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Coral whip goby photographed by coral triangle adventures while snorkeling in Indonesia

Snorkeling uber fishy eastern Indonesia

I really enjoy the challenge of trying to take photos of colorful tropical fishes while snorkeling and free-diving. It began in 2012 when I started writing my first book on marine life that can be seen while snorkeling in the Philippines and continues to this day. Even years after finishing my second book, I still find myself challenged by capturing the ‘perfect’ image of some of the more colorful (and elusive) tropical fishes that inhabit diverse coral reefs.
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The best places in the world to find these dazzling residents of the reef are, of course, in uber fishy eastern Indonesia where locations such as Alor, the Banda Islands, and Raja Ampat exist. Well over 1600 species of tropical marine fishes can be found in these regions, making them my favorite places to go to ‘shoot fish’. Below are just some of the photos I managed to capture while visiting these magnificent destinations.

A zebra dartfish photographed in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Zebra Dartfish

Yellowtail wrasse photographed in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

A juvenile yellowtail wrasse

Yellowtail Damsel photographed in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Yellowtail Damsel

Yellow-spotted scorpionfish photographed in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Yellow-spotted scorpion fish

Trumpetfish photographed in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Trumpetfish

Threadfin anthias photographed in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Threadfin Anthias (female)

Tailspot Blenny photographed in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Tailspot Blenny

Spinecheek anemonefish photographed in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Spinecheek anemonefish

Regal Damoiselle photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Regal Damoiselle

Robust ghost pipefish photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Robust ghost pipefish

Regal angelfish photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Regal Angelfish

Reef pipefish photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Reef pipefish

Orange stripe goby photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Orange stripe Goby

Pinktail triggerfish photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Pinktail triggerfish

Orange shoulder surgeonfish photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Orange shoulder surgeonfish

Masked dottyback photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Maked dottyback

Mandarinfish photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Mandarinfish

Longnose filefish photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Longnose filefish

Longnose butterflyfish photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Longnose butterflyfish

Juvenile star pufferfish photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Juvenile star pufferfish

Juvenile black snapper photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Juvenile black snapper

Flying gurnard photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Flying gurnard

Flagfin Goby photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Flagfin Goby

Emperor angelfish photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Emperor angelfish

Copper-banded coralfish photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Copper-banded coralfish

Clown triggerfish photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Clown triggerfish

Female blue devil photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Blue devil (female)

Clown blenny photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Clown blenny

Blue girdled angelfish photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Blue girdled angelfish

Male blue devil photographed while snorkeling in Indonesia by coral triangle adventures

Blue devil (male)

We plan to offer another Heart of the Coral Triangle snorkeling adventure in the near future, but in the meantime, we have full departures dedicated to just each specific location, their links are here: Alor, Banda Islands, and Raja Ampat.