DIVING @ LANG TENGAH ISLAND, MALAYSIA - APRIL 2009

Awesome transparent Commensal Shrimp chilling in the anemone

Into the blue with loads of Glass Fish!


The ever sleek Leopard Shark a.k.a. Zebra Shark with stripes when they are juveniles


Beautiful Yellow Mask Angel Fish


Xenocarcinus Conicus a.k.a. Zeno Crab on a Whip Coral

Crocodile Fish - wanted to take a picture of the eyes cos thats what's special about them but this
fella was chilling in between rocks!


Very curious CAT Shark on a night dive!

Conger ( Species of eel ) Night Dive!

The ever colorful Parrot Fish sleeping

Fresh Crab close up during a night dive

Colorful Christmas Tree Worms all over =)

Hermit Crabs chilling in a coral during a night dive

The same Porcupine Fish hilariously continues to bump into corals while sleeping =)


Octopus changes shapes to camouflarge itself from us Divers during a Night Dive!


Devil Fish a.k.a. Demon Walker during a Night Dive!

Clownfish & its anemone

Pipefish

Ghost Shrimp chilling on a hard coral

Porcupine Fish bumping into corals while sleeping.. quite funny really!

Close up of a sleeping Yellow Margin Triggerfish's face during a night dive

Loads of Clown Fish Eggs & Babies under an Anemone

Tones of Nudibranch Eggs form a rose like flower

Flat Worm

1st EVER RECORDED IMAGE OF THIS RARE WHITE BABY BOXFISH IN THE WORLD

I personally emailed the FAMOUS LEGENDARY Marine Biologist / Author NEVILLE COLEMAN - Photo Journalist to ask about this particular species of boxfish because I knew it was different. And he actually replied my email saying my image is the first to be recorded of this species at such a small stage.. I mean WOW!!! Coming from the Legendary Neville Coleman himself!!! It is an email I'll treasure most :D

Neville Coleman told me in his reply that this RARE WHITE Boxfish is younger than a Juvenile Yellow Boxfish and said perhaps Yellow Boxfishes are probably White when they are born.. Myself and my gf were so lucky! A moment I'll alwiz remember! Credit to ATSY of cause because she saw this cute rare White Boxfish & when we got back she asked me to email NEVILLE COLEMAN Immediately!!! OMG.. Still can't believe it!!! WooHoo!!!

Snake Eel - NIGHT DIVE!!!

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Redang Island On 20th - 22nd March, 2009

Goat Fish chilling with his small coral. He was posing for us divers =P
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DECORATOR Crab during our NIGHT DIVE! So cool these fellas. My first time seeing it as well!
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Squid Eggs! My first time seeing them! Very interesting!
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Squids hovering while we were doin our safety stop!
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Sea Cucumber
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Devil Fish a.k.a. Demon Walker

I was tryin to get a picture of this fella and when I got to close you can see his spines on its back came up and gave me a shock! Dangerous fella I tell ya.
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Clown Fish & Its Anemone

I have to say I love this shot the most. I had to wait for a few minutes for this shot and few minutes underwater is a long time. It was afterall worth the wait.
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Can You SPOT The Hermit Crab?

This is one of my best shots so far. The hermit crab.

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Backside Of A Juvenile Box Fish

Women love em. These fellas are actually really cute but only when they are juveniles. When they grow up, their not that cute. However there are other species of box fish that are quite nice to look at even when they are adults. All of them have this way of swimming which makes them quite distinctive & easy to spot. Why are they called a box fish? They obviously look like a box from all angles!
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Thorny Sea Horse

I like this picture. Since they don't move much it was pretty easy to get a nice shot of this fella.

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Frog Fish

This is a transparent frog fish which I saw at a dive site called Holy Sand in Redang Island. Pinkish in color makes this fella stand out. There are loads of colorful frog fish which I have yet to see. Can't wait!
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Star Puffer From Below

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The Titan Triggerfish

All divers watchout for these guys coz they are extremely defensive especially mating season. These fellas have a cone shaped territory hence divers are told not to swim over them during mating season. What they do is they will ramp into any diver that comes through their zone & will take a bite with their large front teeth. I heard they can bite through a divers fins or even break a divers mask. Other than that, they are usually harmless & often swim by divers. They are actually quite colorful fishes and have a distinctive way of swimming which I find quite funny. The titans are one of the largest of its kind.

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Marine Life

The star puffer is the one above. Its a very common fish and can be seen most of the time. Lizard fishes on the bottom left seem to be all over Redang Island. For some reason I always see them in pairs. They always look like they are high on something. And finally the razor fishes. I have no idea why they swim up and downwards as seen in the picture. Their heads are pointed downwards but their eyes are looking straight. Weird!!!

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Nepolean Wrasse a.k.a. Humphead Wrasse

Only 3 of these Nepolean Wrasse in the whole of Redang Island have been spotted so far & we were all so fortunate to be able to see one of them this trip. Its so huge. 2 Metres in length

(6 feet) to be exact. We obviously saw the male because the female only grows to about 1 metre in length.

The humphead wrasse is the largest living member of the family Labridae. It has thick, fleshy lips and a hump that forms on its head above the eyes, becoming more prominent as the fish ages. Males range from a bright electric blue to green, a purplish blue, or a relatively dull blue/green. Juveniles and females are red-orange above, and red-orange to white below. Some males grow very large, with one unconfirmed report of a Humphead Wrasse that was 7.75 feet (2.29 m) long and weighed 420 lbs (190.5 kg).

The species is most often observed in solitary male-female pairs, or groups of two to seven individuals.

The one we saw was swimming on its own. No words can really describe the feeling that I experienced while Diving so close to this beautiful fish. I definitely have to thank our Dive Master for noticing it first & then calling us to have a look.

These Nepolean Wrasse are currently on the Endangered Species List because people hunt them for their unique huge Lips. Help create awareness to save them for those of you who are going to be Divers or are already Divers.

Seeing this fish real life up close & personal is ultimately the highlight of this entire July 2008 Diving trip to Redang Island.

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Crinoid Squat Lobster

This crinoid squat lobster is one of the most interesting creatures I've seen during this trip. Its small & colorful. You have to be very observant to lookout for these fellas. Something very different from the larger fishes perhaps.

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Bumphead Parrot Fish

Most of us saw a couple of these bumphead parrot fishes swimming pass us. These fishes kinda look like & a much smaller version of the Nepolean Wrasse or also known as Bumphead Wrasse.

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Remora's or Suckerfish

Once again these Remora's or also known as Suckerfish kept swimming along with me on one of my Dives. The ones that keep swimming with me actually looks a like mini sharks. I think we have a connection =P

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Jellyfish

You really don't wanna get stung by these fellas while diving. They are all over the place sometimes. Myself & my Dive buddy including our Dive Master had to keep avoiding tones of these jellyfishes during our second dive. Argh! I wasted so much of my air just to avoid these fellas. It really is very difficult to enjoy your Dive if you are surrounded by jellyfish. You tend to pay more attention looking out for them rather than other marine life. One couple join us on our first Dive & the gurl got stung at her ear.

Our 3rd Dive at Tanjung Tokong was so much better. No jellyfish to worry about. We definitely enjoyed our Dive at this site better because the sea was calm, no jellyfish to worry about & we could appreciate everything we see. And because there are no jellyfish to worry about, we can control our breathing better & Dive much longer. Best to be fully geared up & not have any part of your skin exposed whenever there's jellyfish around.. seriously!
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Moorish Idol

Saw many of these fellas swimming around. Pretty common fishes but still nice to look at.

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