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A large octopus is caught out hunting on the open sandy bottom at night. Trying to blend with the sand and the side of a sunken tugboat, he tries many colors to convince the divers that he is actually a rock. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor rocks sand sunken boat wreck octopus
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A large octopus is caught out hunting on the open sandy bottom at night. Trying to blend with the sand and the side of a sunken tugboat, he tries many colors to convince the divers that he is actually a rock. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




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  • Garden eels wave extended from their holes in the sandy bottom, facing into the current. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive diver reef garden eel sand sandy bottom sea floor
  • A snake eel sticks its head out of the sandy sea bottom. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive diver reef snake eel sandy bottom sand sea floor
  • Garden eels wave extended from their holes in the sandy bottom, facing into the current. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive diver reef garden eel sand sandy bottom sea floor
  • A spotted drum hides in a crevasse in the reef. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef coral fish spotted drum
  • A boxfish hides inside a barrel sponge. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef barrel sponge fish boxfish
  • Sea grass. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom seabed grass "sea grass" water plants
  • The flying gurnard fish crawls along the bottom using lower fins and eats small prey on the bottom. The gurnard spreads its 'wings' when startled or alarmed. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor fish flying gurnard
  • A small surgeonfish tries to get at a yellowline arrow crab, hiding in a large abandoned conch shell. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor fish surgeonfish yellowline arrow crab
  • Caribbean reef octopus. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef octopus
  • Porcupinefish. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive bottom sea floor sea bed reef coral sand rocks fish porcupinefish "porcupine fish"
  • The flying gurnard fish crawls along the bottom using lower fins and eats small prey on the bottom. The gurnard spreads its 'wings' when startled or alarmed. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor fish flying gurnard
  • A spotted drum seeks refuge in a hole under the reef, where a lobster is already hiding. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor sand rock coral hole cave fish lobster spotted drum
  • An octopus hides in a hole in the reef. Only his eye is visible, with one tentacle curled around him so that he looks like another rock in the pile. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor sand reef coral rock rocks hole hide hiding reef octopus
  • A "hunting pair" comprising a large blue runner, swimming above and behind the stingray. The two eat different things and their hunting together helps both. The larger stingray profile startles small fish that make food for the runner, while the runner protects the stingray's back. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor sand fish ray stingray blue runner
  • An enormous barracuda takes advantage of night divers nearby, sweeping through a sunken tire (originally a fender on the side of a sunken tugboat nearby) at catching a fish that was illuminated by the diver's light. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor rocks tire sunken boat wreck barracuda fish eating strike meal night
  • A large octopus is caught out hunting on the open sandy bottom at night. Trying to blend with the sand in the harsh dive lights, the octopus tries all his colors. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor rocks sand sunken boat wreck octopus
  • A large octopus is caught out hunting on the open sandy bottom at night. Trying to blend with the sand in the harsh dive lights, the octopus tries all his colors. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor rocks sand sunken boat wreck octopus
  • A large octopus is caught out hunting on the open sandy bottom at night. Trying to blend with the sand and the side of a sunken tugboat, he tries many colors to convince the divers that he is actually a rock. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor rocks sand sunken boat wreck octopus
  • A balloonfish (also known as the spiny puffer) stays close to the reef. This extremely shy fish is remarkable for its unusual eyes, which in the right light can be come irridescent, reflecting colors from its surroundings. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor rocks coral hole reef sand bottom sea floor seafloor sea bed sponge spiny puffer balloonfish "balloon fish"
  • A stingray. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor rocks coral hole reef sand bottom sea floor seafloor sea bed ray stingray
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