Lembeh pictures

I spent a week in February in Lembeh at Two Fish. Here are a couple of pictures from the trip:

Emperor shrimp on Nudibranch

Painted frogfish in fishing mode

Thorny seahorse

and finally:

Hairy frogfish

Some more pictures from the trip can be found on http://www.pbase.com/borneobent/lembeh_2010 and more will come there with time.

Comments are as always most welcome.

Bent C

I like the subtle lighting on the first image. Nice collection of subjects

Cheers

Todd

I've tried but I can't decide which I like the most. Wonderful stuff Bent.

Thanks for sharing them,

Steve

The frogfish in fishing mode is fantastic! Thats my favorite. Thanks for sharing.

A couple more from the trip:

Yellow humpbacked scorpionfish

Clark´s anemonefish with Cymothoa sp. parasite.

Enjoy!

Bent C

Clark´s anemonefish with Cymothoa sp. parasite.

 

Enjoy!

 

Bent C

Great shots! I am fairly sure that is not a Clarki clown -- it looks like a saddleback (A. Polymnus). I did not realize the tongue-eating isopods existed over in Indonesia...creepy, but very cool.

Great shots! I am fairly sure that is not a Clarki clown -- it looks like a saddleback (A. Polymnus). I did not realize the tongue-eating isopods existed over in Indonesia...creepy, but very cool.

You are probably right, it is most likely a saddleback. There are loads of the parasites in Lembeh, at least on the anemone fish. I would say that approximately 25-35% of the saddlebacks have them. I did not look as much on other anemone fish, but found the parasites in at least a couple of other species, however I do not know the frequency of the parasites.

Regards Bent C

These are great shots! Thanks for posting. Looks like a fascinating place to dive.

A lovely selection of shots, I will be using them to persuade my other half to go diving there. Many thanks

Beautiful pictures and great lighting on the first one. No 1 and the frogfish fishing mode are my favourites. Thanks for posting.

Cheers,

Diggy

Really nice collection of photos, especially the 1st two. thanks Bent!

Bent C - Sent you a PM re: the tongue-eating isopod.