I’ve seen Bargibant’s pygmy seahorse many times — the red ones, and the rarer orange or yellow forms. And every time, they struck me as oddly child-like. Not in a…
Why are they so beautiful if no one ever sees them?That’s a question I often ask myself after encounters with especially elegant and cryptic marine creatures. Pinctada Clam Shrimp -Conchodytes…
Dahab, South Sinai. Lighthouse is one of the best night dive sites in the Red Sea. Day dives are fun too — but at night the whole place changes. And…
A friend of mine recently dived in Tulamben. A dedicated boat dive — specifically in search of Rhinopias. On the neighboring boat there was a large group of divers from Southeast Asia.…
A seasonal nudibranch phenomenon in Dahab Every year around March, I watch the same quiet transformation happen on Dahab’s reefs. While many divers move on, our local sites suddenly come…
This tiny tropical fish is familiar to almost everyone who has dived Indo-Pacific reefs — from the Red Sea to French Polynesia, and from Australia to southern Japan. Quick, cautious,…
Just a photo-report with images and names for participants of the dive. Part one - Entrance. Uranoscopus rosette Rosette-Spotted Stargazer - 3 of them, sand area, 4 m depth. Common…
In 1828, the tiny sea slug Stiliger ornatus was first described from the Red Sea. It was collected from a reef and studied in a lab—no one had ever seen…
I am often asked - what are you doing in Dahab, haven't you seen everything underwater there yet?! Yes, we live nearby - in Sharm El Sheikh - but about…
Hermit crabs get their name because they "live alone" in borrowed shells, much like a hermit in a secluded home. But there's more to these little crustaceans than just their…