Trimma rubromaculatus

Trimma rubromaculatus

Scientific Name: Trimma rubromaculatusEnglish Name: Red Blotched Pygmygoby / Redspotted DwarfgobyObserved in: Cebu, BaliObserved Water Depth: Observed Timing: Jan-23, Jan-24

Hazeus profusus – モンロユカタハゼ

Hazeus profusus – モンロユカタハゼ

Scientific Name: Hazeus profususEnglish Name: –Observed in: BaliObserved Water Depth: Observed Timing: Dec-23 和名のモンロは、漢字で書くと紋絽であり、浴衣に使われる生地の一つであるようです。そして学名のHazeusは明らかに日本語のハゼからとられたのでしょう。興味深いです。同定の参考にしたサイト。

Koumansetta rainfordi

Koumansetta rainfordi

Scientific Name: Koumansetta rainfordiEnglish Name: Old gloryObserved in: BaliObserved Water Depth: Observed Timing: Apr-23 インドネシア一帯で見られるキンセンハゼ属。

Grallenia dimorpha

Grallenia dimorpha

Scientific Name: Grallenia dimorphaEnglish Name: Dimorpha GobyObserved in: BaliObserved Water Depth: Observed Timing: Dec-23 似た種にGrallenia lipiもいる。サザレハゼ属は比較的最近になって分類が進んだグループ。参考となるサイト。

Grallenia baliensis – バリゴビー

Grallenia baliensis – バリゴビー

Scientific Name: Grallenia baliensisEnglish Name: Bali gobyObserved in: BaliObserved Water Depth: Observed Timing: Apr-23 比較的最近の2012年に新種記載された、バリのハゼ。サザレハゼ属GralleniaはG.R. Allenに因んだ命名。

Triton Bay (Mar-25)

Triton Bay (Mar-25)

Remote, Untouched, Unforgettable It was a truly breathtaking ocean. While every dive gives the new discoveries and moving experiences, Triton Bay is the outstanding sea. It is apart from anything I’ve encountered before. It felt like a place that could reset the senses, which tend to grow dull with experience. The sheer density of fish, vivid soft corals, ghostly sea fan forests stretched out like something from a dream. I should express the deepest respect and gratitude to those who have worked to preserve this underwater world, all while involving and supporting the local communities. Even from Singapore, getting to Triton Bay requires three connecting flights followed by a boat…