Scuba , free diving and low tide walks in SEQ for March and April 2020

Due to the covid-19 corona virus restrictions on movement, there has only been 2 boat trips but many low tide walks that can be done as exercise, some late in the afternoon.
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Ocean pics
Rough water off Stradbroke island ay bait reefs


Storm coming while at bait reef


Beautiful blue water off Stradbroke island
 

Cuppa coffee at bait reefs


Large school of baits fish on sounder at straddie bait reef


Visibility pics  
20 metres visibility at this site off Straddie


15 metres vis at artificial reef off Stradbroke island


Algae pics  
Green algae sp


Anemones species
There are many variations of the Entacmaea quadricolor group.
Entacmaea quadricolor sp or bubble tip anemone


Entacmaea quadricolor sp or bubble tip anemone


Entacmaea quadricolor acid rain anemone
With tentacle mutation


Green foot
Entacmaea quadricolor green bubble tip


green bubble tips foot.


sand anemone


heteractis aurora


Telmatactis anemone variant


Coral species
Blue cespitularia or xenia coral very common in SEQ


blue acropora sp


cirrhipathes spiralis coral


Acropora coral head bleaching from left to right


Australomussa coral variant


tubastraea coral-green




Crustaceans and molluscs  


 

Eels and octopus and turtles
 

Fish, rays and shark species
Himantura uarnak reticulate whipray


Diodon holocanthus porcupine fish


Diodon holocanthus porcupine fish in hand


Latezonatus Amphiprion family


Choerodon cephalotes tusk fish digging for food


Heniochus acuminatus adults


Heniochus acuminatus juvenile that has been grabbed by a larger fish


Valenciennea strigata yellow headed goby


Valenciennea immaculatta immaculate glider goby


Epinephelus undulatostriatus Maori rock cod juvenile


Latezonatus Amphiprion adult


Latezonatus Amphiprion sub adult


Cheatodon flavirostris dusky butterfly fish


Akindynos Amphiprion barrier reef clownfish


Akindynos Amphiprion barrier reef clownfish sub adult


Akindynos Amphiprion barrier reef clownfish juveniles



Pterois volitans lionfish


Paracaesio xanthura false fusilier


Platax teira batfish



schuettea scalaripinnis eastern pomfret


Amphiprion perideraion pink anemone fish


Nudibranch and sea stars
Culcita novaeguineae cushion sea star

its vent


Feather sea stars





Shells and shellfish  
Chicoreus ramosus with its species eggs on its shell


More ramosus eggs


Under side of chicoreus, very common shellfish in our waters

 
Tube worms
sabellidae sp feather duster worm
   


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videos
Storm in open ocean
https://youtu.be/ldoG-XvMC3s

akindynus amphiprion adult pair
https://youtu.be/l2ensZCzrTk

Blue tangs in coral head
https://youtu.be/Zpd4A0Zly_I

Yellow head sleeper gobies
https://youtu.be/yoE97An6tM0

Squid schooling
https://youtu.be/U5P8YG5b2cU

Large ray
https://youtu.be/l81BvHiocwM

Olivaceous juvenile tangs schooling
https://youtu.be/NNlUwUFrun0

Latezonatus amphiprion adult pair
https://youtu.be/D5ow0tB0MKY