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Leaf Pipefish

Leaf Pipefish

Taken on Christmas Island, at Ethel Beach boat ramp.

Two Spot Scorpion Fish

Two Spot Scorpion Fish

Taken at Christmas Island in Flying Fish Cove on a night dive.

Hello out there!

Hello out there!

Photo taken at "The Morgue" on Christmas Island, where ribbon eels are plentiful! I used the zoom on my Olympus C750 as they are really shy.

The Bride & Groom

The Bride & Groom

Look closely..... there are two stone fish here. I photographed these two fish at a dive site called "The Morgue" whilst visiting Christmas Island. Photo taken with an Olympus C750.

What big teeth you have, grandma!

What big teeth you have, grandma!

Found this Dragon Eel diving in Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island. Photo taken with an Olympus C750, manual setting using inbuilt flash.

If I keep still long enough, she won't see me!

If I keep still long enough, she won't see me!

Just waiting to have its photo taken, this Tomato Rock Cod (Cephalopholis sonnerati) was photographed at a dive site called "The Bat Caves" - Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Camera: Olympus C750

Where did that bright light come from?

Where did that bright light come from?

Described in the fish books as "not often observed" this tiny Coral Scorpionfish (Sebastapistes cyanostigma) is often found amongst the acropora corals around the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. This photo was taken at Unicorn Playground - viz around 20 metres. Camera: Olympus C750

Chance in a Lifetime Photo

Chance in a Lifetime Photo

How lucky were we! A manta and our dugong, KAT, in the same frame!! KAT was chasing the manta, (we have seen her do this on several occasions) near a dive site called The Wreck, Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Camera: Canon IXUS V3

Beauty in Minature

Beauty in Minature

Found this Chromodoris elisabethina hiding under a ledge at a dive site called Unicorn's Playground on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Camera: Canon IXUS V3 set on macro using its own flash.

Soaring Manta

Soaring Manta

Mantas are seen regularly on Cocos (Keeling) Islands and this one played with us for nearly half an hour! Camera: Canon IXUS V3 no flash.

Leafy Scorpionfish

Leafy Scorpionfish

Taken in Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island.

Transparent Nudibranch

Transparent Nudibranch

This was taken adjacent to the jetty in Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island. A great place to relax. Taken with a Sony DSC-P8 - anyone out there for a species name ? - I think it is a ceylon gymnodoris of the stylocheilus group (comment by TNT Photos)

Moray

Moray

Taken in Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island.

Thundercliff Cave

Thundercliff Cave

Taken in Christmas Island.

Yellow-back Fusiliers

Yellow-back Fusiliers

We had just dropped in above the Sri Lankan fishing boat wreck on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and were surrounded by these brightly coloured Yellowback Fusiliers feasting. Photo taken with: Canon IXUS V3

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