CategoriesMaldives Mollusks Coriocella hibyae – Belgian doctors?! Posted onAugust 7, 2024August 7, 2024 The Maldivian sponge snail is another fascinating marine creature from the Maldives. I have seen dozens of them, and now … Continue ReadingCoriocella hibyae – Belgian doctors?!
CategoriesFish Maldives Gymnothorax flavimarginatus – Dinoflagellates, this time it’s ugly! Posted onJune 24, 2024June 24, 2024 The yellow margin moray eel is a rather common species in the Maldives. The front of this fish is speckled … Continue ReadingGymnothorax flavimarginatus – Dinoflagellates, this time it’s ugly!
CategoriesFish Maldives Plectorhinchus gibbosus – Harry hotlips talks! Posted onMay 12, 2024May 25, 2024 Sometimes things take time. It took me a while to identify this fish, and even longer to write about it. … Continue ReadingPlectorhinchus gibbosus – Harry hotlips talks!
CategoriesCrustaceans Maldives Coenobita brevimanus – Gistel, the hermit Posted onApril 14, 2024April 14, 2024 It happened again, just when I thought an identification would be easy, it turns out it isn’t. No guarantee as … Continue ReadingCoenobita brevimanus – Gistel, the hermit
CategoriesFish Maldives Galeocerdo curvier – I of the tiger Posted onMarch 26, 2024March 26, 2024 This is already the third tiger on picmybug! Following the cute, purring tiger tail seahorse, and the colorful tiger beetle, … Continue ReadingGaleocerdo curvier – I of the tiger
CategoriesFish Maldives Cheilinus undulatus – A Napoleon you cannot poison! Posted onAugust 4, 2023August 4, 2023 To make it very clear, this post is about a fish, and not about the French leader. Also I neither … Continue ReadingCheilinus undulatus – A Napoleon you cannot poison!
CategoriesMaldives Mollusks Porpita porpita – Communal vagabonds Posted onJune 22, 2023June 22, 2023 Jellyfish … Continue Reading >Porpita porpita – Communal vagabonds
CategoriesMaldives Mollusks Sepioteuthis lessoniana – It’s Lessepsian – complex Posted onJune 4, 2023June 4, 2023 Is that a squid or a cuttlefish? A simple, and often asked question for divers, developed into this blog post. … Continue ReadingSepioteuthis lessoniana – It’s Lessepsian – complex
CategoriesMaldives Protista Noctiluca scintillans – An algae, but not a plant! Posted onJanuary 9, 2023June 15, 2024 The new Avatar movie was just released, and as if it was an advertiser, suddenly the beach in the Maldives … Continue ReadingNoctiluca scintillans – An algae, but not a plant!
CategoriesArthropoda Maldives Pycnogonida – They need no body! Posted onDecember 16, 2022August 12, 2023 This animal walked up my leg after a dive, and it reminded me of a harvestman for a second. To … Continue ReadingPycnogonida – They need no body!
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