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male Orange Anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis.
When a male dies the top female in his shoal changes into a male. |
Saturday 3rd November
We had two shark dives this morning an hour to the north of
Bandos: Vashimas Thila and Finger Reef, which is the most northerly reef in North
Male Atoll. Vashimas Thila had only 3 sharks, but provided an adrenalin rush at
the end. As we tried to ascend we found that fining up resulted in a descent –
not good. A few puffs of air into the Buoyancy Control Device (BCD) didn’t make
much difference so I held the button and the BCD fully inflated which
finally resulted in an ascent. Adel and Abdulla, my dive buddies, had
the same experience. I have never experienced such a strong down current in 30
years of diving.
Vashimas Thila
At Finger Reef we saw plenty of White-tip sharks, including
three resting on the sandy bottom of a sandy gulley. Abdulla shot some great
video of some coming really close to him which I will post here later.
Our afternoon dive was on the Bandos house reef, a lovely
gentle dive from the entry point to the wreck, then to the second buoy and back
to the first buoy.
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| Abdulla |
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| Acropora coral |
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| staghorn Coral, Acropora cervicornis |
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| Black-spotted Pufferfish, Arothron nigropunctatus |
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| Blotched Porcupinefish, Diodon liturosus |
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| Blotcheye Soldierfish, Myripristis murdjan |
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| Blue-green Chromis, Chromis viridis |
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| Clown Triggerfish, Balistoides conspicullum |
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| Imperial Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator |
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| Orange Anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis |
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| Oval butterflyfish, Chaetodon trifasciatus |
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| Peacock Rock Cod, Cephalopholis argus |
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| Regal Angelfish, Pygoplites diacanthus |
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| Sailfin Tang, Zebrasoma desjardinii |
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| Slender Grouper, Anyperodon leucogrammicus |
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| Spotted Sea Cucumber, Synapta maculata |
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| Harlequin Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides |
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| Titan Triggerfish, Balistoides viridescens |
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| Vermilion Rock Cod, Cephalopholis miniata |
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| Whitetip Soldierfish, Myripristis vittata |
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| Whitetip Soldierfish, Myripristis vittata |
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| Yellowmargin Lyretail Grouper, Variola louti |
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| Yellowtail Anthias, pseudanthias evansi |
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| Sponge among corals |
end of the day on Bandos:
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| Oriental Garden Lizard, Calotes versicolor |
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