Underwater world of the southernmost beach of the Besar island on Perhentian Islands in Malaysia

Colony of magnificent sea anemone with ocellaris clownfish “Amphiprion ocellaris”.

Ritteri anemone “Heteractis magnifica” and ocellaris clownfish “Amphiprion ocellaris”.

Ritteri anemone, ocellaris clownfish and eightband butterflyfish.

Colonies of ritteri anemones are very close (less than 1 m) to the surface of water on this beach.

Ritteri anemone with ocellaris clownfish.

Water is a bit murky, because these anemones are located in a shallow place.

Finger coral “Porites porites”.

Sea coral of the genus Favia.

Round coral of the genus Favia.

Teira batfish “Platax teira”.

My wife points on the longfin batfish “Platax teira”.

Small lobed pore coral “Porites lobata” has lilac color.

Small colony of the lobed pore corals “Porites lobata”.

Huge quantity of juvenile fish around me.

Hard coral “Porites attenuata” is found in the right bottom corner.

Even in the shallow place one can find a great diversity of corals.

Juvenile fish is swimming among the corals.

Slipper coral “Herpolitha limax”.

Colony of lobed pore corals “Porites lobata”.

Fine table coral “Acropora latistella”.

Lobe corals “Porites lobata”.

Cephalopholis boenak is known under “Brown-banded grouper” and “Brown-banded seabass”.

Trochus seashell is living on the top of sea coral.

Staghorn coral.

Sea urchins hiding among the corals.

Huge colonies of the lobed pore corals “Porites lobata”.

Pores of the lobed coral “Porites lobata”.

Sea urchins under the brown brain coral.

Lobed pore coral “Porites lobata” grows up to 8 meters.

Black parrotfish.

Filament-finned parrotfish “Scarus altipinnis”.

Parrotfish are swimming among the corals.

Maze corals.

Cushion star “Culcita novaeguineae”.

Sea corals look like the dry leaves.

Fine table corals.

Solid table coral “Acropora hyacinthus”.

Slipper coral “Herpolitha limax” and boulder coral.

Kingdom of gigantic lobed corals.

Boring clam “Tridacna crocea”.

Lobed pore coral and sea urchins.

Gigantic lobed pore coral with lilac color.

Boring clam and parrotfish.

Parrotfish.

Lobed pore corals look like the mushrooms.

Huge round colonies of the lobed pore corals “Porites lobata”.

Small seashell.

The biggest lobed corals are found on this beach.

Polypes of sea coral.

Surface of the lobed pore coral “Porites lobata”.

Huge size of the lobed pore coral “Porites lobata”.

Greencheek parrotfish “Scarus prasiognathos”.

Greencheek parrotfish lives among the corals.

Greencheek parrotfish.

Huge coral with a column-shaped body.

Peacock grouper “Cephalopholis argus”.

Coral has the plates (thin flat layers) which mounted vertically.

Sea coral has the strange shape of body.

Tremendous size of the lobed pore coral “Porites lobata”.

Streaked spinefoot “Siganus javus”.

Streaked spinefoot “Siganus javus” is a species of rabbitfish.

Red-breasted wrasse “Cheilinus fasciatus” and bluestreak cleaner wrasse “Labroides dimidiatus”.

Closed brain coral.

Broken jug on the sea bottom.

Different species of the sea corals.

Funnel coral “Montipora capricornis”.

Funnel coral and lobed pore coral.

Funnel coral.

Lobed pore coral has many pores.

Sea coral with polyps.

Eightband butterflyfish swims near the sea coral with polyps.

Kingdom of corals is awesome.

Magnificent sea anemones with clownfish.

Top part of the cushion star “Culcita novaeguineae”.

Bottom part of the cushion star “Culcita novaeguineae”.

Sea urchins hide under the corals in the shallow places.

Kingdom of fish.

Opened pores of the lobed pore coral.

School of soldierfish.

Finger coral.

Map pufferfish “Arothron mappa”.

Map pufferfish.

Map pufferfish feels safe between the huge corals.

Map pufferfish had seen me and tried to swim away.

My wife swims over the lobed pore coral.

Christmas tree worm “Spirobranchus giganteus”.

Sea corals create fabulous landscapes.

Finger corals and lettuce coral.

Colony of magnificent sea anemone is found near the table coral.

Magnificent sea anemones and lobed pore coral.

Titan triggerfish “Balistoides viridescens”.

The biggest titan triggerfish i've ever seen.

Titan triggerfish “Balistoides viridescens” is trying to snatch the prey.

Titan triggerfish has a tremendous size of the body.

Titan triggerfish goes to the next approach to get the prey.

Titan triggerfish has torn off a piece of coral, look at its mouth.

Titan triggerfish has spat out a piece of coral.

Titan triggerfish.

Titan triggerfish “Balistoides viridescens” is surrounded by a huge variety of fish species.

Fish species of wrasse, parrotfish and rabbitfish swim around the titan triggerfish.

This titan triggerfish “Balistoides viridescens” has a maximum length of 75 centimetres (30 in).

What luck! Titan triggerfish “Balistoides viridescens” caught the sea urchin.

Titan triggerfish “Balistoides viridescens” with a sea urchin in its mouth.

Lobed pore corals have two colors, they could be yellow or lilac.

Tiny fish swim around the magnificent sea anemones.

Finger corals and fine table corals.

Every time i see the magnificent sea anemone i see clownfish swirling inside and around it.

Magnificent sea anemone is a fabulous creature.

Lobed corals look like the huge mushrooms sometimes.

Landscapes could be breathtaking.

Christmas tree worm “Spirobranchus giganteus” with a blue color.

Christmas tree worm “Spirobranchus giganteus” lives on the lobed pore coral.

Lettuce coral could be a funnel coral.

Black parrotfish swims near brain coral.

Coral organisms.

Coral polyps are tiny, soft-bodied organisms related to sea anemones and jellyfish.

The polyp calicles connect to one another, creating a colony that acts as a single organism.

Magnificent lilac lobed pore coral.

Sea urchin hid deep in the hole.

Different creatures like to hide between the corals.

Corals in the shallow place.

Marine debris.

Boulder coral “Oulophyllia bennettae”.

Sand lizardfish “Synodus dermatogenys”.

Goby.

Giant clams dwell on the boulder corals.

Moon wrasse “Thalassoma lunare”.

Soldierfish “Myripristinae”.

Diadema setosum is a species of long-spined sea urchin.

Sea urchins “Diadema setosum”.

Corals are animals that have the structure of a polyp.

Brain coral.

Longfin spadefish “Platax teira”.

Round faced batfish “Platax teira”.

Sea bottom is a carpet of corals here.

Colony of fine table corals.

Black parrotfish swim near the fine table corals.

Huge quantity of fish.

Hard coral “Porites attenuata”.

Leaf plate montipora “Montipora capricornis”.

Greencheek parrotfish “Scarus prasiognathos” and boring clam “Tridacna crocea”.

Singapore parrotfish “Scarus prasiognathos”.

Cinnamon clownfish.

Cinnamon clownfish “Amphiprion melanopus”.

Fire clownfish “Amphiprion melanopus”.

Although they are considered to be herbivores, parrotfish eat a wide variety of reef organisms.

Despite their striking colors, the feeding behavior renders parrotfish highly unsuitable for most marine aquaria.

Honeycomb grouper “Epinephelus merra”.