The <span
class="bird">Blackpatch Triggerfish</span>
<span class="species">Rhinecanthus
verrucosus</span> is a pleasure for us to see
as it is absent from the eastern Pacific.
Nudibranchs can often be
seen on the walls, even during the day.
A cloud of fish in
shallow water.
This dragonet is failing
to be invisible.
A marine jellyfish in
shallow water.
Freediving between tank
dives.
At Blue Corner, the fish
are used to people.
A shark swims past Blue
Corner. At times, the site can be crowded with
sharks.
The beautiful <span
class="bird">Clown Triggerfish</span>
<span class="species">Balistoides
conspicillum</span> seems to be scarce in
Micronesia.
The <span
class="bird">Spotfin Lionfish</span>
<span class="species">Pterois
antennata</span> is only one of several
lionfishes visible on the reefs.
A beautiful
starfish.
A <span
class="animal">Crown of Thorns</span>
<span class="species">Acanthaster
planci</span>, a coral-eating starfish.
A <span
class="animal">Crown of Thorns</span>
<span class="species">Acanthaster
planci</span> and its prey.
An eel hiding in the
sand at Riptide Beach in Koror.
A Leaf fish, larger than
life-size.
An anemonefish at
home.
This anemone is
upset.
A Leaf fish.
A resting <span
class="bird">Leopard Shark</span> <span
class="species">Stegostoma
fasciatum</span>.
A tiny juvenile
triggerfish and two <span class="bird">Fire
Dartfish</span> <span
class="species">Nemateleotris
magnifica</span> find shelter near this
<span class="bird">Leopard Shark</span>
<span class="species">Stegostoma
fasciatum</span>.
The reefs around Palau
are full of corals, soft corals, and fish.
The <span
class="bird">Crocodilefish</span> <span
class="species">Cymbacephalus
beauforti</span> is easy to overlook.
The tiny <span
class="bird">Comet</span> <span
class="species">Calloplesiops
altivelis</span> is a difficult fish to
spot.
Schools of fish swim off
the reefs.
<span
class="bird">Eagle Rays</span> <span
class="species">Aetobatus narinari</span> in
flight off Blue Corner.