem fazed by our presence and just carry on
feeding. This one took a mouthful of soft coral.
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| Fayaz gives dive briefing |
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| A Motley Crew! |
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| Clare |
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| Bandos |
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| Blackside Hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri |
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| Devilrays, Mobula japanica |
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| Double-saddled Butterflyfish, Chaetodon falcula |
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| Featherstar, Stephanometra species |
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| Giant Moray, Gymnothorax javanicus |
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| Sea Whip |
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| Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata |
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| Noble featherstar, Comanthina nobilis |
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| Nudibranch, Nembrotha guttata |
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| Oyster |
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| Pin-cushion Sea Star, Culcita schmideliana |
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| Red-toothed Triggerfish, Odonus niger |
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| Saddled Sharpnose Puffer, Canthigaster valentini |
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| Sea fan |
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| Soft Coral (Siphonogorgia sp) |
The second morning dive was at Faru Outer where we saw
plenty of honeycomb morays.
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| Alcyonaria soft coral |
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| Bigeye Bream, Monotaxis grandoculis |
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| Black-spotted Puffer, Arothron nigropunctatus |
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| Clown triggerfish, Balistoides conspicullum |
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| Blotched Porcupinefish, Diodon liturosus |
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| Featherstar on Sea Fan |
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| Featherstar on Whip Coral |
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| Four-saddle Grouper, Epinephelus spilotoceps |
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| Fluted Giant Cclam, Tridacna squamosa |
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| Gold-striped Emperors, Gnathodentex aureolineatus |
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Gold-striped Emperors, Gnathodentex aureolineatus with
Bluestripe Snappers |
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| Guinea fowl Pufferfish, Arothron meleagris |
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| Honeycomb Moray, Gymnothorax favagineus |
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| Imperial Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator |
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| Powder-blue Surgeonfish, Acanthurus leucosternon |
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| Red and Yellow Clathria, Clathria sp |
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| Sailfin Tang, Zebrasoma desjardinii |
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| Yellowmargin Triggerfish, Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus |
The afternoon dive was at Bandos Maagaa, which is just north
of Bandos Kuda (Little Bandos) which I have never dived before.
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| Hassan's dive briefing |
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| Banded Coral Shrimp, Stenopus hispidus |
I put my hand on the sand and the cleaning shrimp approached and checked me out for morsels.
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| Black-spotted Pufferfish, Arothron nigropunctatus |
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| Clark's Anemonefish , Amphiprion clarkii |
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| Clown Triggerfish, Balistoides conspicullum |
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| Cock's Comb Oyster, Lopha cristagalli |
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| Cock's Comb Oyster, Lopha cristagalli |
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| Common Lionfish, Pterois volitans |
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| Common Lionfish, Pterois volitans |
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| Featherstar on fan coral |
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| Giant Moray, Gymnothorax javanicus |
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| Giant Moray, Gymnothorax javanicus |
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Graeffe's Sea Cucumber,
Pearsonothuria graeffei |
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Graeffe's Sea Cucumber,
Pearsonothuria graeffei |
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| Humbug Dascyllus, Dascyllus aruanus |
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| Octopus cyanea |
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| Orange Anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis |
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| Orange-crumble Sponge, Acarnus sp |
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| Scribbled Filefish, Aluterus scriptus |
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| Soft Didemnum sea squirts, Didemnum molle & Featherstar |
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| Spotfin LIonfish, Pterois antennata |
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Variable Thorny Oysterm,
Spondylus varians |
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| Yellow Calcite Sponge, Clathrina species |
The night dive at Banana Reef has been postponed for a
couple of days due to the weather.
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