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July 4, 2023 0 2 min read0

he Floral blenny (Petroscirtes mitratus) is also known as the Floral Fangblenny,the Crested Sabretooth blenny and the Helmeted blenny. They...

Chestnut eyelash-blenny (Cirripectes castaneus) is also known as the Chestnut Blenny

Chestnut Eyelash-Blenny – Facts and Photographs

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November 24, 2020 0 2 min read0

he Chestnut Eyelash Blenny (Cirripectes castaneus) is also known as the Chestnut Blenny. The species was described by Valenciennes in...

Midas blenny (Ecsenius midas) is also known as the Golden Blenny, the Lyretail blenny and the Persian blenny

Midas Blenny – Facts and Photographs

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July 3, 2020 0 5 min read0

he Midas blenny (Ecsenius midas) is also known as the Golden Blenny, the Lyretail blenny and the Persian blenny. They...

Blackflap Blenny (Cirripectes auritus) also known as the Eared Blenny

Blackflap Blenny – Facts and Photographs

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December 2, 2018 0 2 min read0

he Blackflap Blenny (Cirripectes auritus) also known as the Eared Blenny and the Black-eared Eyelash Blenny. They are combtooth blennies...

Mozambique Blenny (Meiacanthus mossambicus) is also known as the Harptail Blenny

Mozambique Blenny – Facts and Photographs

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June 1, 2018 0 3 min read0

he Mozambique Blenny (Meiacanthus mossambicus) is also known as the Harptail Blenny. Blennies in the Meiacanthus Genus have grooved canine teeth...

False Cleanerfish – Facts and Photographs

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May 13, 2018 0 3 min read0

he False Cleanerfish (Aspidontus tractus) mimics the Blue Streak Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)pictured below across each stage of its life....

Bluestriped fangblenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos) is also known as the bluestriped blenny, bluestriped sabretooth blenny, blunt-nose blenny, cleaner mimic, tube-worm blenny and the two-stripe blenny

Bluestriped Fangblenny – Facts and Photographs

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May 10, 2018 0 4 min read1

he Bluestriped fangblenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos) is also known as the bluestriped blenny, bluestriped sabretooth blenny, blunt-nose blenny, cleaner mimic, tube-worm...

Piano Fangblenny (Plagiotremus tapeinosoma) is also known as the Hit and Run Blenny, Mimic Blenny and Scale-eating Fangblenny

Piano Fangblenny – Facts and Photographs

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May 9, 2018 0 3 min read0

he Piano Fangblenny (Plagiotremus tapeinosoma) is also known as the Hit and Run Blenny, Mimic Blenny and Scale-eating Fangblenny. They...

Diving on Mafia Island, Tanzania

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January 27, 2016 3 20 min read0

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALAN SUTTON afia Island is situated 25 km from mainland Tanzania and is approximately 130 kilometers south east of Dar...

Last Day of FII Level 1

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August 2, 2015 0 1 min read0

II last day of freediving instructor, Bobby Kim (left) dives down to 20 meters (65’6″) with a level one student during...

Freshwater Mussels in Wyman Lake

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July 18, 2015 0 1 min read0

large quantity of Freshwater Mussels in Wyman Lake. These filter-feeders provide a vital service to the lake by removing suspended particles...

A Feeding Snail

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July 17, 2015 0 1 min read0

Feeding Snail by scraping algae along a rock in Maine’s Wyman Lake. Snails are a member of the phylum Mollusca,...

A Split View

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July 14, 2015 0 1 min read0

split view of Wyman Lake of Moscow Maine. The clear waters and rustic pebbly bottom juxtaposes with colorful kayaking activity...

A Camouflaged Yellow Perch

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July 12, 2015 0 1 min read0

A juvenile fish, appearing to be a yellow perch (Perca flavenscens), meets me face-to-face, in the shallows of Wyman Lake, staring curiously while camouflaged with...

Renee in Nungwi

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June 23, 2015 0 1 min read0

enee Blundon glides along the surface of the water between freedives while battling with strong high-tide currents. Photo was taken off the coast...

Flat Needlefish

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May 17, 2015 0 1 min read0

flat needlefish (Ablennes hians) swims near the surface of the Red Sea. Considered a gamefish, flat needlefish are frequently caught...

Scuba Divers at Blue Hole

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May 8, 2015 0 1 min read0

cuba divers at Blue Hole cruise along the edge of the submarine sinkhole, known as the Blue Hole, located a few...

Taking a Breath

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May 6, 2015 0 1 min read0

A giant sea turtle, most likely a Chelonia mydas, taking a breath of air with freediver, Daniel Cordova beyond. Like all reptiles, sea turtles have lungs so they...

Blue blubber JellyfishCatostylus mosaicus

Blue Blubber Jellyfish- Facts and Photo’s

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March 26, 2015 0 6 min read4

An unusually colored blue blubber jellyfish (Catostylus mosaicus), spotted off the east coast of Mafia Island in Tanzania. These jellyfish vary in color...

A Lucky Tang

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March 23, 2015 0 1 min read0

spotted bristletooth tang (Ctenochaetus truncatus) swims across the inside reef off the coast of Bongoyo Island in Dar es Salaam. Ctenochaetus...

Dwarfed by a Whale Shark

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March 3, 2015 0 1 min read0

nderwater photographer, Alan Sutton, is dwarfed in size alongside a giant Dwarfed whale shark in Kilondoni Bay of Mafia Island’s West...

Headshot of a Whale Shark

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February 10, 2015 0 1 min read0

Headshot of a whale shark (Rhincodon typus), photographed while snorkeling off the coast of Mafia Island in Tanzania. Whale sharks are the biggest sharks and the biggest fish in the world...

Nomad Jellyfish Facts and Photographs

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February 3, 2015 1 6 min read1

giant nomad jellyfish (Rhopilema nomadica), photographed while snorkeling off the coast of Mafia Island. Although, quite captivating to see in...

Tailing a Whale Shark

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January 22, 2015 0 1 min read0

A snorkeler "tailing" an ambiguous whale shark off the coast of Mafia Island in Tanzania. The whale shark's tail is about as long as the height of a person, with the overall...

Gentile Giant

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January 17, 2015 0 1 min read0

A whale shark mafia, also known as the “gentile giant” of the sea, due to it’s massive size and indifference...

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