Cuttlefish using its arms as lures Alan Sutton CephalopodsFactsMarine LifePopularPopular Marine Life Posts July 15, 2020 124
Lionfish AfricaFactsFishFish IDLionfishMarine LifeOdd Shaped Bottom DwellersPlacesPopular Photography PostsScorpionfishVertebratesWallpapers July 4, 2014 59
Leopard Blenny AfricaBlenniesElongate Sand and Burrow DwellersFactsFishFish IDMarine LifePhoto of the DayPhotographyPhotos Taken while Scuba DivingPlacesPopularPopular Scuba PostsScuba DivingVertebrates December 16, 2014 27
Trip to Latham Island ChroniclesLoftier ReadsPhotographyPopularPopular ChroniclesStoriesTravelling June 1, 2022 73
Free-Immersion Freefall: A Poem AfricaChroniclesFreedivingFreediving StoriesPhoto of the DayPhotographyPhotos Taken on Breath-HoldPlacesPoetryPopularPopular ChroniclesPopular Freediving PostsQuick ReadsStories September 14, 2015 632
Freedive Freefall in Blue Hole AfricaChroniclesFreedivingFreediving StoriesPhoto of the DayPhotographyPhotos Taken on Breath-HoldPlacesPopularPopular Freediving PostsPopular Photography PostsQuick ReadsStoriesUnderwater Sites September 5, 2015 146
Trip to Latham Island Seaunseen ChroniclesLoftier ReadsPhotographyPopularPopular ChroniclesStoriesTravelling June 1, 2022 73
Day Octopus – Facts Photographs and Video CephalopodsFactsInvertebratesMarine LifeMarine Life Footage August 20, 2017 1085
Underwater City off Mafia Island, Tanzania Seaunseen Dive Sites April 22, 2016 18 7139PHOTOGRAPHY BY HANNAH JANE AND ALAN SUTTON hile on a helicopter flight off the usual flight path to the underwater city...
Overall Score Slemmestad Shipwreck Alan Sutton Dive SitesPhotos Taken while Scuba DivingUnderwater Sites March 9, 2015 2 462On the 27th of March 1951 the Slemmestad, laden with 3,500 tons of general cargo, including bitumen, brandy, kerosene, lube oil, matches and bagged cement, whilst on a voyage from...
Free-Diving at Walden Pond Renee Blundon ChroniclesFreedivingFreediving StoriesLoftier ReadsNorth AmericaPhotographyPlacesPopularPopular ChroniclesPopular Freediving PostsStories October 10, 2014 1 1203othing is more fantastic than free-diving in the waters of my own beautiful homeland. Floating face down on the surface of Walden...
The Experience of Night Diving Renee Blundon Scuba Diving July 1, 2014 0 71Diving at night is a surreal, lunar-like experience. I’m surrounded in complete darkness at the bottom of the Indian ocean,...
Lionfish Make Love to the Camera Renee Blundon AfricaChroniclesFactsFishFish IDFreedivingFreediving PhotosFreediving StoriesLionfishMarine LifeMarine Life StoriesOdd Shaped Bottom DwellersPhotographyPhotos Taken on Breath-HoldPlacesPopularPopular ChroniclesPopular Freediving PostsPopular Photography PostsQuick ReadsScuba DivingStoriesVertebrates May 2, 2014 0 129ionfish are unquestionably one of the most photogenic fish in the sea, with an eccentric, gaudy profile, elaborate, vibrant stripes...
Bloody Hermit Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts September 25, 2022 0 40he Bloody Hermit Crab (Dardanus sanguinocarpus) is one of the more colorful smaller hermit crabs in Tanzania. They were first...
Stripetail Tilefish-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts September 25, 2022 0 9he Stripetail Tilefish, Malacanthus brevirostris , is also known as the Banded Blanquillo, the Flagtail Blanquillo and the Quakerfish. They...
Red Reef Lobster- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts September 11, 2022 0 47he Red Reef Lobster (Enoplometopus occidentalis) is also known as the hairy reef lobster. They are only active at night...
Interesting fish behavior – A new mimic ? Alan Sutton Marine Life September 10, 2022 0 40ne day back in September 2020, I was doing a dive on Big T Wall , off Dar es Salaam...
Trip to Latham Island Seaunseen ChroniclesLoftier ReadsPhotographyPopularPopular ChroniclesStoriesTravelling June 1, 2022 0 73Latham Island lies some 66 kilometers to the east of Dar es Salaam off the Tanzanian coast. It is a...
Peacock Razor Wrasse- Facts Video and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts May 13, 2021 0 389he Peacock Razor Wrasse (Iniistius pavo) is also known as the Peacock Wrasse, Blue razorfish, Peacock razorfish and the Razor...
Sea Grass Wrasse- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts March 31, 2021 0 156he Sea Grass Wrasse (Novaculoides macrolepidotus) is also known as the Emerald Wrasse. They are fairly rare in Tanzanian waters...
Ring-cheek slender wrasse- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts March 25, 2021 0 54he Ring-cheek slender wrasse, Pseudojuloides argyreogaster is generally a very rare fish in Tanzanian waters and is notoriously difficult to...
Eight Lined Wrasse- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts February 25, 2021 0 172he Eight lined wrasse (Pseudocheilinus octotaenia) is also known as the Eightstripe Wrasse or Eightline Wrasse. They are similar looking...
Clear Cleaner Shrimp-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 28, 2021 0 319he Clear Cleaner Shrimp (Urocaridella antonbruunii) is also known as the Anton Bruni Cleaner Shrimp, the Red and White Cleaner...
Triplespot wrasse- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 26, 2021 0 142he Triplespot wrasse (Halichoeres trispilus) is also known as the White wrasse. They are rarely seen in Tanzania and we...
Top 10 Saltwater Aquarium Fishes Seaunseen Fish January 13, 2021 0 374The Most Recommended Fish for Saltwater Aquariums and Tips for Choosing Your Fish Marine fish are among the top 10...
Saber Squirrelfish – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 1, 2021 0 130he Saber squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum) is also known as the Giant squirrelfish and Spiny squirrelfish. They are named after the...
Tricolor Parrotfish-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 11, 2020 0 908he Tricolour parrotfish (Scarus tricolor) is also known as the Three color parrotfish. Tricolor Parrotfish are relatively common in Tanzanian...
Feather Star Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 9, 2020 0 206he Feather Star Crab (Tiaramedon spinosum) is not commonly seen in Tanzanian waters and this is likely a function of...
Milky Ovulid -Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 6, 2020 0 45he Milky Ovulid (Procalpurnus lacteus) is also known as the Netted Milky Ovulid. Although they resemble cowries, they are not...
Bluemoon Parrotfish-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 2, 2020 0 140he Bluemoon parrotfish (Chlorurus atrilunula) is also known as the Black Crescent Parrotfish. They were described in 1984 by Randall...
Tomato Grouper – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 30, 2020 0 212he The Tomato Grouper (Cephalopholis sonnerati) is also known as the Tomato Rockcod, the Tomato Hind, the Red Coral Grouper...
Celebes Flathead- Facts and Photographs Seaunseen AfricaCrocodilefishFactsFishFish IDMarine LifeOdd Shaped Bottom DwellersPlacesVertebrates November 29, 2020 0 58he Celebes flathead (Thysanophrys celebica) is also known as the Quarterspined Flathead , the Manado Flathead and the Sulawesi Flathead....
Rosy Spindle Cowrie -Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 28, 2020 0 66he Rosy Spindle Cowrie (Phenacovolva rosea) is also known by other local names as the Many Host Phenacovolva, the Double-snouted...
Longsnout Flathead- Facts and Photographs Seaunseen AfricaCrocodilefishFactsFishFish IDMarine LifeOdd Shaped Bottom DwellersPlacesVertebrates November 27, 2020 0 50he Longsnout flathead (Thysanophrys chiltonae) was first described by Schultz in 1966 and they are probably the most common of...
Giant Reef Corallimorph – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 26, 2020 0 80he Giant Reef Corallimorph (Paracorynactis hoplites) is neither an anemone or a coral but falls somewhere in-between. Essentially they are...
Red Sea Flathead- Facts and Photographs Seaunseen AfricaCrocodilefishFactsFishFish IDMarine LifeOdd Shaped Bottom DwellersPlacesVertebrates November 25, 2020 0 37he Red Sea Flathead (Thysanophrys springeri) was only described by Knapp in 2013. They were named after Victor G. Springer,...
Chestnut Eyelash-Blenny – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton AfricaBlenniesElongate Sand and Burrow DwellersFactsFishFish IDMarine LifePlacesPopularPopular Marine Life PostsSnorkelingVertebrates November 24, 2020 0 497he Chestnut Eyelash Blenny (Cirripectes castaneus) is also known as the Chestnut Blenny. The species was described by Valenciennes in...
Forktail Rabbitfish-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 23, 2020 0 118he Forktail Rabbitfish (Siganus argenteus) is also known as the Streamlined Spinefoot and Schooling Rabbit-fish. They were originally described by...
Threadfin Anthias – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 16, 2020 0 232he Threadfin Anthias (Nemanthias carberryi) is also known as the Threadfin Goldie and Carberryi Anthias. They are not at all...
Spider Decorator Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 15, 2020 0 209he Spider Decorator Crab (Camposcia retusa) is also known as the Blunt Decorator Crab, the Velcro Crab and the Tarantula...
