Anguila morena
Another visitor to Black Rock and other deep-water sites is the spotted eagle ray. In some parts of the world eagle rays stay together in schools. In the Andaman Sea they are normally found alone....
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Of all the marine creatures found in the Andaman Sea, possibly the tiger tail seahorse carries the most mystique. The seahorse finds a suitable holdfast, such as this black sun coral, and anchors...
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Harlequin shrimps have very interesting eating habits. Working in pairs, the shrimps take on sea stars many times their size. Over a period of days, the shrimps systematically sever and eat the sea...
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Back down on the reef, we find the most common of the pufferfish family, the blackspotted puffer. At Black Rock these fish can often be seen just resting on the bottom, or in this case amongst the...
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Banded coral shrimps however seem to enjoy the presence of divers. The extra light draws in micro-organisms and the shrimps take advantage, plucking food from the water. This large snapper is tended...
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