The diving was just incredible in Fiji. These images are stills pulled from our digital video. We've identified the fish that we know for those of you that are interested.
Top left is bubble coral (pluerogyra sinuosa). Karin in the background descending into Fiji's underwater wonderland.
Bird wrasse on top left. Parrott fish bottom right. Trumpet fish in the background.
Raccoon butterflyfish on top. Humphead bannerfish on the bottom right.
Ribbon eel. Scallops buried in coral.
Shrimp and crinoids. You can see right through this shrimp! Crinoids are animals, not plants. They can move around on the coral with their longs "arms" called cirri. Some species of crinoids are out all day and night while others stay hidden in holes during the day and just come out at night.
Squid in the forground, Scott in the background.
These little worms were about 3 or 4 inches long. Reminded us of the chinese dragons you see in parades for Chinese New Year. They blend in with the background coral very well.
Spotted unicornfish on top. A different species of unicornfish on the right. Bottom left is a sea cucumber - this one was about 2 feet long.
Night dives are fun because you can see creatures that don't come out during the day. The first image is a map cowry. The dive master is holding a black-spotted puffer. They blow themselves up in self defense. In the background is a parrottfish hidden in a hole to sleep. Lower right is a banded shrimp.
The black-spotted puffer is almost calmed down from his encounter with us. This starfish was about 3 feet across and dark red. There are glassfish swimming in the foreground.
