South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives
October 1 to 29, 2002, 79 photos.
Pygmy goby: Probably a small pygmy goby lying between sponges and corals. Mahi Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 22 October 2002
Oriental sweetlips: A beautiful oriental sweetlips. They are very common at the Maldives and often in groups. Mahi Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 22 October 2002
Indian parrotfish: An indian parrotfish. Mahi Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 22 October 2002
Clark's anemonefish: Three funny Clark's anemonefish. Usually one finds a pair of them in the same anemone: one with a white nose and one with an orange nose. Mahi Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 22 October 2002
Goby: Cuckoo! A smiling little fish peeping out of a hole inmidsd some sponges. Mahi Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 22 October 2002
Leather coral: A leather coral at Fushi Kandu, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 23 October 2002
Yellowhead butterflyfish: A yellowhead butterflyfish at Kanney Faru, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 24 October 2002
Parrotfish: A parrotfish smiling into the camera. Kanney Faru, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 24 October 2002
Spiral tube worm: Christmas tree or spiral tube worms. Kanney Faru, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 24 October 2002
Sea cucumber: Graeffe's sea cucumber with some cute fractal shaped feet Kahambu Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 24 October 2002
Anthiadinae: Kahambu Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 24 October 2002
Gorgony: Close-up of a gorgony. Kahambu Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 24 October 2002
Shell: A big shell that looks like a pair of lips. Kahambu Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 24 October 2002
Clown triggerfish: A clown triggerfish which looks like a pop-art submarine. Kahambu Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 24 October 2002
Black corals: Kahambu Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 24 October 2002
Glass fish: Thousands of small glass fish. Kahambu Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 24 October 2002
Anemone fish: Kahambu Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 24 October 2002
Lion fish: Kuda Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 25 October 2002
Red Husar: Kuda Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 25 October 2002
Soldier fish: Kuda Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 25 October 2002
Surgeon fish: Surgeon fish Kuda Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 25 October 2002
Glass fish: A swarm of glass fish. Udhoo, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 25 October 2002
Chromodoris gleniei: . This is the only nudibranch of this type we saw during two weeks. The dive guide got very excited when he discovered it. Udhoo, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 25 October 2002
Shell in coral: Is it a shell embedded in a coral or a punk girl's tattooed vulva? :-) Udhoo, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 25 October 2002
A lion fish: Yet another lion fish — Udhoo, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 25 October 2002
Giant blue shell: Udhoo, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 25 October 2002
Giant brown shell: Udhoo, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 25 October 2002
Hirn coral: Udhoo Wall, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 25 October 2002
Lion fish: A small red lion fish. Udhoo Wall, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 25 October 2002
Leather coral: Udhoo Wall, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 25 October 2002
Anemone: Udhoo Wall, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 25 October 2002
Fusiliers: Beru Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 26 October 2002
Red snappers: A swarm of red snappers. Beru Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 26 October 2002
Blackspotted pufferfish: Beru Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 26 October 2002
Sponge on coral: Beru Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 26 October 2002
Coral reef: Beru Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 26 October 2002
Big shell: Beru Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 26 October 2002
Fish in coral: Beru Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 26 October 2002
Longnose hawkfish: They swim in a gorgony like a hummingbird from blossom to blossom Velavaru Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 27 October 2002
Grouper: Velavaru Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 27 October 2002
Hawkfish: A Forster's hawkfish lying on a coral. Velavaru Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 27 October 2002
Anemones: Velavaru Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 27 October 2002
Lobster 1: Velavaru Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 27 October 2002
Lobster 2: Velavaru Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 27 October 2002
Soft coral: Velavaru Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 27 October 2002
Fish swarm: Bandidhoo Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 28 October 2002
Anemonefish: Bandidhoo Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 28 October 2002
Sea star: Bandidhoo Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 28 October 2002
Lizardfish: A lizardfish lying on the ground and waiting for its prey. Bandidhoo Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 28 October 2002
Sandperch: Bandidhoo Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 28 October 2002
Peacock mantis shrimp: Looks like some alien monster from outher space. Bandidhoo Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 28 October 2002
Feather sea stars: Bandidhoo Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 28 October 2002
Sea star: Udhoo Wall, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 28 October 2002
Giant moray eel: This giant moray doesn't look very friendly. Udhoo Wall, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 28 October 2002
Moorish idols: Three moorish idol fish. One of them was later caught and put into a dentists aquarium in Sydney. Udhoo Wall, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 28 October 2002
Trigger fish: Udhoo Wall, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 28 October 2002
Anemone fish in anemone: I live in an anemomemonememy Udhoo Wall, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 28 October 2002
Anemones: Udhoo Wall, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 28 October 2002
Puffer fish: Udhoo Wall, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 28 October 2002
Trumpet fish: Udhoo Wall, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 28 October 2002
Blue jewel grouper: Udhoo Wall, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 28 October 2002
Barracuda: Kuda Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 29 October 2002
Napoleon fish: Kuda Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 29 October 2002
Moray: A giant moray and a cleaner wrasse. Kuda Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 29 October 2002
Napoleon: Kuda Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 29 October 2002
Blue striped snappers: Kuda Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 29 October 2002
File fish: Meedhoo Corner, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 29 October 2002
Pipe fish: Velavaru Beach, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 30 October 2002
Sea star: Lhohi Caves, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 30 October 2002
Masked porcupinefish: Lhohi Caves, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 30 October 2002
Bluefin trevally: A bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus) also known as bluefin jack, bluefin kingfish, bluefinned crevalle, blue ulua, omilu and spotted trevally. A small remora has suck on its side. Lhohi Caves, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 30 October 2002
Yellow-edged moray: You are looking into the mouth of a yellow-edged moray. Although it looks dangerous this moray was not attacking me. It was breathing and looking out of its hole. Lhohi Caves, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 30 October 2002
Soft coral: Lhohi Caves, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 30 October 2002
Sea turtle: Please love me, I'm a cute sea turtle. Nilandhoo Kandu, North-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 31 October 2002
Two sea turtles: Somehow the flash wasn't working, so I removed the colours from this picture. Later I found out that the sync cable wasn't plugged in properly and that the electrical contacts got wet. Nilandhoo Kandu, North-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 31 October 2002
Fish swarm: Miyaru Giri, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 1 November 2002
Scorpionfish: A scorpionfish, well carmouflaged on a rock of corals. Miyaru Giri, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 1 November 2002
Blotched fantail ray: A blotched fantail ray was sleeping under a rock. Beru Thila, South-Nilandhe Atoll, Maldives, 2 November 2002
Giant pufferfish: A giant pufferfish is swimming in open water and looking directly into the camera. Nikon E990, 1/191 s, F/3.6, 12.1 mm, ISO 100, Tuesday, October 29, 2002 09:38:42