MARINE LIFE AT MABUL - PART 3

Beautiful CHROMODORIS LEOPARDUS Nudibranch. Love those colours.
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CHROMODORIS LEOPARDUS Nudibranch.
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This was my first time seeing the ever popular ORANG UTAN CRAB. It was chilling in the bubble corals. Because they are very hairy fellas it also makes our cameras very hard to focus on them. I'm still happy I got a shot of it & seeing it was unbelievable!
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ORANG UTAN CRAB.
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BUBBLE CORALS where we can find the Orang Utan Crabs or shrimps.
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Beautiful CROCODILE FISH EYES. One of my fav's & I always lookout for them.
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The very very Dangerous STONE FISH. This was my first time spotting one. They are so scary! Stone fishes are also in the Top 10 list of most dangerous things to human.
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I don't know how our lovely Thai Dive master spotted this but she I have to say was very sharp! Its a COCKATOO WASHFISH. Its about 1cm. Seriously this can be mistaken for planktons!!!
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The very colourful PEACOCK MANTIS SHRIMP. They also have a very strong punch. Divers please be aware that they punch can break an Aquarium glass & the their punch travels at the speed of Hand Gun Bullet fired from a 9mm hand gun. Their punch is so fast that it also sends shock waves after the punch has been delivered. So underwater photographers please don't get so close aight!
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CHROMODORIS WILLANI Nudibranch.
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COMMON SPINY LOBSTER.
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COMMON SPINY LOBSTER.
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WHIP CORAL SHRIMP. This fella was the size of a Grain of rice believe it or not & the best part is it still looks like a perfect shaped shrimp! Wow! The stuff you can see underwater is really unbelievable.
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FLAT WORM.
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Got the name of this Corals but can't remember at this moment.
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MARINE LIFE AT MABUL - PART 2

This was a full grown CUTTLEFISH. Look at those amazing colours! As I get closer to it, it starts changing to all sorts of colours to evade itself from us Divers. They can be curious. Visibility was good on this dive so this cuttlefish really stood out underneath the sunlight. Cuttlefish are really smart & beautiful creatures. The look like aliens! Ohh and I have to say that their Buoyancy is excellent!
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CUTTLEFISH Blending in with the corals.
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Cuttlefish on the move.
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CUTTLEFISH chilling.
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The ever beautiful CROCODILE FISH EYES. They look like Snow Flakes! I'm still so amazed by their eyes. Definitely one of my favorites!
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The CROCODILE FISH.
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This is a pretty cool shrimp called the EMPEROR SHRIMP. Found this guy chilling on a Sea Cucumber :D
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No sure what shrimp this one is though. Yet to find out but its really damn small like 1 - 2 cm.
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Up close & personal with a Sleepy GREEN TURTLE.
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CHROMODORIS MAGNIFA Nudibranch.
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Nudibranch (Get back to you on the name )
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Green Turtle vs Crocodile Fish.. The Turtle won by d way.. Crocodile fish split as soon as the turtle got closer to him!
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Two Toby's hanging out.
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MARINE LIFE AT MABUL - PART 1

This is my second favorite Nudibranch called the THECACERA Nudibranch. Also known as PIKACHU =P I still can't believe I saw it!!! It has the Bunny Ears but not as long as the other THECACERA Nudie with much longer bunny ears with more patterns on it. Nevertheless, this is one of the top fav Nudibranches among Divers & I'm so lucky to see one! Its Beautiful! I love Nudibranches so for me to see this one its already a great moment for me.
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The CHROMODORIS MAGNIFA Nudibranch.
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Juvenile Yellow Boxfish. So popular among Divers I tell ya.
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HALGERDA MALESSO Nudibranch. Very interesting I have to say. Hehe! My first time seeing this one. I managed to see quite a lot of new Nudie's this trip.
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NOTODORIS CITRINA Nudibranch. Also first time seeing this one.
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POPCORN SHRIMP. I have to say they really do look like Popcorns :D
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MALE ORNATE GHOST PIPEFISH.
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MALE ORNATE GHOST PIPEFISH.
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The very cute PINK & PURPLE SQUAT LOBSTER. Such funny looking fellas I tell ya. Their hangout spot are the sponges. Lookout for them aight!
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The very cute PINK & PURPLE SQUAT LOBSTER.
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OCTOPUS in a very tiny hole.
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The ever curious JUVENILE BATFISH. My first time seeing this guys. So curious that everytime you put out your fingers towards them.. they actually come check you out.
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JUVENILE SWEETLIPS. Very shy fellas I have to say. Gotta be patient to get a picture.
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NUDIBRANCH laying eggs.
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BABY CUTTLEFISH. I was looking at some Toby fishes but suddenly I saw this cute little fella chilling on the rock trying to camouflage itself. First time seeone a baby cuttlefish.
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TOBY. These fellas can be as difficult as the Juvenile Yellow Boxfishes when it comes to picture taking. Nevertheless still very cute.
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Camouflaged BEARDED SCORPION FISH.
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NEMBROTHA KURBAYANA Nudibranch. They look like Brocolli vege. Hehe!
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The GIANT GROUPER. This species is the largest of them Groupers. This fella was full grown about 7 feet in length. Huge ass fella I have to say. Normally groupers are very shy fellas but not this guy. I have to admit I got a lil scared when I was tryin to take a close up picture of it & it turned towards me. Hmm..
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FIRST UN-GUIDED SUNSET DIVE

I was the guide for this Dive by the way. Hehe! Its a good experience coz I actually knew where we were underwater. Sometimes you take for granted when you have a dive master with you all the time. It was a fruitful dive this one. This beautiful sunset was taken after our dive. I really didn't wanna get out from the water because it was just so beautiful.
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