PHOTO GALLERY - page 4 reefs life

all photos supplied by Peter Ganvill

 

	A conger looks out from his hiding hole in a reef. Although not agressive they will go for a moving object assuming it is food, their eyesight is not good and are attracted to movement, so don't go waving a hand in front of them or you might regret it.
A John Dory, which are quite often seen in Lyme Bay
	A cuttlefish on the Branscombe reef, an easy shoredive just 50m from the beach in about 12m of water. Lots of life and colour can be found on this shallow reef. Do watch entry & exit as the pebble shore steeply drops away on all but low tides and a slight swell can make it quite difficult to struggle out again.
A diver on the second Branscombe reef, this one about 500 m off shore so really a bit of a boat dive.
	A corkwing wrasse showing that we also have brightly coloured stunning looking fish here in Lyme Bay, and that they are not only found in tropical seas.
A diver looking at a boring sponge, I need to find out from Peter if that is its real name or it is just plain boring
	These are breadcrumb sponges
A dogfish having his mugshot taken. These are really common around here and very easily approached and caught.
	This is a male cuckoo wrass, again a stunning looking fish, his wife is not quite so attractive, more of a dull brown.
Leptosammia
	A sponge at Finger and Thumb, Seaton