Ghost Pipefish get Pink.

This week in Lembeh… Ghost Pipefish get Pink. A lesser known and seen ghost pipefish has been spotted early this week. The rarer Velvet Ghost Pipefish was seen buy our lucky guests, posing for photos. It can come in a white, pink, or red color variation which along side their body shape, help it to…

Lionfish, South Gili Lombok

Lionfish or Pterois, also called zebrafish is characterized by conspicuous warning colorationg with red, white, creamy, or black bands, showy pectoral fins, and venomous spiky fin rays. Last week in Lombok south gili we saw lionfish; white and pink pygmy seahorse; frogfish; different kind of nudibranch ; orang utan crap;   swarm of sardines; turtle, whitetip…

Picking fights with boxer crabs

This week in Bunaken… Dive guide Oke learned that attitude sometimes comes in small packages and that you should not pick fights with boxer crabs. During a dive Oke found a very pretty boxer crab that he pointed out to his divers. Normally boxer crabs are quite elusive and shy, but not this guy! He…

Sharks and Rays

This week in Bali, we saw the big guys and the small guys. Sharks and rays were popping up all over the place. An interesting fact about sharks is that they do not have a single bone in their bodies! Their skeleton is completely made of cartilage and it is the same for rays!

A Paddle Flap Immerges!

This week in Lembe….. A Paddle Flap Immerges! Our first Rhinopia encounter this year was with what we think is known as a “False Rhinopia” or “Hipposcorpaena Filamentosa”. This time a Paddle-flap Scorpionfish  or “Rhinopias Eschmeyeri” has popped up to say hello. These are a popular find in the photography world so lets hope it…