starfish: A list of all updates of the last year. Starfish was put online in January 1999.
Texts about marine animals The texts are based on what I have observed while diving
Fish: Seahorses and pipefishes – marine biology (characteristics, ecology and range, behavior), underwater photography, links, books
seahorse with young emerging from the pouch Characteristics Seahorses have
Fact sheet for Galapagos marine animals (fishes, reptiles, invertebrates, mammals) and birds (Zubi – starfish) endemic species and conditions for marine animals. Fact sheet for sharks, schoolinmg fishes, marine iguans, sea lions and fur seals, boobies, cormorant, invertebrates.
Adults have white light and dark markings.
Sharks (whale shark, requiem shark, bamboo shark, cat shark,hammerhead shark, tiger shark) – marine biology (characteristics, ecology and range, predatory behavior), underwater photography, links, books
Many species of sharks have formidable slanting teeth.
Photo of a Flatworm / Plattwurm with links
Flatworms also have a very flattened body and dazzling colors.
Print version of diving in the Bunaken National Park (islands of Bunaken, Siladen, Nain, Montehage, Manado Tua), Indonesia: dive sites, description of dive areas (Zubi – starfish)
I have dived around the islands in Manado Bay numerous times, first in 1994 and
Scuba diving in the western islands of the Galápagos, Ecuador (Isabela and Fernandina): description of dive sites, maps, dive operators, liveboard vessels, tours, addresses, links (Zubi – starfish) Dive sites: Cape Douglas – Cape Marshall – Elizabeth Bay – Fernandina – Isabela – Los Hermanos – Punta Albemarle – Punta Espinoza – Punta Morena – Punta Vicente Roca – Roca Redonda – Tagus Cove – Tortuga
On extended trips Fernandina island is also visited but I have heard that diving
Echinoderms (starfish, brittle star, sea urchin, feather star, sea cucumber) – marine biology (characteristics, ecology and range, behavior), underwater photography, links, books
They have no heart, brain, nor eyes, but some brittle stars seem to have light
Scuba diving in the southeast islands of the Galápagos, Ecuador (Floreana, Espanola, San Cristobal): description of dive sites, maps, dive operators, liveboard vessels, tours, addresses, links (Zubi – starfish) Dive sites: Champion Rock – Devil’s Crown – Enderby – Gardner (Española) – Española – Floreana – Hancock Bank – Leon Dormido (Kickers Rock) – Punta Pitt – Punta Suarez – San Cristobal – Santa Maria
A good chance to go close and have a good look.
Fish: Scorpionfishes (lionfish, stonefish, devilfish, leaffish, Rhinopias) – marine biology (characteristics, ecology and range, behavior), underwater photography, links, books
Characteristics Scorpionfishes have large, heavily ridged and spined heads.
