Anemonefish. Maldives. Author: M. Karschau Text: This small fish lives within the stinging tentacles of the anemone Heteractis magnifica. (Anphiprion nigripes).
Cleaning station. Maldives. Author: M. Karschau Text: Hukuruvelhi faru is one of the famous dives because of the encounters with huge mantas. (Manta birostris).
Moorish idol. Maldives. Author: M. Karschau Text: Normally you find them in groups: each one with their flag raised. (Zanclus cornutus).
Surgeonfish. Maldives. Author: M. Karschau Text: Watch out ! On each side at the base of the tail they have a sharp scalpel-like structure. (Acanthurus nigricans).
Soft Coral. Maldives. Author: M. Karschau Text: This colorfull coral grows in caves and shipwrecks. (Tubastraea faulkneri).
Nudibranch. Maldives. Author: M. Karschau Text: The bright colors of this animals hide their frequently toxic flesh. (Notarchidae).
Cleaner Shrimps. Maldives. Author: M. Karschau Text: Almost all crustaceans in coral seas are known as decapods, they have 10 legs. (Stenopus hispidus).
