Asian Koel and a Maldivean sunset

Black-spotted Pufferfish, Arothron nigropunctatus

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Friday 2nd November

Finally we had a sunny day with a sunset. We did morning dives at Potato Reef and Bandos Housereef and an afternoon dive at Gowagathi Thila. Nothing spectacular seen, but enjoyable dives. On land I photographed an interesting bird, a female Asian Koel or Cuckoo bird, Eudynamys scolopaceus.

Potato Reef:

Acropora coral

Bandos

Bandos

Blackside Hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri

Clark's Anemonefish, Amphiprion clarkii

Featherstar

Maldive Anemonefish, Amphiprion nigripes

Midnight Snapper, Macolor macularis

Noble Featherstar, Comanthina nobilis

Orange Anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis & Coral Reef

Orange Anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis & Coral Reef

Orange Anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis & Coral Reef 

Orange Anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis,
Featherstar & Sea fan

Orange-fin Emperor, Lethrinus erythracanthus

Oriental Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus vittatus

Parrotfish, Scarus species

Pin-cushion Sea Star, Culcita schmideliana

Sergeant Majors, Abudefduf vaigiensis,
Orange Anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis
& Coral Reef scene

Sixspot Rock Code, Cephalopholis sexmaculata

Slender Sweeper, Parapriacanthus ransonneti

Sponge

Sponge on coral

Tubeworm

Vermilion Rock Cod, Cephalopholis miniata

Whitetip Soldierfish, Myripristis vittata

Soft coral

Bandos Housereef:

Blacktip Reef Shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus

Blue-green Chromis, Chromis viridis &  Humbug Dascyllus, Dascyllus aruanus 

Bluestripe Snappers, Lutjanus kasmira

Circular Batfish, Platax orbicularis

Humbug Dascyllus, Dascyllus aruanus  on Acropora coral

Indian Dascyllus, Dascyllus carneus on Acropora coral

Masked Bannerfish, Heniochus monoceros

Oriental Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus vittatus

Painted Rock Lobster, Panurilus versicolor

Schooling Bannerfish, Heniochus diphreutes

Sixspot Rock Code, Cephalopholis sexmaculata

Sixspot Rock Code, Cephalopholis sexmaculata

Titan Triggerfish, Balistoides viridescens

Vlaming's Unicornfish, Naso vlamingii

Yellowtail Anthias, pseudanthias evansi

Gowagathi Thila:

Featherstar on Sea fan

Imperial Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator

Maldive Anemonefish, Amphiprion nigripes &
Magnificent Sea Anemone, Heteractis magnifica

Oriental Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus vittatus &
Gold-striped Emperors, Gnathodentex aureolineatus

Oriental Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus vittatus &
Gold-striped Emperors, Gnathodentex aureolineatus

On Bandos:

Asian Koel, Eudynamys scolopaceus

Oriental Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor

Oriental Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor

view from the Sunset bar