Let's Jump!

Summer is approaching and the water temp is getting warmer. It’s time to jump in the water! When we go on a liveaboard trips someone usually asks if we can jump into the water from the boat. Usually the answer is yes and goofiness ensues… 

Camouflaged n Yellow

Gymnothorax fimbriatus (fimbriatedi moray, yellow-head moray) s a medium-sized moray eel found in protected inshore reefs throughout the Indo_Pacific region. They are prettier than the green moray we usually see in California. This guy is well camouflaged in the yellow leather coral.

Rainbow!

Something you see more often in the tropics than in Southern California. A full rainbow when you come up from a dive! 

Hide and Seek

Hippocampus bargibanti (Bargibant's seahorse, pygmy seahorse) is a seahorse found in the central Indo-Pacific region. It is known to be found only on gorgonian coral. The body is covered with bulbous tubercles that matches the shape and color of the gorgonian polyps, and the body matches the gorgonian stems. It is difficult to find without the help of a guide because of its tiny size and its ability to blend in with the gorgonian it inhabits. 

What Are They?

This was from a few years ago. After a dive we noticed balls of reddish something just below the surface of the water. I grabbed my gear and camera and jumped in. They were balls of #krill!