Similan Islands Photos
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Bowmouth
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Well done!
Just a quick ID:
Hawksbill turtle
Crenavolva Tigris (quite a few of those at Richelieu Rock)
Glossodoris Cincta
Warty frog (angler) fish
Black-blotched fantail ray aka marbled (sting) ray
Just a quick ID:
Hawksbill turtle
Crenavolva Tigris (quite a few of those at Richelieu Rock)
Glossodoris Cincta
Warty frog (angler) fish
Black-blotched fantail ray aka marbled (sting) ray
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jefffalcone
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I'm using a canon powershot sd850 with canon housing.
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jefffalcone
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Rickg
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Good show. The frogfish is my favorite.
Bowmouth
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It's not a tiger cowrie.
Tiger cowries are some of the biggest cowrie shells and it's real name is "Cypraea tigris".
The tiny cowrie in your picture belongs to the family of Ovulidae and is sometimes referred to as "Tiger ovulid cowrie".
Ringo
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Congrats on your first UW pics Jeff!
Bowmouth as usual is a mine of information on marine creatures
Bowmouth as usual is a mine of information on marine creatures
Bowmouth
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Congrats on your first UW pics Jeff!
Bowmouth as usual is a mine of information on marine creatures
Thanks Ringo!
For those of you interested a bit more about these beautiful small animals.
The cowry in Jeff's picture belongs to the family of "egg-cowries" which are animals very closely related to the "true cowries".
Egg cowries are also referred to as "false cowries" and all species of egg cowries live and feed on various types of corals: soft corals, sea fans, sea whips, sea pens and the horny gorgonian corals.
Egg cowries differ from true cowries by NOT having teeth on the inner edge of the aperture.
"Ovula ovum" is another fairly common egg cowry in our waters and can often be found at Ko Bon feeding (and laying eggs) on leather soft corals. "Ovula ovum" has a large white egg-shaped shell and a mostly black mantle with some small white spots on it.
There are approx. 160 species of egg-cowries worldwide and most can be found in the tropics.
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jefffalcone
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Thanks for the clarification. I guess the DMs on my boat got this one wrong.
It's not a tiger cowrie.
Tiger cowries are some of the biggest cowrie shells and it's real name is "Cypraea tigris".
The tiny cowrie in your picture belongs to the family of Ovulidae and is sometimes referred to as "Tiger ovulid cowrie".
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