Close-up picture of comb sea star Astropecten polyacanthus, the skin pattern and numerous spines are clearly visible. Keywords: comb sea star “sea star” starfish Astropecten polyacanthus “Astropecten polyacanthus” close-up “close up” macro spine spines sharp Echinoderm underwater undersea sand sandy bottom skin pattern temperate water Pacific ocean arm arms Mahurangi Harbour New Zealand nz
A small school of juvenile trevally swims over otherwise barren sandy bottom with sea weeds covered flat rocky reef in the background. Keywords: trevally fish silver “silver trevally” Pseudocaranx dentex “Pseudocaranx dentex” school juvenile bottom sand sandy “sandy bottom” desert underwater undersea rocky reef flat sea weeds weed vegetation algae kelp forest temperate water sea Pacific […]
Tiny clown doris (nudibranch) Ceratosoma amoena among algae, mostly neptune’s necklace, in shallow water of Mahurnagi Harbour, New Zealand. Keywords: clown doris “clown doris” nudibranch “clown nudibranch” Ceratosoma amoena “Ceratosoma amoena” bottom underwater undersea close-up “close up” slug sea “sea slug” tiny gills gill purple white skin orange dot neptune’s necklace Pacific ocean temperate Mahurangi Harbour […]
Nicely shaped purple finger sponge tree among brown algae on silty bottom of Mahurangi Harbour, New Zealand … one of the reasons I dive the place regularly. Keywords: sponge purple finger “finger sponge” “purple sponge” “purple finger sponge” “filter feeder” “filter feeding” filter feeder feeding silt silty bottom underwater undersea invertebrate brow algae Mahurangi harbour Pacific […]
Close-up picture of tubercles of wandering anemone Phlyctenactis tuberculosa that look like corn, however, they are not suitable for eating. Keywords: wandering anemone “wandering anemone” Phlyctenactis tuberculosa “Phlyctenactis tuberculosa” tubercle tubercles corn corn-like macro close-up “close up” underwater undersea temperate water Pacific ocean
Prickly eleven-armed sea star (Coscinasterias calamaria) on rock in shallow water near Ti Point Wharf in Whangateau Harbour, New Zealand. Keywords: sea star “sea star” starfish Echinoderm prickly eleven arm arms eleven-armed Coscinasterias calamaria “Coscinasterias calamaria” bottom exposed underwater undersea shallow temperate water Pacific ocean “Ti Point” wharf Whangateau harbour harbor New Zealand nz