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Cardinalfishes & trumpetfish. Part 6 of my documentary, "Mucky Secrets", about the fascinating marine creatures of the Lembeh Strait in Indonesia. In this video I first take a look at the Banggai cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni. This is an invasive species which was introduced to the Lembeh Strait in the year 2000, and now competes with anemonefish for territory. Although it appears to be thriving in the Lembeh Strait and a few other locations, the Banggai cardinalfish is nonetheless still an endangered species because of its popularity in the ornamental fish trade. We then encounter other species of cardinalfish (Apogonidae) in the area, Moluccan cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus moluccensis, the orbiculate cardinalfish, Sphaeramia orbicularis, and the frostfin cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus hoevenii, sheltering in the spines of sea urchins. Finally we witness a trumpetfish, Aulostomus chinensis, preying on a small group of frostfin cardinalfish. The trumpetfish's slim profile and stealth allow it to creep up very slowly on the unsuspecting cardinalfish, before making its attack. The trumpetfish sucks in the cardinalfish in a method known as "pipette feeding". There are English captions showing either the full narration or the common and scientific names of the marine life, along with the dive site names. "Mucky Secrets" is being serialised weekly on YouTube. Please subscribe to my channel to receive notifications of new episodes as I release them. The series will feature a huge diversity of weird and wonderful marine animals including frogfish, nudibranchs, scorpionfish, crabs, shrimps, moray eels, seahorses, octopus, cuttlefish etc.. Thanks to Lahniz (https://soundcloud.com/lahniz) for the music track, "Blade Walker" and to Kevin McLeod of http://www.incompetech.com for the tracks, "Hitman" and "Sneak 'n Get Caught". These tracks are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Thanks to the staff and keen-eyed divemasters of Two Fish Divers (http://www.twofishdivers.com), for accommodation, diving services and critter-spotting. The video was shot by Nick Hope with a Sony HVR-Z1P HDV camera in a Light & Motion Bluefin HD housing with Light & Motion Elite lights and a flat port. A Century +3.5 diopter was used for the most of the macro footage. I have more scuba diving videos and underwater footage on my website at: http://www.bubblevision.com I post updates about my videos here: http://www.facebook.com/bubblevision http://google.com/+bubblevision http://www.twitter.com/nicholashope http://bubblevision.tumblr.com Full list of marine life and dive sites featured in this video: 00:00 Clark's Anemonefish, Amphiprion clarkii, Police Pier 00:06 Banggai Cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni, Police Pier 00:22 Banggai Cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni, Police Pier 00:58 Banggai Cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni, TK 3 (Teluk Kembahu) 01:25 Moluccan Cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus moluccensis, TK 3 (Teluk Kembahu) 01:34 Orbiculate Cardinalfish, Sphaeramia orbicularis, Two Fish Divers house reef 01:49 Black Longspine Urchins, Diadema setosum, TK 3 01:57 Frostfin Cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus hoevenii, TK 3 02:10 Trumpetfish, Aulostomus chinensis, TK 3 03:25 Spotted Seahorse, Hippocampus kuda, Hairball 03:52

Teluk Kembahu 3
Indonesia
04:13

Samos Panagias Rock (wreck)
Greece
Crabs & Shrimps at Night. Part 27 of my DVD, "Reef Life of the Andaman", available at http://www.bubblevision.com/marine-life-DVD.htm Night diving offers the opportunity to see many crustaceans that are typically hidden in the reef during daylight, but are highly active under the hours of darkness. This video features 13 species. At Koh Doc Mai, near Phuket in Thailand, and in the Similan Islands, we see banded coral shrimps (Stenopus hispidus) plucking plankton from the water to eat. Rock cleaner shrimp (Urocaridella sp.) are busy cleaning a large snapper and a fimbriated moray eel (Gymnothorax fimbriatus). Space is at a premium on the reef. In the Mergui Archipelago in Burma (Myanmar) we see a fimbriated moray sharing its home with a variable coral crab (Carpilius convexus). Female crabs carry their eggs under their apron for a few months while the embryos develop. We witness the dramatic sight of a spendid round crab (Etisus splendidus) releasing her brood. As she pumps her lower body, thousands of tiny larvae are released and drift away in the current. At Thailand's Boonsung wreck, a crucifix crab (Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata) tries to appear as large and intimidating as possible by spreading its claws, before escaping into the shelter of the wreck, while at Western Rocky Island we see a tiny bull crab (Naxioides taurus) crawling across a gorgonian sea fan. The flat rock crab, Percnon planissimum, is a common sight in the Andaman Sea, as is the swimming crab, Charybdis sp., which we see defending its territory by fighting off a passing common decorator crab (Schizophrys aspera). This decorator crab has large claws and covers itself with other marine organisms such as stinging hydroids for camouflage and defence. The horrid elbow crab (Daldorfia horrida) becomes completely encrusted with growth, while the spider decorator crab (Camposcia retusa) covers itself with sponges which continue to grow while on the crab, and enable it to blend in with the reef. The sponge crab, Dromia dormia, carries a large spone with its rearmost legs. We see one fling itself off the edge of the reef in an attempt to escape our lights. Hermit crabs live inside empty snail shells in order to protect their soft abdomen. We see white-spotted hermit crabs (Dardanus megistos) in a variety of different shells. Anemone hermit crabs (Dardanus pedunculatus) carry live sea anemones on its shell as an extra defence. At Honeymoon Bay we a pair of them, perhaps in a dispute over territory. The full narration is available as English, German or Spanish subtitles by turning on the closed captions (CC). There are also closed captions available showing scientific and common names of the marine life in English, German or Dutch, along with dive site names. I post updates about my videos, and interesting underwater videos from other filmmakers here: http://www.facebook.com/bubblevision http://www.twitter.com/nicholashope Thanks to Mark Ellison for the music track, "The Cool Of The Forest". Thanks to Santana Diving of Phuket (http://www.santanaphuket.com), to Elfi and Uli Erfort and Daniel Bruehwiler for help with the German translation, and to Frank Nelissen for the Dutch subtitles. Full list of marine life and dive sites featured in this video: 00:00 Banded Coral Shrimp, Stenopus hispidus, Koh Doc Mai 00:30 Emperor Red Snapper, Lutjanus sebae, Koh Doc Mai 00:45 Fimbriated Moray, Gymnothorax fimbriatus, Koh Doc Mai 00:56 Fimbriated Moray, Gymnothorax fimbriatus, Shark Cave 01:00 Fimbriated Moray, Gymnothorax fimbriatus, Moving Wall 01:07 Fimbriated Moray, Gymnothorax fimbriatus, Pinnacle Arch 01:23 Variable Coral Crab, Carpilius convexus, Pinnacle Arch 01:31 Variable Coral Crab, Carpilius convexus, Western Rocky Island 01:39 Splendid Round Crab, Etisus splendidus, Koh Tachai 02:01 Crucifix Crab, Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata, Boonsung Wreck 02:18 Bull Crab, Naxioides taurus, Western Rocky Island 02:36 Flat Rock Crab, Percnon planissimum, Snapper Alley 02:43 Swiming Crab, Charybdis sp., Koh Doc Mai 02:51 Common Decorator Crab, Schizophrys aspera, Moving Wall 03:04 Common Decorator Crab, Schizophrys aspera, Shark Cave 03:24 Horrid Elbow Crab, Daldorfia horrida, Fan Forest Pinnacle 03:34 Horrid Elbow Crab, Daldorfia horrida, Shark Cave 03:44 Spider Decorator Crab, Camposcia retusa, Western Rocky Island 03:54 Spider Decorator Crab, Camposcia retusa, Koh Tachai 04:04 Spider Decorator Crab, Camposcia retusa, Cavern Island 04:13 Sponge Crab, Dromia dormia, Western Rocky Island 04:22 Sponge Crab, Dromia dormia, Shark Cave 04:38 White-spotted Hermit Crab, Dardanus megistos, Boonsung Wreck 04:45 White-spotted Hermit Crab, Dardanus megistos, Koh Tachai 05:01 White-spotted Hermit Crab, Dardanus megistos, Eagle Rock 05:07 White-spotted Hermit Crab, Dardanus megistos, Cavern Island 05:31 Anemone Hermit Crab, Dardanus pedunculatus, Honeymoon Bay 06:33

Koh Dok Mai
Thailand
04:43

Vapper
Denmark

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    [ Dive site ] Tauchplatz Alte Donau Austria, Wien
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    [ Dive site ] HMCS Saskatchewan Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island
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    [ Dive site ] Los Islotes Mexico, Baja California, La Paz Isla Partida
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    [ Dive site ] Finger Point Maldives, Male Atoll, North Male Atoll
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    [ Dive site ] Barracuda point Maldives, Male Atoll, North Male Atoll
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    [ Dive site ] Bat reef Maldives, Male Atoll, North Male Atoll
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    [ Dive site ] Bajo de la Morra Spain, Costa Calida, La Manga
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    [ Dive site ] Proco 1 Indonesia, Maluku Islands
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