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Porthkerris Photo Gallery 2

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A large dogfish

All the these
pictures were taken
on the manacles reef.

A dogfish photographed before it swam away

Dogfish

I can't remember which dogfish tried to bite me when I wrestled with it, but it may well have been this one!

Most of the dogfish in these photographs are about 1m long, but some are slightly larger.

We saw 5
dogfish on one
dive!

The dogfish is
a member of
the shark
family.

 

Jewel Anemones

These are Pink Jewel Anemones, but on the right you can begin to see them fade into a different colour.

The first time you see a large wall completely covered in different coloured
Jewel Anemones it is breathtaking! This particular picture shows one of the
many colours that were on the wall. The other picture I took didn't come out
well enough and I was right at the end of my film as I saw them at the end
of my dive!

 

Interestingly shaped Dead Mans Fingers

Dead Mans Fingers

Dead mans fingers are very commonly
seen.

An unusually large cluster of Dead Mans Fingers

The black worm-like object is related
to the sea cucumber and is called the 'cotton
spinner' because of
the white cotton-like
excretions it produces.

A cluster of various marine life

 

Red Fingers The colour of Red Fingers underwater is spectacular. Don't expect to see Red Fingers when you come on a dive in Porthkerris. They are
nowhere near as common as Dead Mans Fingers (their close relatives) and can be
found on the Manacles. They can grow to a very large size compared with Dead
Mans Fingers.

 

A female cuckoo wrasse

Cuckoo Wrasse

A male cuckoo wrasse

There is an obvious difference in colour between these fish and that is because of the reason that the pink fish; which is female starts life as a female and then becomes male later in life, and the brightly coloured cuckoo wrasseis an adult male.

A female cuckoo wrasse found on the wreck of the Mohegon.

 

A pink starfish This pink starfish is obscurely named Bloody Henry, for reasons which I'm afraid I am unable tell you! Dahlia Anemone A beautiful anemone found at Drawna Rock.

 

Pollack, a member of the cod family Pollack


Jiles turning the boat round. I liked the way it churned up the water. Above water These Ostriches are not far away from the conservatory restauraunt, but not near enough to get in the way. And if they did get out, they wouldn't be very friendly I don't think!

 

 

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