CategoriesFish Maldives Gymnothorax flavimarginatus – Dinoflagellates, this time it’s ugly! Posted onJune 24, 2024January 28, 2025 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, 2024January 28, 2025 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!
CategoriesFish Maldives Galeocerdo curvier – I of the tiger Posted onMarch 26, 2024January 28, 2025 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
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!
CategoriesFish Maldives Rhincodon typus – The world’s largest aquarium fish Posted onOctober 23, 2022October 23, 2022 Three holy grails of diving in a row: First the Mola mola, then the Manta, and now the Whale shark, … Continue ReadingRhincodon typus – The world’s largest aquarium fish
CategoriesFish Indonesia Mola mola – 300 million tiny suns! Posted onSeptember 23, 2022September 23, 2022 It’s the first time that I’m writing about an animal of which I have no photo yet. I haven’t had … Continue ReadingMola mola – 300 million tiny suns!
CategoriesSea cucumbers Singapore Colochirus quadrangularis – Common name confusion! Posted onNovember 10, 2021September 24, 2022 Colochirus quadrangularis is called the Thorny sea cucumber. From its appearance it could also be described as pink warty sea … Continue ReadingColochirus quadrangularis – Common name confusion!
