Images tagged "chagos"

Pair of large Bluefin Trevally (Caranx melampygus) come by for a close inspection.
Mixed school of Bluefin Trevally (Caranx melampygus) and Yellow-spotted Trevally (Carangoides orthogrammus).
Emperor Angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator).
Pair of Beautiful Risbecia (Risbecia pulchella) displaying trailing behavior.
Cloud of Bluestreak Fusiler (Pterocaesio tile) swarms over the reef.
Roundhead Parrotfish (Chlorurus strongycephalus).
Cushion Stars (Culcita sp.) are very common on the reef flat.
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) have been very common in Chagos with several spotted on nearly every dive.
Dense beds of seagrass were seen on several dives around Egmont Islands.
Two-banded Anemonefish (Amphiprion bicinctus) found only in the Red Sea and Chagos Archipelago.
Crescent-tail Bigeye (Priacanthus hamrur).
Entwined pair of leathery sponges.
Spotted ctenphore floating near the surface.
View of sand waves far below while on a safety stop at the end of a dive.
Polarized school of Black-nosed Cardinalfish (Rhabdamia cypselurus) and Golden Sweeper (Parapriacanthus ransonneti).
Scattered school of Black-nosed Cardinalfish (Rhabdamia cypselurus) and Golden Sweeper (Parapriacanthus ransonneti).
Dense cloud of Black-nosed Cardinalfish (Rhabdamia cypselurus) swarm out from under ledge.
Dragonet (Synchiropus sp.)
Juvenile Emperor Angelfisn (Pomacanthus imperator).
Painted Spiny Lobster (Panulirus versicolor) comes out from its hiding spot under a ledge.

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