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Banggai Cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) in the wild are found living in shallow habitats ranging from coral reefs & lagoons to seagrass beds and reef margins. They...
One of the fascinating things about the underwater world is that no matter how closely you look at something, you can always be surprised by what...
Tselane Mead is an emergency nurse and mountaineer. She is a ski instructor and school nurse in the Swiss alps during the winter. She works with...
The tiny pygmy seahorse was not discovered until 1969 due to its impressive camouflage (and minuscule size) which had, until then, kept it undetected by scientists....
If you look at this odd-looking shrimp, you’ll see why it is sometimes also called a Pinocchio and a rhino shrimp. Its long body and long...
As I child, I was terrified of storms. Especially those that occurred in the summer, when a strong contrast between hot and cold air made them...
Nudibranchs are an order of marine gastropod consisting of more than 3,000 species. They are soft-bodied, slug-like animals many of which are adorned with bright colors...
It’s easy for divers to get stoked on seeing the big-ticket critters. Manta rays? Majestic. Sharks? Spellbinding. There’s this cognitive leap, though, that occurs for divers...
The winter sun sits low in the January sky. A bright beam illuminates the sea before me, and a crisp intermittent breeze can be felt, reminding...
This marine crustacean is commonly known as the “Pink hairy squat lobster”, also known as the “Fairy crab”. Its scientific name is Lauriea siagiani. Actually, L. siagiani is not...
