Another sea snake mimic? Scientists, by training, are all about skepticism. It is an important part of the scientific process to believe false until proven…
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Snorkeling with reproducing anemonefish It was several days past full moon and the tiny eggs were almost ready to hatch. The reproductive pair of anemonefish’s…
Snorkeling with a comet in the ocean In my lifetime, I have seen only two comets, one was Halley’s comet in 1986 and the other…
Reef fishes from the Philippines The title of this post reads like it will be a boring list of the 1700-plus species of tropical marine…
Snorkeling with Male, mouth-brooding Jawfish Finally! The right place, right time…but wrong lens. Ah, the same old story, but I can fix that with a…
The odd relationship between brittle stars and hairy jellies I am always excited for our Palawan, Philippine snorkeling trips. One never knows what to expect…
Biodiversity and the Coral Triangle Part 2. In the first part of this discussion, I defined the coral triangle and focused on physical barriers (vicariance)…
It’s a Pyrosome…or maybe not! Updated March 8, 2015Original <Back in 2009 I encountered a really strange creature while snorkeling off of Cabilao Island, Philippines….
Biodiversity and the Coral Triangle, part 1 Biological diversity, or biodiversity, is essentially all of the variety of life in all of its manifestations, including…