Back To This Part Of Changi Shore.....
after a long time this morning! More than a year!
The first thing we saw are the colourful and beautiful Sea Fans (okay, plus the nasty looking Stinging Hydroids :op)!
And they seen to be doing pretty well!
A little Hermit Crab perched on a Sea Fan.
Was checking the Stinging Hydroid for commensals and found this thingy on it. Could this be a Lomanotus sp. nudibranch that can be found on such Hydroid? This is the best pic I have as the Hydroid was swaying about and of course, I would not want to touch and hold the Hydroid to keep it still! :op
Found a pair of these nudibranch (possible Cratena sp.)!
and later on branches of a Candy Hydroid, spotted another pair!
Lots of this Flatworm around.
A few Fanworm can be seen in the water.
Came across two of these Spider Crab.
A mama Stone/Thunder Crab hiding in a crevice.
While this little Filefish was hiding among the purple sponges.
The only Sea Urchin that I saw today.
Plenty of Crown/Rock Sea Star can be seen. One with six arms and some as small as my fingers.
The other "Star" sightings are this Spiny Sea Star.....
and this Featherstar/Crinoid.
Saw only one Synaptid Sea Cucumber.
Lastly, a buried Sea Cucumber with its feeding tentacles out grabbing tiny food in the water.
The first thing we saw are the colourful and beautiful Sea Fans (okay, plus the nasty looking Stinging Hydroids :op)!
And they seen to be doing pretty well!
A little Hermit Crab perched on a Sea Fan.
Was checking the Stinging Hydroid for commensals and found this thingy on it. Could this be a Lomanotus sp. nudibranch that can be found on such Hydroid? This is the best pic I have as the Hydroid was swaying about and of course, I would not want to touch and hold the Hydroid to keep it still! :op
Found a pair of these nudibranch (possible Cratena sp.)!
and later on branches of a Candy Hydroid, spotted another pair!
Lots of this Flatworm around.
A few Fanworm can be seen in the water.
Came across two of these Spider Crab.
A mama Stone/Thunder Crab hiding in a crevice.
While this little Filefish was hiding among the purple sponges.
The only Sea Urchin that I saw today.
Plenty of Crown/Rock Sea Star can be seen. One with six arms and some as small as my fingers.
The other "Star" sightings are this Spiny Sea Star.....
and this Featherstar/Crinoid.
Saw only one Synaptid Sea Cucumber.
Lastly, a buried Sea Cucumber with its feeding tentacles out grabbing tiny food in the water.
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