Trying To Keep Clear.....
of a field of Long-spined Sea Urchins!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXs24RFqQe6VHqLrGyHH2TjhHQLgJ-Q9oWu3BVo1VTTbVVqOd826p7p35VN943y0MI3dvrw55_4UBncmQV54XDFdbF11jsbxJz3btkOGZf5lsi7oZPyxvGYDdhCyI2M0TCJWurg/s320/IMG_0745.jpg)
Yes, that was what I was trying to do for most of my dives at Pulau Tioman over the weekend. So much so and in addition to the not-so-good vis, I decided to skip the night dive.
See the vis at Marine Park! I thought I was diving at Pulau Hantu!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKCBatbbTMY0nLnDJam9OQTK6wJ4PLKV172mZRDTl3OERntcjf81ILm4aSyZ3TCLCeEYRTuaIFj0gT_sn26CPO2MhEdXEvY1DNF7qz0DuaCjHLJ6CAvljBxbB5Wb_FaQvOS7G9Q/s320/IMG_0791.jpg)
Anyway, with so many Urchins, it was not hard to find Urchin Clingfish among them.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapmYSJ6MPQ4FRGXeNSGYrAxz9ILpMVjPGQT9ILlzm_DVFpq5Dz-klMYjGR9DKu7TjHyhOnez3SQCr3fl88bf4utcfkw_UjzjYkKYsVnW-2HNzGi-ZrXkCyXf6d0aXPxRkYVN1pw/s320/IMG_0762.jpg)
They are much bigger than the one I have seen at Hantu.
Came across relatives of Sea Urchin like.....
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgVG-eCR46qOxip_-L4OJL6i9Tfb9OS9G_u6cTdWbvmITNknnQz3Tyv_tFV56sIenaBKzWCg9D1Yzc55HjMHQ7ZVVnLwPO2GyuXz3Vki8efz4i7YdGa9EkVI5exMXEuvV_w_M1w/s200/IMG_0725.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRain_SrXFQEEwYQCTgr0XLwCVqQQRIg71bKSt0j8qBMNBuOtLgT9I3C4PfS9xWckXB5spdDFn_WwsErmdxTHtqYrfzijYVW8iOIkI7KdXNj8Oo0AqamJhV6I2E6mc1KepSREAhA/s200/IMG_0806.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9IIhhH9RIv-ewraPtQR1cZJNO8lSzC3tmJxjiSlNouFa8kO1sngGjsFrXENHMu3LJfK-ABRLOn1-tQ_z55DRzmnNB9vpmnk7_njDKTF3hIeapVHCQncRiMKANaxqHHCHs1PBLQ/s200/IMG_0803.jpg)
Sea Cucumbers
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOd01nrW50aTOKvYJpOBGkSeYyeFXaodrxGzjfpk_tgRpy2vtmp2VdtgzPvLHnhLnRgW_vaDz-5DpGFjAxqVtk0oi8Ap8FJjQB4iTChpvj7XaMW3W1o31xtraFCW_LoV1Z4ALlg/s320/IMG_0750.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsQqXr9YL6xo5h1IikZO9oWlC6eGt7EjPVO-Ix62ulFuo9xfP60owV5mf9kBaGClqaf1oKkv4O0YjuorMgf-ad-NkGb9cxQRdSZeL49SDmRdKr71xgdmLG4_55hEYzUXrVLzJvw/s320/IMG_0740.jpg)
and Sea Stars!
Other stuffs like.....
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRZ_aiWHbOSpGLlN4FNwaQDAAy4df6desp0EMybyj65alxXyo0PbluOc2QBc7n6C4GIyhsN9ZKYbNs7gTU1P8AQVa4VlEKNwBgaqmO9hfkegvYvFXgQxVy0Y-VqMsGwk3vtL43g/s320/IMG_0800.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiX54fPJ3LO0w-lYt5smBuWAvZx0-ZluvnrEGky_QKyVrmnZ9BuHHpeJD35JCCy6eYxz11Hdvu9sYPAvmyYmck7xsanK_d9RjCsEHsaM1l5fsN7iWa1h-6I8GLHv72zXWrSnLoQ/s200/IMG_0736.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG21CLswrkgIFhQZnyBUrjbtlMZFnYn4kKuOaj4sAno-jq6hyphenhyphenTcMP1eEM0NYInETJprbKrgv0X6-G6PzQucNYUyToC8WMnONPRZpv3nz3OFeiv06ijgI_9bkegCKyKH64bwG8oQQ/s200/IMG_0743.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Kx_Sg8Z3-dnenHApwKbWWTtx9qU0y_DjowkJUrltNBDENY_YaSOHw7Go0ie9yEoTUW7gN-Mw4pb_ELmFXPgqrpkzYBFkvWCjM-u2cWRSYD4ToFq9lE4bjiYOhETDn16b9KZzqQ/s320/IMG_0797.jpg)
different species of Anemone and Anemonefish!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKCG_leaHNHCrOCcXr7iZ2sgi4ug6bUL4Ic_jk96-3GSN8-reKQLQFWfdl9-f2n7wk8gJxfS36U3DdznLK-HE8lcsW61c6cDfhgv14z-Fr5ow04bjyzDpq2xNbAuUVf6LFMOPGQ/s320/IMG_0766.jpg)
Giant Cuttlefish!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0dpxhLBgRsOPoH0R6jsBNRkmF2FtbO-BvIgShXq84h2Zr8xrFbzrL-VWC9YtGjXfTsEtiqDwduzscrcU6A5pPrMBsVQIQXjNXhCuTGDia04XLLitpMfU2cCuOQOxiGmSqeeDPQ/s320/IMG_0731.jpg)
A Blenny who refused to face the camera. :oP
Only get to see a few Sea Slugs on this trip.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIztxUFES8Xprul4ATF9mHeYmRHk_MdxL4Y_g1WrsYwELBTmcbACE6PN1d-Pdwz5biFfV0bAPsHztcFJmfG_lGeqGqOr0Qe4tv2ZoiuEnR_kihpH3nlC9czeNcYsO-GPszL8cbw/s200/IMG_0726.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNTxlRRBI5KsuL3Prya1DsRCCufqrkbwPvN1YZECVWTeJyAZi5tZyAJRodHeYJOHVht08vq0mdM7LGLzdhWFYN7JQdfoKTi11wfYVylOd-S8bW9mCp1WEaoPasb68X8hw1I9Xhw/s200/IMG_0729.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXc-Twlg_iRWmG0w4AjTF5hjpv2NlV_N7ZNt76wdaB_fwjGNJt2Q9MwvvzGdaYrmLgo14mf8qXI3Fqysrf0iJpWU4_QB2iC9LU51aJsc_g8MtxjSFIiKT6b5KJ_xQzN17XEQz7g/s320/IMG_0778.jpg)
A couple of Phyllidia nudibranch
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlasgiO-InBcnI6eOBjPcKVM0ZLN-hQyZYpyuL1E8yFS9nokMawQNhxetBRJefLfMwHBcYmXBDwXKKY-DZG4npCsdeMx31AMLVx-Ypa6FgPfwtmm-58DyU6SzBhObc3O80pIcVg/s320/IMG_0753.jpg)
A first time encounter with this Chromodoris nudibranch (probably a Chromodoris magnifica.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4a6Fr0EFfW5PtROyIe2o8nEuLv43IEYwKuIIw0sYHRtUsvSAfHzQoIkHYaONc82vjrU8Sy4KQZKdwsV9E5xb_5L4-bo_hn4gnnGGhuo3qVVIx9VqTK31aHNFt8pMzfy6mNy-OfQ/s320/IMG_0785.jpg)
And a Twin-tailed slug (Chelidonura amoena)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXs24RFqQe6VHqLrGyHH2TjhHQLgJ-Q9oWu3BVo1VTTbVVqOd826p7p35VN943y0MI3dvrw55_4UBncmQV54XDFdbF11jsbxJz3btkOGZf5lsi7oZPyxvGYDdhCyI2M0TCJWurg/s320/IMG_0745.jpg)
Yes, that was what I was trying to do for most of my dives at Pulau Tioman over the weekend. So much so and in addition to the not-so-good vis, I decided to skip the night dive.
See the vis at Marine Park! I thought I was diving at Pulau Hantu!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKCBatbbTMY0nLnDJam9OQTK6wJ4PLKV172mZRDTl3OERntcjf81ILm4aSyZ3TCLCeEYRTuaIFj0gT_sn26CPO2MhEdXEvY1DNF7qz0DuaCjHLJ6CAvljBxbB5Wb_FaQvOS7G9Q/s320/IMG_0791.jpg)
Anyway, with so many Urchins, it was not hard to find Urchin Clingfish among them.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapmYSJ6MPQ4FRGXeNSGYrAxz9ILpMVjPGQT9ILlzm_DVFpq5Dz-klMYjGR9DKu7TjHyhOnez3SQCr3fl88bf4utcfkw_UjzjYkKYsVnW-2HNzGi-ZrXkCyXf6d0aXPxRkYVN1pw/s320/IMG_0762.jpg)
They are much bigger than the one I have seen at Hantu.
Came across relatives of Sea Urchin like.....
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgVG-eCR46qOxip_-L4OJL6i9Tfb9OS9G_u6cTdWbvmITNknnQz3Tyv_tFV56sIenaBKzWCg9D1Yzc55HjMHQ7ZVVnLwPO2GyuXz3Vki8efz4i7YdGa9EkVI5exMXEuvV_w_M1w/s200/IMG_0725.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRain_SrXFQEEwYQCTgr0XLwCVqQQRIg71bKSt0j8qBMNBuOtLgT9I3C4PfS9xWckXB5spdDFn_WwsErmdxTHtqYrfzijYVW8iOIkI7KdXNj8Oo0AqamJhV6I2E6mc1KepSREAhA/s200/IMG_0806.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9IIhhH9RIv-ewraPtQR1cZJNO8lSzC3tmJxjiSlNouFa8kO1sngGjsFrXENHMu3LJfK-ABRLOn1-tQ_z55DRzmnNB9vpmnk7_njDKTF3hIeapVHCQncRiMKANaxqHHCHs1PBLQ/s200/IMG_0803.jpg)
Sea Cucumbers
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOd01nrW50aTOKvYJpOBGkSeYyeFXaodrxGzjfpk_tgRpy2vtmp2VdtgzPvLHnhLnRgW_vaDz-5DpGFjAxqVtk0oi8Ap8FJjQB4iTChpvj7XaMW3W1o31xtraFCW_LoV1Z4ALlg/s320/IMG_0750.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsQqXr9YL6xo5h1IikZO9oWlC6eGt7EjPVO-Ix62ulFuo9xfP60owV5mf9kBaGClqaf1oKkv4O0YjuorMgf-ad-NkGb9cxQRdSZeL49SDmRdKr71xgdmLG4_55hEYzUXrVLzJvw/s320/IMG_0740.jpg)
and Sea Stars!
Other stuffs like.....
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRZ_aiWHbOSpGLlN4FNwaQDAAy4df6desp0EMybyj65alxXyo0PbluOc2QBc7n6C4GIyhsN9ZKYbNs7gTU1P8AQVa4VlEKNwBgaqmO9hfkegvYvFXgQxVy0Y-VqMsGwk3vtL43g/s320/IMG_0800.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiX54fPJ3LO0w-lYt5smBuWAvZx0-ZluvnrEGky_QKyVrmnZ9BuHHpeJD35JCCy6eYxz11Hdvu9sYPAvmyYmck7xsanK_d9RjCsEHsaM1l5fsN7iWa1h-6I8GLHv72zXWrSnLoQ/s200/IMG_0736.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG21CLswrkgIFhQZnyBUrjbtlMZFnYn4kKuOaj4sAno-jq6hyphenhyphenTcMP1eEM0NYInETJprbKrgv0X6-G6PzQucNYUyToC8WMnONPRZpv3nz3OFeiv06ijgI_9bkegCKyKH64bwG8oQQ/s200/IMG_0743.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Kx_Sg8Z3-dnenHApwKbWWTtx9qU0y_DjowkJUrltNBDENY_YaSOHw7Go0ie9yEoTUW7gN-Mw4pb_ELmFXPgqrpkzYBFkvWCjM-u2cWRSYD4ToFq9lE4bjiYOhETDn16b9KZzqQ/s320/IMG_0797.jpg)
different species of Anemone and Anemonefish!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKCG_leaHNHCrOCcXr7iZ2sgi4ug6bUL4Ic_jk96-3GSN8-reKQLQFWfdl9-f2n7wk8gJxfS36U3DdznLK-HE8lcsW61c6cDfhgv14z-Fr5ow04bjyzDpq2xNbAuUVf6LFMOPGQ/s320/IMG_0766.jpg)
Giant Cuttlefish!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0dpxhLBgRsOPoH0R6jsBNRkmF2FtbO-BvIgShXq84h2Zr8xrFbzrL-VWC9YtGjXfTsEtiqDwduzscrcU6A5pPrMBsVQIQXjNXhCuTGDia04XLLitpMfU2cCuOQOxiGmSqeeDPQ/s320/IMG_0731.jpg)
A Blenny who refused to face the camera. :oP
Only get to see a few Sea Slugs on this trip.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIztxUFES8Xprul4ATF9mHeYmRHk_MdxL4Y_g1WrsYwELBTmcbACE6PN1d-Pdwz5biFfV0bAPsHztcFJmfG_lGeqGqOr0Qe4tv2ZoiuEnR_kihpH3nlC9czeNcYsO-GPszL8cbw/s200/IMG_0726.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNTxlRRBI5KsuL3Prya1DsRCCufqrkbwPvN1YZECVWTeJyAZi5tZyAJRodHeYJOHVht08vq0mdM7LGLzdhWFYN7JQdfoKTi11wfYVylOd-S8bW9mCp1WEaoPasb68X8hw1I9Xhw/s200/IMG_0729.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXc-Twlg_iRWmG0w4AjTF5hjpv2NlV_N7ZNt76wdaB_fwjGNJt2Q9MwvvzGdaYrmLgo14mf8qXI3Fqysrf0iJpWU4_QB2iC9LU51aJsc_g8MtxjSFIiKT6b5KJ_xQzN17XEQz7g/s320/IMG_0778.jpg)
A couple of Phyllidia nudibranch
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlasgiO-InBcnI6eOBjPcKVM0ZLN-hQyZYpyuL1E8yFS9nokMawQNhxetBRJefLfMwHBcYmXBDwXKKY-DZG4npCsdeMx31AMLVx-Ypa6FgPfwtmm-58DyU6SzBhObc3O80pIcVg/s320/IMG_0753.jpg)
A first time encounter with this Chromodoris nudibranch (probably a Chromodoris magnifica.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4a6Fr0EFfW5PtROyIe2o8nEuLv43IEYwKuIIw0sYHRtUsvSAfHzQoIkHYaONc82vjrU8Sy4KQZKdwsV9E5xb_5L4-bo_hn4gnnGGhuo3qVVIx9VqTK31aHNFt8pMzfy6mNy-OfQ/s320/IMG_0785.jpg)
And a Twin-tailed slug (Chelidonura amoena)
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