Colorful small marine creatures from the Lembeh Strait in Indonesia and Anilao in The Philippines, two locations in an area known as the Coral Triangle, which hosts a high diversity of marine life. The video features many species of fish, seahorses, crabs, shrimps, nudibranchs (sea slugs) and tunicates. Many of these creatures are exotic and rare.
There is a subtitle track containing the names of the marine life featured in this video. Here's the full list of the species:
0:08 - Flame Scallop (Ctenoides ales) at Daryl Laut, Anilao 0:16 - Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera picta) at Aer Prang, Lembeh Strait 0:24 - Soft Coral Crab (Hoplophrys oatesi) at Angel's Window, Lembeh Strait 0:32 - Sexy Shrimp (Thor amboinensis) at Majuben – San Jose Fringing Reef, Anilao 0:40 - Leach's Compound Ascidian (Botrylloides leachii) at Balanoy, Anilao 0:48 - Chromodoris annae (nudibranch) at Bethlehem, Anilao 0:56 - Compound Ascidian (Botryllus sp.) at Pantai Parigi, Lembeh Strait 1:04 - Redspot Dwarfgoby (Trimma halonevum) at Sarena Besar, Lembeh Strait 1:12 - Wonderpus Octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) at Makawidey, Lembeh Strait 1:20 - Giant Spearing Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina lisa) at Makawidey, Lembeh Strait 1:28 - Coleman Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) at Nudi Retreat, Lembeh Strait 1:36 - Thorny Seahorse (Hippocampus histrix) at Goby A' Crab, Lembeh Strait 1:44 - Gorgonian Shrimp (Hamodactylus cf. noumeae) at Sarena Besar, Lembeh Strait 1:52 - Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) at Nudi Retreat, Lembeh Strait 2:00 - Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) at Nudi Retreat, Lembeh Strait 2:08 - Cuthona sibogae (nudibranch) at Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait 2:16 - Emperor Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) at Coconut, Anilao 2:24 - Soft Coral Porcelain Crab (Lissoporcellana nakasonei) at Tanjung Kubur, Lembeh Strait 2:32 - Hydroid Decorator Crab (Inachidae family) at Tanjung Kubur, Lembeh Strait 2:40 - Juvenile Redspot Sponge Crab (Lewindromia unidentata) at Pantai Parigi, Lembeh Strait 2:48 - Mosaic Boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata) at California Dreaming, Lembeh Strait 2:56 - Leach's Compound Ascidian (Botrylloides leachii) at Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait 3:04 - Striped Bumblebee Shrimp (Gnathophyllum americanum) at Teluk Kembahu 1 (TK1), Lembeh Strait 3:12 - Nembrotha lineolata (nudibranch) gills at Sombrero Batok, Anilao 3:20 - Goniobranchus hintuanensis (nudibranch) rhinophores at Makawidey, Lembeh Strait 3:28 - Glossodoris cincta (nudibranch) at Boonsung Wreck, Kao Lak, Thailand 3:36 - Humpback Soft Coral Shrimp (Hippolyte dossena) at Dead Palm, Anilao 3:44 - Blue-Ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena sp.) at Sarena Besar, Lembeh Strait 3:52 - Doto ussi (nudibranch) with egg mass at Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait 4:00 - Green Ascidian Shrimp (Periclimenaeus storchi) at Jahir, Lembeh Strait 4:08 - Halimeda Crab (Huenia heraldica) at Aer Prang, Lembeh Strait 4:16 - Tunicate Crab (Pinnotheridae family) at Pantai Parigi, Lembeh Strait 4:24 - Zebra Lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra) at Teluk Kembahu 3 (TK3), Lembeh Strait 4:32 - Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp (Dasycaris zanzibarica) at Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait 4:40 - Wire Coral Shrimp (Xenocarcinus tuberculatus) at Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait
I shot some of this footage while diving with YOS Dive Lembeh - Eco Beach Resort and NAD-Lembeh Resort in the Lembeh Strait, north Sulawesi, Indonesia. I shot the rest at Anilao in Batangas, The Philippines while diving with anilao PHOTO hotel and with Crystal Blue Resort. Thanks to all the dive guides and critter spotters who helped me find these amazing creatures.
Thanks to Kevin MacLeod of http://www.incompetech.com for the music track "Inspired" which is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
The video was shot by Nick Hope with a Panasonic GH4 in a Nauticam NA-GH4 housing with Keldan Luna 4X lights or FIX Neo 1000 DX SW II lights. I used an Olympus M.Zuiko ED 12-50mm f3.5-6.3 EZ lens and a Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 macro lens. On some shots I used a Nauticam Compact Macro Converter CMC-1.
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