by Miguel's Diving | Jul 4, 2023 | Marine Life
Fin whale surfaced right next to one of our staff while he was fishing for yellowfin tuna. Tomini Bay where we dive is over four kilometers deep. So, large cetaceans are part of the marine environment in Gorontalo. Surprise Encounter Boka, one of Miguel’s Diving dive...
by Miguel's Diving | Apr 29, 2023 | Marine Life
Yellow lace coral thrives below thirty meters in Gorontalo. Its bold honey-lemon hue adds distinctive color to deep reefs where ambient light is low. Not a Reef Building Coral Although they have some similarities, lace corals are not fire corals. Millepora fire coral...
by Miguel's Diving | Mar 20, 2023 | Marine Life, Sulawesi Diving
Leopard sea cucumber is a beautiful creature of the ocean floor. However, divers should avoid touching its sensitive body. Spotted Beauty The Leopard sea cucumber lives in the eastern Indian and the western Pacific oceans. In the areas we dive in Gorontalo, it can...
by Miguel's Diving | Feb 21, 2023 | Marine Life
Arothron caeruleopunctatus is a large pufferfish that hid in plain sight until a Japanese researcher named it in 1994. Not the Other Blue-spotted Puffer Scientific names are always best to identify marine life. Although the name of the large puffer Arothron...
by Miguel's Diving | Jan 30, 2023 | Marine Life, Sulawesi Diving
Thylacodes grandis, or the Grand Worm Sail, uses mucous like a net to capture plankton. Its beautiful batik-patterned head is unmistakable. Grand Worm Snails in the Reef The batik-patterned head of Thylacodes grandis Worm snails are a family of marine molluscs. They...
by Miguel's Diving | Nov 28, 2022 | Marine Life
Banded Amphiscolops flatworms are an undescribed species and rarely seen. However, during a check dive in Gorontalo, divers encountered dozens of them. It’s a Party Dozens of rare acoel flatworms Miguel’s Diving staff has encountered this rare marine creature...
