Sharks are known for their impressive teeth... but in the fish world it's the moray eels with their gaping jaws of inward-slanted fangs that you should be wary of.
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Carpet sharkEveryone wants to know if you see sharks when scuba diving. If you're very lucky you may get close enough to see the texture of their skin!
Introducing Idiotropiscis aotearoaIn February I found a pair of pygmy pipehorses near the Bay of Islands in northern New Zealand. It was a new species and now it has a name: Idiotropiscis aotearoa.
Small and shy - the life of a triplefinI'm fascinated by the tiny triplefins that make up a big part of the New Zealand reef ecosystem. We have 26 endemic species - triplefins that are only found naturally occurring in NZ.
Someone is always watchingScorpionfish (Scorpaena cardinalis) behave like rocks so they can ambush their prey. Sometimes they ambush divers.
Yellow-black triplefinThis striking triplefin is found all around New Zealand, from the Three Kings Islands in the north to the Auckland Islands in the south.
Mimic blennyDisguised as a harmless triplefin, the Mimic blenny launches a surprise attack on passing fish, nipping off a chunk of flesh with its underslung jaw.
Schooling blue maomao Blue maomao are one of the well-known prolific schooling fish in New Zealand. At the Poor Knights Islands they congregate in archways when they're not out feeding in the midwater or snapping up food at the surface.
Tie Dye Arch Marine reserves are special places, none more so than New Zealand's Poor Knights Islands. This underwater wonderland is a scuba diving paradise.
Schooling kingfish Being bombed by a school of circling kingfish is not an experience that a scuba diver can easily forget!
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