Ocean Safari Blog

I think this diver found his long lost twin underwater! They look cute, but most pufferfish contain neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin in their internal organs.

A diver waving hello to a couple of longfin spadefish (Platax teira) at Raja Ampat. They are also known as teira batfish and longfin batfish. They can be found singly or in large schools in the Indo-Pacific region.

Although it may look like a colorful fern, feather star (crinoid) is a marine animal. They are very pretty, but you would want to keep your distance unless you want to have one hitching a ride on you. The feathery arms are covered with mucous and they are quite sticky.

Found this chocolate chip sea star (Protoreaster nodotus)on a bed of deep green seaweed. I thought to myself, "It does look like a star shaped chocolate chip cookie!"

In Southern California we have the kelp forest. I found a different kind of forest under the jetty in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.