Pipefish are normally aren't that pretty to photograph. Samal Island, Davao, Philippines. Canon Rebel Xti, Sea & Sea DX-400d, Canon 100mm Macro, 2 YS-110 TTL. Photocomp January '08 - Open...
The Blue-stripe Fangblenny always seems to have a smile across his face. Cute!!! Crystal Blue, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines. Photocomp December '07 - Open...
Certain squid and small crustaceans use bioluminescent chemical mixtures, or bioluminescent bacterial slurries in the same way as many squid use ink. A cloud of luminescence is expulsed, confusing or repelling a potential predator while the squid or crustacean escapes to safety. Crystal Blue - Anilao, Batangas - Philippines. Photocomp December '07 - Open...
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J_deGuzman
Added: 21 Dec 2007, 2:30 am GMT
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One of the many frogfish, you'll encounter in Lembeh. I love the impression in his eyes. Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photocomp December '07 - Open...
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MonaD
Added: 21 Dec 2007, 1:51 am GMT
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Hippocampus bargibanti. A very pregnant expecting father! Please note the textures and scar on the abdomen. I wonder how pygmy's fight. Crystal Blue, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines. Photocomp December '07 - Open...
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J_deGuzman
Added: 20 Dec 2007, 4:20 am GMT
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I came across this little guy who had been chased by something. Photographed at Shag Rock on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia. Photocomp November '07 - Novice ...
Wondering if Underwater Australasia has an actual 'place' beyond the Cyber and wonder if it is more than just a shop and club...thinking more like a 'world'.??
P.S. I thought we were all Oceanians ...
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AngleireS
Added: 10 Nov 2007, 4:37 pm GMT
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From looking at sites offering some points of history in regard to diving in Australia, I found nothing in relation to what was once the highest volume retailer of SCUBA equipment and dive accessories in the Southern Hemisphere, circa 1960's.
Similarly to sharks, rays do not have a true bony skeleton like most fish but instead have a cartilaginous skeleton made of the same material as our nose and ears ...