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I have a book from 2003 with this one in it which is undescribed. Synchiropus sp. with the same eye markings, the appendage above the eye (which I have never noticed in other Dragonet species) marbling, etc...of course they are going to be very variable depending on the location, time of day, what they eat...etc.... I think I took pictures of the same one or in the same area and if it was the same dive, I thought it was odd the male was so brightly "lit up" for the middle of the day.

At Disaster Bay (Garry's name) you can find three different types up in the shallows (6m depth) the yellow/blue striped the lady bugs and the black yellow spotted. But, they aren't highly concentrated like they are at Yellow wall. The ones at Castle rock were the ladybugs, but also highly concentrated on some things, like sponges with nudi's.

Thanks Tony. We missed you on this trip.

Beangabang was AWESOME Tony....where were you????

I almost cut it, but then I couldn't have named the nudi I found on the last the day the Hairy Garry. It does resemble him, no? So, I'm glad I didn't give it the chop.

He is a superb spotter! Made me cross-eyed on more than one dive finding stuff so small I simply couldn't see it, much less identify it as some kind of animal. I would really love to dive the Maumere harbor for a few days, but there were too many boats on the dock and an Indonesian Navy ship to dive much more than in front of the fish market.

I found this nudi at around 12m (35 ft) depth on the island of Sangeang, Indonesia at the divesite Hot Rocks. Its size is probably around 2 to 5 cm long. I'm thinking it's likely a Phestilla. In this small area of reef I found at least 10 individuals, but most of them were tightly clustered together feeding and/or laying eggs on their hard coral host. I haven't found it in any ID books that I've had available and I can't find it on Seaslugforum (which is inactive anyway) any ideas? if an ID can be made of the hard coral from these images, that would be handy too. Two different shots of individuals: A closer shot of one of the clusters: Eggs:

Pass the koolaid... Here's another girlie that loves the Shearwater experience. Before I went on my first trip I read through a lot of reports and exchanged mails with several women asking about their experiences on a boat that's so small and attracts mostly men I would hope that anyone considering a trip on the Shearwater would ask a lot of questions before booking so as not to be surprised. It's small, cramped, untidy, smelly, and there is no way to avoid stubbing toes, shins, or knees. I wasn't excited about the bathroom situation, but it turned out not to bother me. The only time the food has really disturbed me is when someone mixed M&M's and Skittles. I'm sorry to hear you had a bad trip Diane, hopefully your next diving adventure will be better.

Thanks for that pic Bruce! I remember that moment well, in fact I'm still walking with a slight limp as a result... j/k...of course

Kleurgamma has always produced great quality prints. For specialists in REAL BIG printing ( perhaps more than you had in mind ) SColor is the one.

Oh yeah, happy birthday stranger.

Your second image is beautiful and serene. I really like it. Well done on the rays.

Well done Doug! Toot away, you've earned the right

Well, it is compact. Perhaps a little awkward tho.

Cor and I use the Tokina with the 15mm extension ring and the FE2 Dome. Looking at this chart: http://www.subal.com/en/portselection/lens...?markennummer=3 The 16mm doesn't need any extension or diopters.