Diving in Buzios was cold. Very cold. Even with two wetsuits and a hood it was cold. The dive itself wasn't that great and my dive buddy wasn't quite up to snuff, but I finally got my little underwater camera working (without it leaking). So I was able to take a few photos. The highlight of the dive: seeing Hippocampus erectus, the other species of seahorse found here in Brazil. And boy was it HUGE!! So much bigger and fatter than my little longsnout seahorse I study up in northeastern Brazil.
This is a big 'ole male seahorse. Here is where I found him. And then here he is swimming. I also saw a female and a smaller male of the same species.
And I also took some photos of the other creatures found under the water. Two starfish.......
a pipefish.....related to a seahorse....
a flying gurnard....this little guy was really interesting. He has these wings, with the blue tips that he uses to kind of glide underwater from place to place. The front part of his pectoral fins he uses kind of like hands to dig in the rubble looking for food. Fascinating!
a flounder....
a seafan......
a moray eel watching a fish from his hiding spot....
and once again my favorite!
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