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Kelvin H.y. TanPhoto taken in Havelock island during a particular dive trip. Was looking out for macro when i spotted this looking out of its hole.
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Susanna RandazzoFlabellina exoptata_Havelock island_2023
(Canon60,1/200,f18,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliCoryphellina rubrolineata,Havelock island_Andamans_India_2023
(Canon100,1/250,f18,iso125)
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Susanna RandazzoTranslucent coral goby_2023
(Canon60, 1/200,f18,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliCoral blenny_Aquarium dive site_Havelock island_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)
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Susanna RandazzoPteraeolidia ianthina_2023
(Canon60,1/200,f18,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliDiving in Havelock Island, Andamans_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso125)
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Antonio VenturelliCoryphellina exoptata_2023
(Canon100,1/250,f18,iso125)
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Antonio VenturelliA still goby looking at me with curiosity. The gobies usually stay within their territory in the rock but will go out and explore occasionally as in this photo taken at the Aquarium dive site _Havelock island_India_2023
(Canon 100,1/250,f14,iso125)
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Susanna RandazzoBig eyes close up of a little shrimp photographed at Aquarium dive site, in Havelock island, Andamans_India_2023.
(Canon60,1/200,f14,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliA squat shrimp often called sexy shrimp because of its provocative dance. Their quirky abdominal movements, often in sync with one another, are amusing to observe and can captivate divers for long underwater time!
(Canon100,1/250,f16,iso125)
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Susanna RandazzoThese worms live inside corals where they hide from predators. Their bodies stay hidden except their colorful crowns which are feather-like appendages that resemble fir trees , giving Christmas tree their name.
(Canon60,1/200,f/13,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliStare long enough on a portion of the coral reef, and you are guaranteed to catch some movement, a tiny fish like these blennies & gobies abundant on these barriers_Havelock island_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f18,iso125)
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Susanna RandazzoCoryphellina rubrolineata nudibranch_2023
(Canon60, 1/200,f18,iso100))
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Antonio VenturelliA large chunk of coral life is tiny, lesser known, easily hidden creatures. These include both sessile (fixed in one place) and mobile reef invertebrates, as well as the itty bitty reef fish like this in the photo_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso125)
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Antonio VenturelliFor me nudibranchs-hunting is like collecting stamps..You always want to find new ones for your private collection. This is Thuridilla multimarginata (really very small) photographed in the Aquarium dive site of Havelock Island_Andamans-India_2023
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Susanna RandazzoA curious and very colorful goby. Photo taken in Havelock, in the Andamans-2023
(Canon60, 1/200,f14,iso100)
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Susanna RandazzoA tiny fish stays on a branch of corals. Photo taken at "Aquarium dive site" of Havelock island , Andamans_2023
(Canon60, 1/200,f14,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliAnemone fishes are immune to anemone's tentacles from day 1. It is a mutually beneficial relationship in which the anemone feeds from the fish dejection while the fish gets shelter from predators_Havelock Is._2023
(Canon100,1/200,f13,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliBedford's flatworm ,named "Persian carpet"..and you can understand why! Photo taken at Aquarium dive site_Thanks to great support of Barefoot diving staff in Havelock Island-Andamans_2023
(Canon100,1/250,f13,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliTop view of a coral fish_2023
(Canon 100,1/250,f13,iso125)
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Antonio VenturelliDiploastrea heliopora macro: very common here in the Indian Ocean but always fascinating to see especially if you get close and notice its shapes like colored vanilla puddings_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f20,iso125)
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Antonio VenturelliCoryphellina exoptata nudibranch_2023
(Canon100,1/250,f18,iso125)
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Antonio VenturelliCoral blenny-Havelock Is. -Andamans_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliThis is a macro detail of an hard coral, taken a few meters deep around Havelock Island, in India. As you can see nature creates real works of art, don't you think? Andamans_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso125)
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Antonio VenturelliPersian rug ( Bedford's flatworm) . Elegant , beautiful, .. a masterpiece of ocean_2023
(Canon100,1/250,f13,iso100)
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Antonio Venturelli"Good morning! "seems to say this little goby met at the end of my last dive in the Andamans. I take it as a goodbye and look forward to coming back here very soon_Feb 2023
(Canon100,1/250,f11,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliMicrolife on the Andamans reef.Here we see a beautiful Blenny close-up . Abundant and highly biodiverse, these species mature early, produce many offspring and they are a vital food source for other marine creatures.
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliAnother photo of this small creature that roams the rocky terrain of Havelock Is. named Bedford's Flatworm , or Persian rug. It’s beauty is not only in how it looks but also in how it moves. Beautiful evolutions!
(Canon100,1/250,f13,i.100)
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Antonio VenturelliHermit crab_Havelock Island_April 2024
(Canon100,1/200,f11,iso100)
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Susanna RandazzoGhost shrimp photographed during shallow diving near Havelock island_Andamans_April2024
(Canon60, 1/200, f9,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliWhat splendid eyes these little gobies have! They hide in small crevices in rocks. They are shy but curious and it is easy to photograph them when they lean out to scrutinize the external environment. Havelock Is._April2024
(Canon100,1/200,f9,i.100)
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Antonio VenturelliReticulidia suzanneae has typical yellow body, with raised white-yellow lattices enclosing black spots. Rhinophores yellow, lamellate, no gill tuft. Photographed during diving in Havelock island _April 2024
(Canon100,1/200,f13,iso100)
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Susanna RandazzoCoral crab _Havelock Island_April 2024
(Canon60,1/200, f6.3,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliCoral fish_Andamans_April2024
(Canon100,1/200,f10,iso100)
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Susanna RandazzoWhip coral fish _April 2024
(Canon60,1/200,f6.3,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliPhyllidioosis xishaensis. This nudibranch has a white dorsum with four longitudinal black lines interspersed with raised ridges. It is a small Phyllidiid, growing to about 20 mm in length. Andamans_April 2024
(Canon100,1/200,f13,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliShining eyes for this beautiful coral gobi photographed during a dive in Andamans_April 2024
(Canon100, 1/200,f8,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliWhip coral fish_April 2024
(Canon100,1/200,f22,iso100)
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Susanna RandazzoUnderwater micro life. A curious gobi leans out of his little hole. Island-Andamans_April 2024
(Canon60,1/200,f5.6,iso100)
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Susanna RandazzoBalanophyllia sp_Orange cup coral . Close up taken in the Andaman Sea . The mouth opening is closed_April 2024
(Canon60, 1/200,f9,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliIt’s possible to find juvenile Samla bicolor nudibranch of less than 1cm! They are fast moving and relatively common on many of the dive sites in Andaman sea. (Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)
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Susanna RandazzoBluestriped Fangblenny ( Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos)_April 2024
(Canon60,1/200,f14,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliMicro life on the Andaman sea_Blenny fish_April 2024
(Canon100,1/250,f8,iso100)
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Susanna RandazzoAndaman gobi fish close up_April 2024
(Canon60,1/200,f16,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliYaeyama blenny _April 2024
( Canon100, 1/200, f10, iso100)
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Susanna RandazzoAndaman gobi_April 2024
(Canon60, 1/200,f10,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliPhyllidiopsis krempfi nudibranch_April 2024
(Canon100, 1/200,f10,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliAndaman gobi_April 2024
(Canon100, 1/200, f11,iso100)
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Susanna RandazzoHypselodoris maculosa_April 2024
(CanonEF60,1/200,f13,iso100))
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Antonio VenturelliPhyllidiopsis xishaensis nudibranch. I used macro lens Canon EF 100 mm with a diopter by using a wide aperture to get a shallow depth of field_April 2024
(Canon EF100,1/200,f8,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliGobi portrait_Andamans_April 2024
(CanonEF100,1/200,f11,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliBlenny fish_April 2024
( CanonEF100,1/250,f8,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliMicro life on the Andamans sea_Blenny fish_April 2024
(CanonEF100, 1/250,f9,iso100)
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Antonio VenturelliBlenny fish_Andamans_April 2024
(CanonEF100,1/250,f8,iso100),