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Maldives 2014

Posted on May 14, 2014May 14, 2014 by BentMedia in Latest trips

Pictures from my 2014 course on reef ecology in the Maldives with the Siren Fleet. The atolls were Ari, Malé, and Rashdoo.

Manta feeding at night

Manta feeding at night

Goniobranchus tritos

Mantis shrimp

Wire coral shrimp

Leaf fish

Red tooth trigger

Clark´s anemonefish

Raja Ampat

Posted on March 23, 2014March 23, 2014 by BentMedia in Latest trips

Raja Ampat is probably one of the most pristine dive spots left in the world. I spent a wonderful ten days in the area, doing some of the best reef diving I ever done.

Lembeh 2014

Posted on March 16, 2014March 17, 2014 by BentMedia in Latest trips

A short visit to NAD Lembeh in February. The great guides makes even a short stay worthwhile.

Tulamben, Bali 2013

Posted on December 11, 2013December 16, 2013 by BentMedia in Latest trips

Liberty scene

Bali rice fields

Daily catch

Bali rice fields

Second breakfast

Flatworm on tunicate

Nudibranch (Hypselodoris tryoni)

Hairy shrimp (Phycocaris sp.)

Unknown crab

Tiger shrimp (Phyllognathia ceratophthalma)

Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on spanish dancer (Hexabranchus sanguineus)

Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on spanish dancer (Hexabranchus sanguineus)

Pair of gobies tending eggs

Stiliger ornatus, nudibranch in Swedish colors

Doto sp. on hydroid

Angelfish changing from juvenile to adult colors

Wire coral shrimp

Cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) and tomato grouper (Cephalopholis sonnerati)

Cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) and tomato grouper (Cephalopholis sonnerati)

Cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) and tomato grouper (Cephalopholis sonnerati)

Skunk anemone fish (Amphiprion akallopisos)

Basket star shrimp (Periclimines lanipes)

Bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) dentition

Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on spanish dancer (Hexabranchus sanguineus)

Liberty

Wife and barrel sponge

Garden eels

Bluespotted stingray (Neotrygon kuhlii)

Pygmy sea horse (Hippocampus bargibanti)

Halloween hermit crab (Ciliopagurus strigatus)

Solitary hard coral polyp (Fungia sp.)

Pink leaf fish (Taenianotus triacanthus)

The most incredibly camouflaged crab I have ever seen

Bluespotted stingray (Neotrygon kuhlii)

Partner goby and shrimp

Foster´s hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri)

Early Liberty dive

Mantis shrimp (Lysiosquilloides mapia)

Partner goby and shrimp

Fishing boats at Seraya

False clown (Amphiprion ocellaris)

Very small Clark´s anemone fish (Amphiprion clarkii)

Nudibranch

Whip Coral Shrimp (Pontonides ankeri)

Nusa Penida, Indonesia, 2013

Posted on December 7, 2013December 8, 2013 by BentMedia in Latest trips

Crystal bay bommie

Manta train, Manta bay

Crinoids, Nusa Penida

North coast of Nusa Penida

Coral catfish

Brain coral

Ribbon eel

Sea fan, Blue corner

Damsel

Banded sea krait, Nusa Lembongan

Manta, Manta point

Manta, Manta point

Dendronephtyid soft coral, Crystal bay

Sea fan, Crystal bay

Sarcophyton soft coral and diver

Hard coral with soft coral cover below, Crystal bay

Tube anemone, Crystal bay

Pink leaf fish

Candy crab

Hawksbill turtle

Wire coral shrimp

Redfin anthias

Oriental sweetlips

False clownfish

Beaten up Anthias male

Flasher scorpionfish

Redfin anthias male

Cleaner wrasses and damsel

Jajang, great dive guide

Large table coral, Crystal bay

Juvenile rock mover wrasse, Nusa Cheningan

Clark`s anemone fish with Cymothoa in its mouth

Clown triggerfish

Leaf fish, Nusa Lembongan

Butterflyfish feeding on Xenia soft coral

Scorpion fish

Hairy squat lobster

Sea weed transport

Sea weed farming on Nusa Lembongan

Sea weed farming on Nusa Lembongan

Carrying a heavy load of sea weed

The catch of the day

Seaweed farming on Nusa Lembongan

Lembeh fall 2013

Posted on October 12, 2013October 14, 2013 by BentMedia in Latest trips

Free diving fisherman

Giant anglerfish

Blue ringed octopus

Devilfish

Female ribbon eel

Bobbit worm

Angle clawed crab shedding its larvae

Bubble shell

Ornate ghost pipefish

Snake eel

Juvenile broadclub cuttlefish

Paddleflap rhinopias

Dragon shrimp

Cymothoa parasite in pink anemone fish

Emperor shrimp

Warty frogfish

Saddleback anemone fish with parasite

Devilfish

Emperor shrimp

Mantis shrimp

Coconut octopus

Common sea horse

Ocellated octopus

Peacock mantis shrimp with shrimp

Juvenile boxfish

Tomato anemone fish

Blenny in coral bottle

Warty frogfish

Comon sea horse

Wunderpus

Coleman´s shrimp

Coconut octopus

Coconut octopus in tuna can

Crinoid cuttlefish

White eye moray

Porcelain crab

Ocellated octopus

Papuan cuttlefish with shrimp prey

Nudibrancheating nudibranch

Melibe nudibranch

Orange anemone fish

Banggai cardinalfish

Longarmed octopus

Frogfish

Cuttlefish

Xeno crab

Ceratosoma with emperor shrimp hitchhikers

Erosa stonefish

Coconut octopus in bottle

Robust ghost pipefish

Hairy shrimp

Stick pipefish

Banggai cardinalfish and false clownfish

Warty frogfish

Lembeh frogfish

Lembeh frogfish

Giant frogfish in sponge

Blue ring octopus

Lembeh sea dragon

Mushroom coral shrimp

Rinophore

Blue ring octopus

Hermit crab

Mimic octopus

Scorpionfish

Flamboyant cuttlefish

Coconut octopus

Ambon scorpionfish

Ambon scorpionfish

Mandarin fish

Lembeh frogfish

Sponge crab

Ocellated octopus

Xeno crab

Yellowtailed moray

Coleman´s shrimp in fire urcin

Painted frogfish in sponge

Zebra crab in fire urchin

Snowflake moray

Coconut octopus in bottle

Fimbriated moray

Sponge crab

Damsel

Burrfish

Porcelain crab

Bubble coral shrimp

Ambon scorpionfish

Maldives

Posted on April 18, 2013April 18, 2013 by BentMedia in Latest trips

Hawksbill turtle

Acropora corals in surf

Diver over Acropora field

Maldivian anemonefish

Dnedronephtya soft coral

Superstrong diver

Anthias male

Blackface moray

Porcupine fish

Bubble anemone

Stonefish

Maldivian anemonefish

Maldivian anemonefish

Wire coral goby

Green turtle

Bearded scorpionfish

Acropora colony

Healthy hard coral reef

Reef

Coral crab

Reefscape

Maldivian sponge snail

Maldive evening

Island on atoöö rim

Maldives Siren

Island with resort

Maldive sailboat

Male’

Acropora hard coral

Hawksbill turtle

Harlequin filefish

Drifting through a kandu

Maldivian uninhabited island

Sea squirts

Green turtle

Coral reef

Octocorallian

Acropora hard coral

Maldivian anemonefish

Wire coral shrimp

Anthias

Hawksbill turtle

Maldivian anemonefish

Maldivian anemonefish

Table coral

Coral reef at its best

Sipadan and Mabul

Posted on February 18, 2013March 23, 2013 by BentMedia in Latest trips

Wire coral shrimp

White eye moray

Bearded scorpionfish

Flathead

Sargasso frogfish

Sea squirt

Fluorescing hard coral

Giant sponge

Green turtle

Bumphead parrotfish

Bumphead parrotfish

Leaf scorpionfish

Robust ghost pipefish

Table corals

Stick pipefish

Stick pipefish

Stick pipefish

Fluorescing reef patch

Chevron barracudas

Spadefish being cleaned

Coral patch on Sipadan

Scorpionfish

Porcelain crab

Giant clam on Sipadan

Ornate ghost pipefish

Crinoid clingfish

Thin ghost pipefish

Crocodilian snake eel

Green turtle

Bumphead parrotfish and cleaner wrasse

Green turtle

Giant frogfish

Green turtle

Yellowmargined moray

Green turtle

Crinoid

Cockatoo waspfish

Starry night octopus

Crinoid

Bumphead parrotfish

Bigeye trevally and diver

Turtle cleaning patch

Turtle cleaning patch

Robust ghost pipefish

Hawkbill turtle eating sponges

Green turtle

Orangutan crab with eggs

Twinspot frogfish male

Hawkbill turtle crushing some coral

Sipadan soft coral

Giant moray with cleaner wrasse

The Scuba Junkie pier guard

Bajaou family

Low tide at Sipadan

The Scuba Junkie pier

Bajaou children gathering food in the shallows of Mabul

Stuff on echinoderms

Posted on January 25, 2013April 7, 2014 by BentMedia in Underwater macro

Harlequin shrimp

Harlequin shrimp

Periclemenes shrimp on sea star, Lembeh

Parasitic snail on sea star

Coleman´s shrimp in fire urchin, Lembeh

Coleman´s shrimp in fire urchin, Philippines

Goby on sea star, Lembeh

Urchin squat lobster on fire urchin, Lembeh

Sea cucumber crab, Lembeh

Sea cucumber crab, Philippines

Emperor shrimp on sea cucumber, Lembeh

Periclemenes shrimp on sea star, Philippines

Zebra crab on flower urchin, Philippines

Zebra crab on fire urchin, Philippines

Criniod squat lobster, Philippines

Criniod squat lobster, Lembeh

Criniod squat lobster, Philippines

Criniod shrimp, Philippines

Criniod shrimp, Philippines

Criniod shrimp, Philippines

Crab in crinoid, Philippines

Periclemenes shrimp on Crown of thorns, Philippines

Parasitic shell (Thyca crystallina) on Linckia sea star, Philippines

Lembeh

Posted on January 23, 2013February 1, 2013 by BentMedia in Latest trips

Harlequin shrimp

Harlequin shrimp

Porcelain crab

Boxer crab

Xeno crab

Soft coral burrowing crab

Coleman´s shrimp

Hairy shrimp with eggs

Candy crab, Lembeh

Candy crab

Emperor shrimp on nudibranch, Lembeh

Wire coral shrimp, Lembeh

Wire coral shrimp, Lembeh

Wire coral shrimp, Lembeh

Wire coral shrimp, Lembeh

Wire coral shrimp

East Lembeh reef, Lembeh

Broadclub cuttlefish

East Lembeh reef

East Lembeh reef

Anemone hermit crab

Fluorescent Acropora coral

Fluorescent anemone

Giant frogfish

Leaf scorpionfish

Lionfish

Halimeda ghost pipefish

Juvenile puffer — Juvenile puffer, Lembeh

Juvenile filefish

Ornate ghost pipefish

Bobtail squid, Lembeh

Flamboyant cuttlefish, Lembeh

Coconut octopus — Coconut octopus, Lembeh

Janolus sp.

Nudibranch

Nembrotha nudibranch

Jellyfish — Upside-down jellyfish