This gal does not miss a trick. She’s on to me. She knows I am likely to dislodge a rock accidentally with my fin. Or perhaps I’ll peer under a bit of fallen debris. Either event might deliver some poor morsel into view and unwittingly I’ll have delivered dinner. Wavy grubfish are masters of this […]
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Jewelled Eye Flat Head
It’s 8 kilometres off-shore and 60 feet below waves reflecting a midnight sky. Sleepy critters hang in the watery darkness tolerant to the terrestrial visitor in their midst. I am on my own down here and my strobes have just failed, … again. It is a recurring problem I’ve not gotten to the bottom of […]
Read MoreGrumpy but Gorgeous
One of southern Australia’s most exotic fishes is the South Blue Devil. Even though they are quite common on along the greater Adelaide coastline I still experience great delight when ever I come across one on a dive. Firstly let me say they are the grumpiest looking fish I know! Juxtaposed with that scowling face […]
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This Mosaic Leatherjacket, (Eubalichthys mosaicus) on my ‘Barge’ night dive was another unwitting sleep swimming subject as torches and strobes brought light to the darkness. The strange thing about lighting up the night time sea floor it that is seems to have minimal impact on the nocturnal state of its inhabitants. Daytime fishes keep on […]
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