Atlantis Dumaguete PR Dives 843-846 June 19, 2025

A third spectacular day of muck diving! Critters galore. Wing, our dive guide, is amazingly sharp eyed! Below are some photos from these four target rich (thanks to Wing) dives. To see more, you can go to: https://photos.app.goo.gl/PeuMKNnVSLTB8tb86 Early on our first dive, Wing spotted a beautiful Wonderpus Octopus. It's body is smaller than my fist but it has long arms, so almost 2 ft across. Very cool. I think the only other time I saw and photographed one of these was in Lembeh, Indonesia, in 2008. Below:

Below: A very cool tbd fish, about 3 inches long followed by a large Pufferfish devouring a crab.

A peeking Mantis Shrimp, below:

Below: A (I think) Dragonet, fin up and fin down.

A tiny, maybe 3/8 inch, nudibranch grazing on hydroids. Below:

A very tiny, maybe 3/4 inch, beautiful blue spotted goby, species...tbd. Below:

A 3 inch mantis shrimp out hunting, below:

A Blue Ring Octopus, very venemous, about 4 inches across. In the first photo the blue rings aren't prominant because I haven't yet annoyed him with my strobe....blue rings prominant for the next two offensive strobe flash photos. Below:

I've got to find the time to find out what this cool little fish, about 3 inches long, is named. She may be Sally, species tbd. Below:

Another about 4-5 inch, Dragonet, below:

Above, 1 inch scorpionfish. Below: Ambon Scorpionfish

Barbara shooting Ambon scorpionfish, below:

Check out the patterned camouflage of this 2 inch flounder. Its eyes are 1/3 in from the right edge, 1/3 down from the top edge. Below:

A pair of tiny maybe 1/8 inch , nudibranchs on algae plant. Below:

Below, 2 inch Orange Frogfish:

Below: Beautiful Ornate Ghost Pipefish, about 3 inches long:

Below:Saddleback Clownfish, maybe 3 inches long.

Lemon Goby on coke bottle, below:

Saddleback Clownfish with about to hatch eggs! They definitely have their mother's eyes! Below:

Below: Small pair of Cardinalfish followed by tiny blue Tunicates (sea squirts), followed by Poreclane Crab on anemone, transparent shrimp on anemone, followed by cool transparent shrimp on Bubble Coral.

Below: Saddleback Clownfish proudly introduced me to his Anemone shrimp neighbors.

False Clownfish, Nemo's cousins, proudly show me their about to hatch eggs. They definitely have their father's eyes. Below:

Below: A Flying Gunnard, nearly a foot long and wide, a challenge to photograph with my narrow angle 60 mm Cannon lens.

Another Ornate Ghost Pipefish followed by a Green Sea Turtle to finish off a wonderful day of diving!

I'm finishing this blog at 5 am as our boat is in route to our next area for diving on our second day at sea. Time to get my camera ready before first breakfast at 6:30, first dive at 7:30 am. Posting now through the wonder of Skylink...included in diving package.