A week on
MV Leo, a well equipped live-aboard in the Maldives, November 2013. A bit crowded in the water, and a bit too long flight for a week's diving. But fantastic to escape the autumn gloom in Sweden
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Giant moray (
Gymnothorax javanicus)
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Glorious flatworm (
Pseudobiceros gloriosus)
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Necklace sea star (
Fromia monilis)
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Pump station
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Yellowback anthias (
Pseudanthis evansi)
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Saddleback butterflyfish (
Chaetodon falcula)
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Scooling bannerfish (
Heniochus diphreutes)
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Variable thorny oyster (
Spondylus varius)
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Velvet snail (
Coriocella hibyae)
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Sponge
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Nurse shark (
Nebrius ferrugineus)
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Nurse shark (
Nebrius ferrugineus)
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Giant trevally (
Caranx ignobilis)
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Giant trevally (
Caranx ignobilis)
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Blackfin dartfish (
Ptereleoptris evidens)
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Powder-blue surgeonfish (
Acanthurus leucostern...
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Maldives anemonefish (
Amphiprion nigripes)
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Fire dartfish (
Nemateleotris magnifica)
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Three-spot angelfish (
Apolemichthys Trimaculat...
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Maldive blenny (
Escenius minutus), endemic
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A sea urchin
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Oriental sweetlips (
Plectorhinchus orientalis)...
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Oriental sweetlips (
Plectorhinchus orientalis)...
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Oriental sweetlips (
Plectorhinchus orientalis)...
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Long-nosed butterflyfish (
Forcipiger flavissim...
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Very-long-nosed butterflyfish (
Forcipiger long...
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Bluestreak fusilier (
Pterocaesio tile)
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Bignose unicornfish (
Naso viamingi)
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Indian redfin butterflyfish (
Chaetodon trifasc...
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Masked bannerfish (
Heniochus monoceros)
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Meyer's butterflyfish (
Chaetodon meyeri)
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Maldives triplefin (
Helcogramma maldivensis), ...
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The nudibranch
Phyllidiella rosans
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Octopus sp
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Yellowhead butterflyfish (
Chaetodon xantocepha...
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Maldives anemonefish (
Amphiprion nigripes)
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Maldives anemonefish (
Amphiprion nigripes)
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Arc-eye hawkfish (
Paracirrhites arcatus)
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Steina waiting for the dhony to pick us up
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Whitetip reef shark (
Triaenodon obesus)
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Whaleshark hunting
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Whaleshark (
Rhincodon typus)
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Whaleshark snorkeling (
Rhincodon typus)
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Jewel grouper (
Cephalopholis miniata)
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Norwegian diver in cargo room full of yellow s...
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typical Maldivian wreck dive
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A sea squirt
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Leaf scorpionfish (
Taenianotus triacanthus)
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Grey reef shark (
Carcharhinus amblyrhyncus)
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A sea squirt
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Coral polyps and sea squirts
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The sea squirt
Ecteinascidia bandaensis
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A sea squirt, probably
Ecteinascidia bandaensis
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Yellowtop fusilier (
Caesio xanthonota)
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Phantom bannerfish (
Heniochus pleurotaenia)
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Spotted unicornfish (
Naso brevirostris)
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sunset in paradise
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Blackflag sandperch (
Parapercis signata), ende...
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Banded coral shrimp (
Stenopus hispidus)
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Comet (
Calloplesiops altivelis), usually very ...
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Warty frogfish (
Antennarius maculatus)
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Indian gregory (
Stegastes fasciolatus)
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Klein's butterflyfish (
Chaetodon kleinii)
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Crown of thorns sea star (
Acanthaster planci)
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Masked moray (
Gymnothorax breedeni)
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Bluelined snapper (
Lutjanus kasmira)
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Bluelined snapper (
Lutjanus kasmira)
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Botte at the safety stop
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Steina entertaining at the safety stop
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Bluestripe fangblenny (
Plagiotremus rhinorhync...
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The nudibranch
Phyllidia varicosa
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White-banded cleaner shrimp (
Lysmata amboinens...
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Longnose filefish (
Oxymonacanthus longirostris)
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Longnose filefish (
Oxymonacanthus longirostris)
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Manta rays (
Manta birostris) seen from the boat
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Manta ray (
Manta birostris) night dive
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Manta ray (
Manta birostris) night dive
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Bluelined snapper (
Lutjanus kasmira)
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The nudibranch
Phyllidia ocellata
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Trumpetfish (
Aulostomus chinensis)
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Vermiculate wrasse (
Macropharyngodon bipartitu...
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Lined combtooth blenny (
Escenius lineatus)
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Whitetip reef shark (
Triaenodon obesus)
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Longfin batfish (
Platax teira) at cleaning sta...
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Sea squirts
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Brown-marbeled grouper (
Epinephelus fuscogutta...
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Maldives and Clark's anemonefish (
Amphiprion n...
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Hawksbill turtle (
Eretmochelys imbricata)
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Redtooth triggerfish (
Odonus niger)
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Green urn sea squirt (
Didemnum molle)
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Maldive blenny (
Ecsenius minutus), endemic
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Spotted garden eel (
Heteroconger hassi)
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Whitetip reef shark (
Triaenodon obesus)
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Longfin batfish (
Platax teira)
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Diving finished!
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