Wolfgang's photos
Lionfish and a sea star
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Pterois is a genus of venomous marine fish found mostly in the Indo-Pacific, known collectively as the lionfish. Pterois is characterized by red, white and black bands, showy pectoral fins and venomous spiky fin rays. The potency of their venom makes them excellent predators and dangerous to fishermen and divers.
Swarm of Carangidae fish
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Mobulas far away
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Mobula is a genus of rays in the family Mobulidae found worldwide in tropical and warm, temperate seas like in the Burmesian waters.
Rock wall at the northern point
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Tower Rock at the northern part of the Mergui Archipelago, a paradise place for divers.
Burmese fishing boat crossing the route
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There are only a few fishing boats out the ocean in Burmese waters. Some of Chinese military stations are on the mainland to control the Andaman Sea. All boats in Burmese waters - included the Burma Banks - are under observation by Burmese and Chinese military stations.
Sunset at the Mergui Archipelago
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A lonely pinnacle in the Mergui Archipelago. The island group of Mergui has about 840 islands, just 3 or 4 are populated by civilian, all other islands are uninhabited or occupied by the Burmesian (and/or Chinese) Navy to control the Andaman Sea.
A lonely pinnacle
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Dive buddy Harald
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Its a rule fo scuba diving to be the dive buddy on every bodies side. In case of emergency absolute essential.
This is a fish!
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Its a fish, a frogfish! Frogfish belong to the order lophiiformes commonly known as anglerfish.
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Crown-of-thorns starfish
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Large populations of crown-of-thorns starfish have been substantiated as occurring at twenty one locations of coral reefs during the 19th. These locations ranged from the Andaman Sea to the tropical Indo-Pacific region. There were at least two substantiated repeated outbreaks at ten of these locations.
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