Incredible Biodiversity: Pictures fom a scuba dive at Makena Landing
Trembling Nudibranch Tom Smith's Nudibranch Some dives here in Maui we get lucky enough to see animals like frogfish, nudibranchs, sharks, octopus, and eels. Today at Makena Landing we saw all of these and more in one dive! Nudibranchs and flatworms started off the dive before we came across the most beautiful pink juvenile frogfish. It had its lure out trying to catch the interest of a passing fish. If you have never seen a frogfish eat then check out some videos on youtube. They move so fast that if you blink you might miss it. A rare sighting of a longfin anthias came next. This beautiful yellow fish has purple flecks around the eyes and is usually spotted at depths over 70ft deep. We have seen this one here in about 15ft several times over the last few months. She must be feeling pretty lonely. Head on view of a whitetip reef shark Juvenile Dragon Wrasses (Rockmover Wrasse) Hawaiian Day Octopus I was busy trying to photograph these fast moving dra...