Asterias rubens, the common seastar. This one is probably
feeding on a common mussle (Mytilus edulis). A mussel is
seen to the right and the shell
of a previous victim(?) to the far right.
UW photo in cooperation with Jonatan Loman
Jon Loman's hobbies:
SCUBA diving
The links below go to photos of marine life at the areas mentioned. If you click on the "thumb nail" pictures you will see a full screen version. These are 800 pixels wide so you may have to scroll if your screen is set to a low resolution.
Living in Lund in south Sweden, the closest dive area with a reasonably divers marine live is Kullen, a huge rock (maximum altitude 200 m) that borders the sea. Apart from the rocky shore, the marine life benefits from a underwater current that brings (for the area) water with high salinity in contact with the outmost tip of the point.
More species and many more nice dive sites are found on the Swedish west coast of Sweden, 300 - 450 km north of Lund.
Of course I take any opportunity to dive abroad. Click for pictures from Oman, South Africa, Malta , or Dutch Antilles.
A final resort is of course the local quarry in Dalby.
KULLEN, dive location in the north west of the province Skåne in southern Sweden.
Asterias rubens, the common seastar. This one is probably
feeding on a common mussle (Mytilus edulis). A mussel is
seen to the right and the shell
of a previous victim(?) to the far right.
UW photo in cooperation with Jonatan Loman
Carcinus maenas, shore crab. Surprised in an opening of the
Fucus thicket this is trying to fret the photographer at a depth of
about 10 m.
UW photo in cooperation with Jonatan Loman
Alcyonium digitatum, Dead men's fingers. A Swedish soft coral.
UW photo in cooperation with Jonatan Loman
Cyanea capillata, a common stinging jellyfish in this area.
UW photo in cooperation with Jonatan Loman
Echinus esculentus, Common sea urchin.
UW photo in cooperation with Jonatan Loman
Chaetodon melapterus. A pair of Arabian butterflyfish in Cemetary bay
in eastern part of Muscat on the Oman north coast.
With dive guide from Blu Zone Water Sports, Muscat.
A favourite, a cuttlefish. Also this photo is from Cementary bay.
Help
to give this a name would be appreciated.
With dive guide from Blu Zone Water Sports, Muscat.
Probably Heteractis magnifica. Eagles retreat,
close to Mirbat, 70 km east of Salalah on the Oman south coast.
With dive guide from Samharam Diving, Salalah.
Probably Priacanthus blochii, Peony bigeye. Also from Eagles retreat.
With dive guide from Samharam Diving, Salalah.
Carcharias taurus. Ragged tooth shark at Raggie
cave.
Parupeneus rubescens.
A large sponge, possibly Ircinia sp.
A pair of clown fishes, probably Amphiprion allardi.
Sea star (probably Ophidiaster
ophidianus in channel from Inland sea,
Gozo.
Fire worm.
Black scorpion fish Scorpanea porcus at Mgarr-ix-xihi, Gozo.
Long spined sea urchin, probably Centrostephanus longispinus in
Coral cave, Gozo.
DUTCH ANTILLES
All UV photos with dive guide from Dive Inn, Kralendijk, Bonaire
Blue tang Acanthurus caeruleus, Bonaire.
Blackbar soldierfish, Myripristis jacobus, Bonaire.
Trumpet fish, Alustomus maculatus, Bonaire.
Peacock flunder, Bothus lunatus, Kleine Bonaire.
Orange cup coral, Tubastraea coccinea, Townpier, Bonaire.
Pacifastacus leniusculus, an introduced crayfish species in a
local quarry.
UW photo in cooperation with Jonatan Loman