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Thudufushi, Maldives 2023 - Photos 5

Reef Life

A group of Oriental Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus orientalis) at Maavaru Corner.

A group of Oriental Sweetlips <em>(Plectorhinchus orientalis)</em> at Maavaru Corner.

A pair of tiny Glenie's Chromodoris (Chromodoris Gleniei) nudibranchs, just 40mm long, get acquainted at Maavari Corner.

A pair of tiny Glenie's Chromodoris Chromodoris Gleniei nudibranchs, just 40mm long, get acquainted at Maavari Corner.

And another one by itself at Maavaru Corner, its 'horns' showing well.

And another one by itself at Maavaru Corner, its 'horns' showing well.

Not easy to make out through the suspended sediment and its black colouration - a Reef Octopus (Octopus cyanea) at Maavaru Corner.  This was one of three together, all coloured black, under an outcrop at Maavaru Corner.  Its bulbous 'nose' is to the left.

Not easy to make out through the suspended sediment and its black colouration - a Reef Octopus (Octopus cyanea) at Maavaru 
            Corner.  This was one of three together, all coloured black, under an outcrop at Maavaru Corner.  Its bulbous 'nose' is to the left.

A diver snaps a White-tip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) snoozing on a nice soft bed of sand.

A diver snaps a White-tip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) snoozing on a nice soft bed of sand.

A Giant Moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) half-way out of its hiding place in the coral.

A Giant Moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) half-way out of its hiding place in the coral.

A school of Blue-lined Snappers (Lutjanus kasmira) at Maavaru Corner.

A school of Blue-lined Snappers <em>(Lutjanus kasmira)</em> at Maavaru Corner.

A Giant Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus alvobittatus), a metre long, at Maavaru Corner.

A Giant Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus alvobittatus), a metre long, at Maavaru Corner.