Reef Fish

Reef diving is brilliant especially if you have patience,because don't forget we are only visitors down there and the local residents can hear a great lummox like me approaching from miles away with D-rings clanging and enormous amounts of bubbles gurgling from me every minute (o.k. every 15 seconds). But if you can find a nice clearing and just sit there for a few minutes sooner or later the reef people will come to check you out, the timid ones like big Ballan Wrasse,Bass,Pollack and Bib usually from a distance at first but the more inquisitive ones like Tompot Blennies and smaller Wrasse get up close and in your face for a much better look, then there's the dogfish who just snoozes and takes it all in it's stride. All in all it's a great experience to meet these characters and every visit is different as the seasons move on.

  1. View BALLAN WRASSE
  2. View BALLAN WRASSE
  3. View BIB
  4. View CORKWING WRASSE
  5. View DOGFISH
  6. View DOGFISH
  7. View DRAGONET
  8. View GOLDSINNY
  9. View LONG SPINED SEA SCORPION
  10. View LONG SPINED SEA SCORPION
  11. View LONG SPINED SEA SCORPION
  12. View LONG SPINED SEA SCORPION
  1. View GREEN WRASSE
  1. View SHANNY
  2. View TOMPOT
  3. View TOMPOT
  4. View TOMPOT
  5. View YOUNG CONGER EEL
  6. View TOMPOT
  7. View YOUNG POLLACK

Please click the button on the right to see a short clip of a Topknot. These strange flatties love rocky areas, please do not adjust your set...he is upside down under a rock.

Please click the button on the right to see a short clip of a Greater Pipefish. I'm pretty sure i'ts a male carrying eggs or young in the brood pouch visible on the back half of his body.

  1. View GREATER PIPEFISH
  2. View GREATER PIPEFISH
  3. View GREATER PIPEFISH
  4. View SNAKE PIPEFISH

Please click the button on the right to see a short clip of a plaice on Budleigh reef,i tried to get my hand above it to give an idea of it's size,not very successfully I'm afraid. Oh well.

The most gentle inhabitants of the reef have got to be the Pipefish being close relatives of the sea horse they seem so delicate as they glide slowly through the water. Above are images of the Greater Pipefish and far right is the Snake Pipefish.

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