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« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2011, 03:43:48 AM »



During one immersion under control of an experienced guide one can see 10 kinds of various fishes. Purple Scorpiofish is another unusual inhabitant of the sea bottom. Itcan cosume one-fourth part of a similar fish.

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« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2011, 03:43:56 AM »



When you see this fish try not to be scared. The Stargazer or Uranoscopus chinensis is buried in the ambush all day long.Only its eyes and mouth waiting for the coming food are visible.
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« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2011, 03:44:08 AM »



The Solenostomus paradoxus is a pipefish of the family Solenostomidae that reaches a maximum length of 12 cm. They vary in color from red, yellow to black and are almost transparent. They feed mostly on mysids and benthic shrimp.
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« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2011, 03:44:16 AM »



The painted frogfish inhabit shallow sheltered reefs. Adults usually with sponges; juveniles openly on sand or reef, mimicking small sponges or nudibranchs.
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« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2011, 03:44:31 AM »



The Harlequin Shrimp was first scientifically described in 1852, and has also been referred to as the Painted Dancing Shrimp. It has a white body with large red, purple, or brown spots. The male is slightly smaller than the female. The female has blue tipped abdominal legs, while the legs of the male are transparent. It differs from its close cousin, H. elegans, which has pale blue spots. It has large claws (chelipeds) which are for show only; it does not use them for hunting.
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« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2011, 03:44:43 AM »



The peacock mantis shrimp, Odontodactylus scyllarus, is one of the larger, more colorful mantis shrimps commonly seen, ranging in size from 3 to 18 centimeters. An active hunter, it prefers gastropods, crustaceans, and bivalves, and will repeatedly smash its prey until it can gain access to the soft tissue for consumption. It is reported to have a "punch" of over 50 miles per hour (80 km/h). This is the fastest recorded punch of any living animal.

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