Shallow Reef

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Not a Marine Biologist, not a Photographer. I'm just a scuba diver using an Olympus TG-5 to document marine critters I see. I try to identify each species, with the help of the references listed on each photo description.
Photography ©All photos are my own
CameraOlympus TG-5
WebPagehttps://www.inaturalist.org/people/shallowreef
LocationOahu - Bali - Sydney

CatchOfTheDay:
Pseudoceros ferrugineus

AKA:
Fuchsia Flatworm

PhotoLookUp:
gbif.org inaturalist.org

MyLocalDiveShop:
aaronsdiveshop.com

#coralreef #dive #macrophotography #marinelife #ocean #scuba #scubadiving #uw #uwmacro #uwphotography

#hawaii #oahu

CatchOfTheDay: Pregnant Rapipontonia galene

AKA:
Hydroid Shrimp

PhotoLookUp:
gbif.org inaturalist.org

MyLocalDiveShop:
aaronsdiveshop.com

#coralreef #dive #macrophotography #marinelife #ocean #scuba #scubadiving #uw #uwmacro #uwphotography

#hawaii #oahu

CatchOfTheDay:
Babakina indopacifica

PhotoLookUp:
gbif.org inaturalist.org hawaiisfishes.com marinelifephotography.com seaslugsofhawaii.com seaslugforum.net fb/nudibase

MyLocalDiveShop:
aaronsdiveshop.com

#coralreef #dive #macrophotography #marinelife #ocean #scuba #scubadiving #uw #uwmacro #uwphotography
#seaslug #nudibranch
#hawaii #oahu

CatchOfTheDay:
Undescribed Costasiella sp.#3

PhotoLookUp:
gbif.org inaturalist.org seaslugsofhawaii.com seaslugforum.net fb/nudibase

MyLocalDiveShop:
aaronsdiveshop.com

#coralreef #dive #macrophotography #marinelife #ocean #scuba #scubadiving #uw #uwmacro #uwphotography
#seaslug #nudibranch
#hawaii #oahu

By far my most impressive UW sight in over 25 years diving:

CatchOfTheDay:
Octopus sp. 16

AKA:
Hairy Octopus

PhotoLookUp:
gbif.org inaturalist.org

MyLocalDiveShop:
aaronsdiveshop.com

#coralreef #dive #macrophotography #marinelife #ocean #scuba #scubadiving #uw #uwmacro #uwphotography

#hawaii #oahu

CatchOfTheDay:
Idiotropiscis lumnitzeri

AKA:
Sydney's Pygmy Pipehorse

PhotoLookUp:
gbif.org inaturalist.org

MyLocalDiveShop:
frogdive.com.au

#coralreef #dive #macrophotography #marinelife #ocean #scuba #scubadiving #uw #uwmacro #uwphotography

#australia #sydney

CatchOfTheDay:
Halicampus edmondsoni

AKA:
Edmondsoni Pipefish

PhotoLookUp:
gbif.org inaturalist.org hawaiisfishes.com

MyLocalDiveShop:
aaronsdiveshop.com

#coralreef #dive #macrophotography #marinelife #ocean #scuba #scubadiving #uw #uwmacro #uwphotography #hawaii #oahu

CatchOfTheDay:
Antennatus tuberosus

AKA:
Reticulated Frogfish

PhotoLookUp:
gbif.org inaturalist.org hawaiisfishes.com marinelifephotography.com

MyLocalDiveShop:
aaronsdiveshop.com

#coralreef #dive #macrophotography #marinelife #ocean #scuba #scubadiving #uw #uwmacro #uwphotography
#frogfish #anglerfish
#hawaii #oahu

CatchOfTheDay is a ShrimpFest: Cuapetes sp (left), Thor amboinensis (center), and Gnathophyllium americanuma (right).

PhotoLineUp: hawaiisfishes.com, marinelifephotography.com, iNaturalist.org, GBIF.org

MyLocalDiveShop is Aaron's Dive Shop.

#coralreef #dive #macrophotography #marinelife #ocean #scuba #scubadiving #uw #uwmacro #uwphotography #hawaii #oahu

CatchOfTheDay:
Samla rubropurpurata
PhotoLookUp:
gbif.org inaturalist.org hawaiisfishes.com marinelifephotography.com seaslugsofhawaii.com seaslugforum.net fb/nudibase
MyLocalDiveShop:
aaronsdiveshop.com
#coralreef #dive #macrophotography #marinelife #ocean #scuba #scubadiving #uw #uwmacro #uwphotography #seaslug #nudibranch #hawaii #oahu