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The weird & wonderful

From Coral reef conservation in Roatan, Honduras on Dec 31 '05

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During my time on Roatan I was lucky enough to see some great critters beneath the surface of the water. My favourites were:

  • Dolphins!
  • Nurse Sharks
  • Spotted Eagle Rays
  • HUGE Green Moray Eels
  • Octopus
  • Squid
  • Cowfish
  • Trunkfish
  • Filefish
  • Porcupine Fish with lovely smiley faces :o)
  • Sharpnose Puffers
  • Harlequin Pipefish
  • Juvenile Smooth Trunkfish - small brown marble with yellow spots
  • Juvenile Spotted Drums
  • Juvnile Yellowtail Damselfish
  • Array of shrimps - esp. Pederson Cleaner Shrimps & HUGE Banded Coral Shrimps on night dive
  • Hogfish - esp. in bottom-feeding colours
  • Lettuce Leaf Sea Slugs
  • Nudibranchs


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