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Starry / yellow mouthed moray (l: gymnothorax nudivomer)
By Mike Dickson
posted Wednesday, July 1, 2009
29 votes

Bearded scorpionfish (L: Scorpaenopsis barbata) Cat Island
By Mike Dickson
posted Saturday, July 11, 2009
24 votes

Hypselodoris dollfusi Taken in manual mode. F7.1, 1/50, ISO 100
By Mike Dickson
posted Saturday, December 3, 2011
23 votes

Starry yellow mouthed moray (l: gymnothorax nudivomer). Plug point, Bandar Khayran, Muscat, Oman F5.6, 1/2000, spot metering, both strobes
By Mike Dickson
posted Wednesday, July 8, 2009
20 votes

Geometric moray (l: siderea grisea) Cat Island
By Mike Dickson
posted Monday, July 13, 2009
20 votes

Yellow mouth moray. Also named jewelled or starry moray. (L: Gymnothorax nudivomer).
By Mike Dickson
posted Monday, December 5, 2011
20 votes

Honeycomb moray (l:Gymnothorax favagineus) Aquarium, Damaniyat Islands
By Mike Dickson
posted Saturday, July 18, 2009
19 votes

One of the many turtles around Plug Point at Bandar Khayran, Muscat.
By Mike Dickson
posted Sunday, July 5, 2009
18 votes

Hermit crab Night dive, Bandar Jissa F5.1, 1/60, spot metering, both strobes, half power
By Mike Dickson
posted Thursday, July 9, 2009
16 votes

Peppered Moray (l: gymnothorax pictus) Cat Island, Muscat, Oman
By Mike Dickson
posted Friday, July 10, 2009
16 votes
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24 Entries Found
Yellow mouth moray. Also named jewelled or starry moray. ... by Mike Dickson
Yellow mouth moray. Also named jewelled or starry moray. (L: Gymnothorax nudivomer).
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman Oman
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Hypselodoris dollfusi Taken in manual mode. F7.1, 1/50... by Mike Dickson
Hypselodoris dollfusi
Taken in manual mode. F7.1, 1/50, ISO 100
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman Oman
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Honeycomb moray (l: Gymnothorax favagineus) Hayuts Run... by Mike Dickson
Honeycomb moray (l: Gymnothorax favagineus)
Hayuts Run, Damaniyat Islands
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Honeycomb moray (l:Gymnothorax favagineus) Aquarium, D... by Mike Dickson
Honeycomb moray (l:Gymnothorax favagineus)
Aquarium, Damaniyat Islands
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 18, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Undulated Moray (l: Gymnothorax undulatus) Aquarium, D... by Mike Dickson
Undulated Moray (l: Gymnothorax undulatus)
Aquarium, Damaniyat Islands
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Shrimp hiding in the spines of a sea urchin. Note: tak... by Mike Dickson
Shrimp hiding in the spines of a sea urchin.
Note: taken in macro mode with my DX1G - no additional lenses.
Photo taken at Fahal Island today at 12:15 local time.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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North Bay, Fahal Island by Mike Dickson
North Bay, Fahal Island
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Geometric moray (l: siderea grisea) Cat Island by Mike Dickson
Geometric moray (l: siderea grisea)
Cat Island
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Bearded scorpionfish (L: Scorpaenopsis barbata) Cat Is... by Mike Dickson
Bearded scorpionfish (L: Scorpaenopsis barbata)
Cat Island
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Peppered Moray (l: gymnothorax pictus) Cat Island, Mus... by Mike Dickson
Peppered Moray (l: gymnothorax pictus)
Cat Island, Muscat, Oman
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Hermit crab Night dive, Bandar Jissa F5.1, 1/60, sp... by Mike Dickson
Hermit crab
Night dive, Bandar Jissa
F5.1, 1/60, spot metering, both strobes, half power
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Starry yellow mouthed moray (l: gymnothorax nudivomer). ... by Mike Dickson
Starry yellow mouthed moray (l: gymnothorax nudivomer).
Plug point, Bandar Khayran, Muscat, Oman
F5.6, 1/2000, spot metering, both strobes
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Dave from the endless blue with his Fuji.... Taken at ... by Mike Dickson
Dave from the endless blue with his Fuji....
Taken at Cat Island, Muscat Oman
F/2.9, 1/200, spot metering, both strobes used to capture the fish in the foreground
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 6, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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One of the many turtles around Plug Point at Bandar Khayr... by Mike Dickson
One of the many turtles around Plug Point at Bandar Khayran, Muscat.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 5, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Will somebody believe me NOW when I say that clownfish ha... by Mike Dickson
Will somebody believe me NOW when I say that clownfish have teeth?
Clarks anemonefish (l: Amphiprion clarkii)
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Three Sisters dive site at Damaniyat Islands. My long suf... by Mike Dickson
Three Sisters dive site at Damaniyat Islands. My long suffering trainee Divemaster is in the background 8o)
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 2, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Starry / yellow mouthed moray (l: gymnothorax nudivomer) by Mike Dickson
Starry / yellow mouthed moray (l: gymnothorax nudivomer)
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Cuttlefish taken at Fahal Island, Muscat, Oman by Mike Dickson
Cuttlefish taken at Fahal Island, Muscat, Oman
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Had the pleasure of diving with this particular turtle fo... by Mike Dickson
Had the pleasure of diving with this particular turtle for around 20 minutes. Managed to get a number of sequential swim by shots.
Taken at Plug Point, Bandar Khayran, Muscat, Oman.
Camera: DX1G - manual mode.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 29, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Tiny shrimp spotted in a small crack in the coral at Pear... by Mike Dickson
Tiny shrimp spotted in a small crack in the coral at Pearl Point, Bandar Khayran, Muscat Oman.
Photo taken in manual mode.
Camera: Sea & Sea DX1G
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Black lionfish (latin: pterois antennata) Pic taken in... by Mike Dickson
Black lionfish (latin: pterois antennata)
Pic taken in manual mode with my DX1G at Ras Abu Dawood, Bandar Khayran, Muscat, Oman
Black lionfish - 'nuff said really ;o)
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 25, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Broad barred Lionfish / firefish (latin: pterois antennat... by Mike Dickson
Broad barred Lionfish / firefish (latin: pterois antennata).
Nocturnal feeder - normally found hidden under coral ledges during daylight hours.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Grey / geometric moray (latin:siderea grisea) Taken at... by Mike Dickson
Grey / geometric moray (latin:siderea grisea)
Taken at 12 metres in Bhandar Khayran, Muscat Oman
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 23, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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6mm nudibranch spotted in North Bay, Fahal Island. Pho... by Mike Dickson
6mm nudibranch spotted in North Bay, Fahal Island.
Photo taken in manual mode with my DX1G.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 22, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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24 Entries Found