I love the lips on this girl hence the name Angelina just came to me. Castelnau’s Goby, Nesogobius pulchellus, is not normally known for great lips but you have to admit she is a cutie! Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Angelina Gobie’ 1/200s f/18 ISO100 100mm
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Branchial Fire
Our most common nudibranch (sea slug) Ceratosoma brevicaudatum is a beautiful creature. It is very hard to capture all of its detail in a single image due to its size and the depth of field challenges of macro imaging. This rear view end shows the detail and complexity of its branchial plume, the organ it […]
Read MoreCruisin Through Algae
Fishery Beach at the very bottom of the Fleurieu Peninsula faces south west onto Backstairs Passage, one of the most perilous waterways in Australia. If it’s not the 4 knot currents or claptopic seas then it’s the men in grey suits who prowl beneath the surface that make this part of our coastline unique. But […]
Read MoreMouths Agape
These little critters are Blue Throat Ascidians (Clavelina australis) and live in compound clusters. They look like a nest of little chicks of some bizarre bird with mouths agape chirping for food. Actually just like birds these critters are chordates and though they don’t really have a backbone they do have long nerve running the […]
Read MoreGingerbread Man
Biscuit Stars, Tosia australis, come in all sorts of colour variations. This beautiful purple star under Rapid Bay Jetty reminded me of a gingerbread man with its striking orange internal markings. Sea stars are not perhaps the most exciting of undersea critters and are often overlooked by divers who miss out on their intricate beauty. […]
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