Awesome to see underwater, the Manta Ray is an enormous fish spanning. They live in warm waters around the world, gracefully flying through the water with steady sweeps of their giant wings.
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Like many nocturnal fish, the Giant Squirrelfish, Sargocentron spiniferum, is red. To divers it is easy to spot during the day, but to other fish it blends into its dark crevice or cave.
Wikipedia defines The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) as a slow-moving, filter feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 18.8 m (61.7 ft)
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That's what I was asked last week. Found in Belgium, this jellyish mop-head was the size of a dinner plate.
The answer is a mass of squid eggs from the European, or Common,...
The seasons are beginning to change around the world in May and bring favourable dive conditions for some of the best destinations in the world.
Australia
It is a great month...
A large mouth, eyes set high on the head and its tufted tentacles above each eye give the Tompot Blenny (Parablennius gattorugine) a comical appearance. A much smaller fringed tentacle is positioned on the nostril beneath each eye.
Thanks to the steel structure of the SS Thistlegorm, which has been voted one of the best dives in the world, coral and other species which need hard substrates thrive on an otherwise sandy bottom in the...
One of the extraordinary things about bull sharks is that they are as happy in freshwater as they are in the sea. They have even been seen far inland up the Mississippi river. Many spend time in...
Guadalupe Island still open to divers, in spite of the Mexican government, but for how long? Why banning dive boats could be disastrous for the sharks.
The Underwater Photography Guide today released the results of the world's largest underwater photo contest. The lifting of travel restrictions led to an unprecedented calibre of photos, including the best in show image featuring another teachable moment...