The ultra cute Ribbon Eel If you dive at the pretty fishing village of Padang Bai, Bali, you may have the chance to see one of the cutest creatures, the Ribbon Eel. Classification: The Ribbon Eel is part of the moray eel family that have high dorsal fins,...
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Hawksbill turtle endangered species The beautiful Hawksbill turtle can be seen if you dive around the wonderful island of Bali especially in Padang Bai, getting its name from its narrow and sharp « beak ». Classification : It is part of a group of reptiles that have existed on Earth...
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Stonefish – the world’s most venomous fish Stonefish are venomous which means that can deliver toxins rather than poisonous which is where the toxin is stored within the flesh with no way to deliver it. It is only ingesting poisonous animals that can prove fatal such...
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Diving Tulamben with the bumphead parrotfish If you have ever dived the USAT Liberty Shipwreck at Tulamben at night or early morning you would most likely encountered a bumphead parrotfish or several, as they sleep in the wreck at night. These strange looking fish are the largest...
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Mantis shrimp have Incredible Eyes The eyes of a Mantis shrimp are mounted on mobile stalks and can move independently of each other. Mantis shrimps can see objects with three different parts of the same eye, giving them ‘trinocular vision’ so unlike humans who perceive depth...
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Nudibranch - The Tiffany Eggs of the Sea The colourful and varied Nudibranch are a macro photographers dream. Basically they are sea slugs, but unlike common drab coloured land slugs, these slugs come in a huge range of colours, patterns, shapes and sizes, with over 3000...
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The Pufferfish Species & Habitat The Pufferfish (Tetraodontidae) belongs to the family of Tetraodontiformes. The family comprises numerous species that are known as puffers, pufferfish, blowfish, globefish, toadies, honey toads, bubblefish, and balloonfish, sea squab, and sugar toads. There are more than 120 species of pufferfish worldwide. Most...
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Pygmy Seahorse The tiny pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) is a tiny seahorse found at many dive sites in Bali and much coveted by macro photographers. Amazingly camouflaged and hidden in gorgonian fans (Muricella plectana and Muricella paraplectana). It takes the keen eyes of our amazing PADI...
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Mola Mola One of the biggest attractions of Bali scuba diving is the Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish). The season here to spot them is between July and October. Ocean sunfish, or Mola Mola, look like the invention of a mad scientist. Huge and flat, these silvery-grey fish have...
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish Pfeffer’s flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, are a favorite of underwater photographers. They display stunning changing colours and patterns and actually “walk” along the bottom of the sea, the only cuttlefish species known to do so. These tiny cuttlefish only grow up to 8cm in...
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