Anemonefish are pretty, found worldwide and often among the first species recorded in a new diver’s logbook. For most divers visiting Lembeh they have far rarer critters on their list to find but don’t swim past that anemonefish! Look a bit closer because in the Lembeh Strait, all is not as it seems… Firstly, they…
The Anemonefish family includes 17 species, “Nemo” is one of them. They are known as Anemonefish due to their ability to live among the stinging tentacles of anemones. They typically live in small groups with one dominant female in charge. If anything were too happy to the “woman of the anemone” the largest male will…
Why are nudibranchs so colorful? As you certainly know, nudibranchs are beautiful sea slugs that display most of the time a full range of vivid and elegant colors. From flashy pink to intense purple, bright yellow to deep green, blue, red, etc… We can frequently observe them in many dive sites in Lembeh like Nudi…
Mandarin fish have got to be one of the most colourful and truly ornate looking fish that we see in the Indo-Pacific. During the day time, whilst we do have occasional sightings, these little critters lay low and hide within the branches of staghorn corals. During sunset however, they leave the reef and perform one…
There are at least 52 different known species of sea snakes through out the world, but by far the most common species which we see while diving around Bunaken, Lembeh, Lembongan and South Lombok is the banded sea snake. This species is also known by several other names including the banded sea krait and the…
So you may have heard that Lembeh is commonly known as the Muck Diving Capital of the World but what is the Holy Grail of Muck Diving? Rhinopia. Rhinopias are a type of scorpionfish which steal the show no matter where they are found. The level of excitement people has when you talk about seeing…
What is Symbiosis? Have you ever noticed two entirely different marine species which always seem to be spotted together? Have you ever wondered why? Beneath the sea there are many interesting partnerships between species which are known as “symbiotic relationships”. When two different species are living and working together in a symbiotic relationship (also known…
The Frogfish Yawn is near the top of the list of every macro photographer but why do Frogfish yawn in the first place? There are a few possible reasons as to why a Frogfish yawn. Unfortunately none of these reasons include “to make the photographer happy!” The first reason that a Frogfish might yawn is…