GLOBE FISH USED AS BAIT TO TRAP FOR FISH, NIKON D70S, 10,5MM, DS125

Surprise.....
Peppered Moray or White Moray
took it when I was in Masandam \ Oman
by Olympus C8080

These two morays moved together as one moray and made me think it was one hybrid moray, but then I'm easily fooled...¸> <((((º> .....Canon G9

Spottedtail Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys calliurus) with an expressive face...¸> <((((º> .....Canon G9

Arabian Bluestriped Dottyback (Pseudochromis aldabraensis)...¸> <((((º> .....Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165

A candy stripe nudibranch (Hypselodoris maridadilus) that looks like it should taste of rhubarb and custard or raspberries and ice cream...¸> <((((º> ....Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165's

A brightly coloured nudibranch (Thuridilla indopacifica).....Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165's
Shortlisted!

Small decorator crab (possibly Menaethius monocerus) on the underside of a cushion star........¸> <((((º> .......Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165

This scary Undulated Moray (Gymnothorax undulatus) reminds me of the eel scene in the 1977 film "The Deep", but please don't have nightmares....¸> <((((º> ..... Canon G9

The face of a Rose Petal Bubble Shell (Hydatina physis) with tiny eyes.......¸> <((((º> .....Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165's
Shortlisted!

Shore Crab....¸> <((((º> ....Canon G9

"What a happy face. ;-)".....Spotfin Lionfish (Pterois antennata).......¸> <((((º> .....Canon G9

"Ice cream, ice cream, get your ice cream here".....Nudibranch (Risbecia ghardaqana)......¸> <((((º> .....Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165
Shortlisted!

Friendly and curious Cuttlefish....¸> <((((º> ....Canon G9

This Hawksbill Turtle swam past just as I had taken a macro reef shot at F8, so the quick snap here looks like it was on a night dive, but it wasn't....¸> <((((º> .....Canon G9

Crab hiding under the rock( real habitat)

Red-dotted Coral Crab (Trapezia cymodoce). During the day, they hide deep in the coral, like this one. At night they climb up to the edges and spread their arms to feed on plankton...¸> <((((º> ....Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165's

"Come nearer, I don't bite, well not that much". Buddy decides that is close enough for the shared portrait shot...¸> <((((º> ....Canon G9

Sohal (Acanthurus sohal)...¸> <((((º> ....Canon G9

Tube Dwelling Anemone.....¸> <((((º> .....Canon G9

"Hey lads, don't look now, but I think their is a spy amongst us".......¸> <((((º> .....Canon G9, RAW WB adjusted

A large Honeycomb Moray (Gymnothorax favagineus) coming out to say hi.......¸> <((((º> ....Canon G9

A close up on a Yellow Mouth Eel took it when I was in, Masandam \ Oman by Olympus C8080 WZ

Hypselodoris carnea out for a crawl on some kelp....¸> <((((º> ....Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165's
Shortlisted!

Glossodoris pallida, white to the eye, but when flashed the transparency and colours appear....¸> <((((º> .....Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165

This tiny coral crab (Cymo melanodactylus) is so fury, it's more like a teddy bear than a crab. It was nicely posed like this when I found it and didn't dive for cover when I started snapping away, like most critters do..¸> <((((º> ..Canon G9 & lenses

Just as I found this Fringed Blenny (Mimoblennius cirrosus) it darted in a hole and would only peep out every so often to see if I was still there. Which of course I was, since I wanted a close up shot. ...¸> <((((º> .....Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165's