Gozo-Sept2011

Red hermit crab

Dardanus calidus

Black sponge

Ircinia spinosa

Nice hat!

Black sea urchin (Arbacia lixula) with Padina pavonica hat

Ras il-Hobz

Soft globigerina limestone with beautiful erosion patterns

Reqqa Point

Masses of fish and diver life at Reqqa

Reqqa Point

Wrasse and damselfish

Reqqa Point

Hunting jacks

Reqqa Point

The painted comber (Serranus scriba) was herding the octopus up the wall...

Reqqa Point

Star corals (Astroides calycularis) cover vast areas of the walls

Reqqa Point

Star corals engulfed by orange sponge

Blue Hole

It's below you...

Blue Hole

Framed Grouper (Epinephelus ?marginatus)

Rainbow wrasse 1

Coris julis

Rainbow wrasse 2

Coris julis

Mediterranean tompot!

Parablennius gattorugine

Mediterranean tompot!

Parablennius gattorugine

Hondoq ir-Rummien

Grazing cow bream (Sarpa salpa)

Hondoq ir-Rummien

Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)

Hondoq ir-Rummien

Juvenile damselfish (Chromis chromis) sheltering in the buoy mooring blocks

Lipstick!

Red-lipped goby (Gobius cruentatus)