Sipadan, Mabul and Kapalai, Malaysia, Aug 2002 Page 3

School of big eye trevally.

In a strong current, this school of thousands of fish moved effortlessly past us at barracuda point, Sipadan.

Big eye trevally swim around Eric.

Long horn cowfish.

Parrotfish.

Red tooth triggerfish.

Striped shrimpfish. These fish remain vertical as they swim around patches of seagrass.

Scorpionfish. This fish was literally walking on the sand during a night dive at Mabul.

Fish.

Moray eel's teeth.

Shell breaking hermit crab.

Hermit crab.

Hermit crab with an anemone hat.

Small hermit crab on coral.

Cuttlefish, resting on a night dive.

Snake eel hiding in it's hole during the day.

Snake eel hunting. Late afternoon and during the nightdives, this fish could be seen burrowing it's head into the sand looking for prey. Once found, it would use it's tail to burrow down. When it had dug deep enough, it would then switch around and go headfirst into the hole, emerging with a small worm for supper.