![]() Titan triggerfish “Balistoides viridescens”. |
![]() We stayed in Suhaila Palace and our first snorkeling was at the nearest beach which is opposite Tuna Bay. |
![]() Spotted saltwater fish looks like an angelfish, but it is a rabbitfish “Siganus guttatus”. |
![]() Gold saddle Rabbitfish “Siganus guttatus” has a big yellow spot on the tail. |
![]() I would say that the Tuna Bay beach is pretty good for snorkeling. |
![]() Yellow rabbitfish “Siganus sp.”. |
![]() Sergeant major fish swim here in large schools. |
![]() Sergeant major “Abudefduf saxatilis”. |
![]() Staghorn coral “Acropora cervicornis”. |
![]() Cabbage Coral “Turbinaria reniformis”. |
![]() Dominated by staghorn corals, the Tuna Bay beach offers an excellent snorkeling. |
![]() Elkhorn corals and staghorn corals grow together. |
![]() Staghorn corals grow in abundance here. |
![]() Sea urchins hiding between the corals. |
![]() Two huge spotted rabbitfish. |
![]() Sea anemone. |
![]() Magnificent sea anemone “Heteractis magnifica”. |
![]() Red-breasted wrasse “Cheilinus fasciatus” has black and white stripes on the body. |
![]() Colony of Acropora sea corals. |
![]() Yellow rabbitfish. |
![]() Sometimes corals are located very close to the surface of water so that you can easily damage them. |
![]() This sea coral was damaged by kicking, it is very easy to break coral by the foot while swimming. |
![]() I wonder why there are the dead corals among the living ones? |
![]() Yellow rabbitfish likes to swim alongside me. |
![]() Giant clam “Tridacna gigas”. |
![]() Huge round sea coral has the lilac color. |
![]() Giant round sea coral has the yellow-green color. |
![]() Acropora coral grows on the top of giant round coral. |
![]() Long-spined sea urchins “Diadema setosum” use the coral as a shelter. |
![]() Brain coral. |
![]() Brain coral has spheroid shape and grooved surface which resembles a brain. |
![]() Emerald fish with yellow spot. |
![]() Long-spined sea urchins “Diadema setosum”. |
![]() Round coral has the strange structure on the body which looks like a small colony. |
![]() Lacuna moon coral “Favia lacuna”. |
![]() Giant clam “Tridacna gigas” is a clam that is the largest living bivalve mollusk. |
![]() Bluespot mullet “Moolgarda seheli”. |
![]() Bluespot mullet “Moolgarda seheli” with a fins high above the gills. |
![]() School of bluespot mullet “Moolgarda seheli” decided to swim away from me. |
![]() Coral reef with a big diversity of corals. |
![]() Metallic net for the cultivation of new corals. |
![]() New corals begin to develop. |
![]() Sea coral has an opportunity to catch its prey due to the holes on the body. |
![]() Table coral “Acropora hyacinthus”. |
![]() Corals grow in large colonies. |
![]() Long-spined sea urchins are hiding under the corals. |
![]() Brain coral “Favites sp.”. |
![]() Some of the round corals are very huge. |
![]() Juvenile fish swim around the metallic structure which used for the cultivation of corals. |
![]() Sergeant major fish and parrotfish. |
![]() Juvenile moon wrasse “Thalassoma lunare”. |
![]() Parrotfish. |
![]() Parrotfish swims along the round coral colony. |
![]() Ocellaris clownfish in anemone. |
![]() Parrotfish swims near the anemone. |
![]() Giant clam and lilac coral. |
![]() Grouper likes to swim near the staghorn corals. |
![]() Giant clam. |
![]() Parrotfish swims near the staghorn corals. |
![]() Yellow and black species of rabbitfish. |
![]() Black rabbitfish. |
![]() Yellow rabbitfish swim in pairs. |
![]() Huge round lilac sea coral. |
![]() Clark's anemonefish “Amphiprion clarkii”. |
![]() Amphiprion clarkii, known commonly as yellowtail clownfish. |
![]() Colony of the green staghorn corals which grow vertical. |
![]() Green staghorn corals are wonderful. |
![]() Staghorn corals with healthy growing white tips. |
![]() Parrotfish with yellow spot. |
![]() Either you are a good swimmer or you don't even know how to put a snorkeling mask on, just do it! |
![]() Antler coral is located on the bottom left corner of the photograph. |
![]() Soldierfish mimics the color of sea bottom. |
![]() Redcoat squirrelfish “Sargocentron rubrum”. |
![]() Eightband butterflyfish “Chaetodon octofasciatus”. |
![]() Sling-jaw wrasse “Epibulus insidiator”. |
![]() Bicolour parrotfish “Cetoscarus bicolor”. |
![]() Sea cucumber “Stichopus chloronotus”. |
![]() Sea cucumber “Stichopus chloronotus” in my hand. |
![]() Huge table coral “Acropora hyacinthus” is awesome. |
![]() Half-and-half thicklip wrasse “Hemigymnus melapterus” with the white head and black body. |
![]() Old colony of the corals. |
![]() Eightband butterflyfish swim above the “Acropora hyacinthus” table coral. |
![]() Coral reefs are essential spawning, breeding, and feeding grounds for numerous organisms. |
![]() Sea urchin hides under the faded sea corals. |
![]() Yellowtail barracuda “Sphyraena flavicauda”. |
![]() Lettuce corals. |
![]() I have found this Map pufferfish “Arothron mappa” on the Tuna Bay beach. |
![]() Map pufferfish “Arothron mappa”. |
![]() I had to hide myself because the map puffer fish was afraid of me. |
![]() As soon as I revealed myself Arothron mappa is hiding again. |
![]() Map pufferfish “Arothron mappa” likes to hide under the corals. |
![]() I touched this pufferfish while it was hiding under the corals, Arothron mappa is very soft like a toy. |