All photos on this page were taken with a Nikonos-V under water camera.

A Moray Eel pops his head out of its hole to greet any passing divers. Despite the eel's menacing appearance, Morays are gentle (but voracious) creatures. Taken in the Maldives at 20 meters.

A "Sunburst" coral (Tubastria) photographed at 40 meters in Sri Lanka. These corals rely primarily on plankton for food.

A close up of an unusual "Sea cucumber". These slow moving creatures sift through bottom sediment looking for edible detritus. Picture taken in Indonesia at 3 meters.

Close-up of a "Crown of Thorns" starfish. Blamed for wanton destruction of corals on many reefs throughout the world, the damage caused be these predatory starfish is  insignificant compared to the damage wrought by man.(Okinawa)

This is a type of soft coral called Dendronephthya. These beautiful corals are found in many regions in the Southern Pacific and tend to grow in an area where there is a strong current.(Philippines)

A beautiful Leather coral (Sarcophyton). These corals contain symbiotic algae which produce sugar for the corals. The corals in turn give the algae the nutrients it needs. This photo was taken in Okinawa at about 10 meters. 

A Clown fish (Amphiprion sp.) in its host anemone. Photographed in Saipan, the brilliant orange color is due to the 5500 Kelvin temperature flash.

Pictured is a "pulsing" Xenia, so named because the star shaped hands pulse in the water when under strong lighting conditions. This photo was not taken in some ocean, but in my Reef Aquarium! To learn more about reef aquariums, go to the   following page:

DvS reef page.

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