These fish enjoy hiding in the branches of the corals.
The pacific ocean has uniquely shaped corals.
This species of fish, strangely named "Old Wives", has a gorgeous pattern.
Another set of beautiful "Old Wives". They usually swim in schools.
If you look at its mouth, this adult angel fish reminds of the "wise" fish in the Disney movie Finding Nemo.
This is a juvenile fish (Angelfish I think). Juvenile fish can look dramatically different in colour and pattern from when they become adults.
Butterfly fish peering at me curiously.
I included this picture only to show you the size of this huge Black Cod we saw... just look at the bottom of the picture to compare its size to the foot long fish underneath it.
I love watching rays in the water as they are so graceful and this bull ray was no exception.
I had never seen a moray eel cleaning station before... but then again, everyone can use a cleaning now and then!
Bullseye fish surrounded me by the hundreds in this little cavern called the Cod Hole. It was as if I was swimming in fish soup!
I have never seen sea hydroids in their juvenile state.
Still, they were everywhere!
This is what they look like when they uncurl... just like ferns.
Translucent and ghostly tunicates are a unique sight to see.
I continue to choose this as my favourite sea star not just in Australia but from all my diving experience so far. It is just so beautifully detailed and vibrant in colour -- though they appear dark brown underwater without your light.
Clams are found here and there as well. This one makes me think of the grouch on the kids TV show Sesame Street. Yup, it takes me waaaay back.
A Banded sea urchin -- a unique find in Byron Bay.
These sea urchins blew me away... I like to describe them as bombs that are about to blow up but are just at the cracking point. Truly unreal to see.
This next one -- only had found one of them -- was glowing red and purple instead of the standard blue.
A close up of a sea anemony.
