Dive #85. Cowfish extravaganza.

When: 27 August 2006
Location: Edithburgh Jetty, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Depth: 5.6m
Bottom time: 62 mins
Viz: 15+m
Water temp: 13°C
Buddy: Scuba Buachall

Extraordinary viz. Crystal clear and the jetty underworld was looking mighty fine. We finned out to the mini weed-forests, then to the end of the jetty, then back in. A nice long dive.

We saw a plethora of critters: cuttlefish, sea horses, leather jackets, crabs, moonlighters, globefish...and a stunning (but empty) black cowrie shell.

And so many cowfish.

We counted at least eight ornate cowfish - one of my favourites - on this dive, ranging in size from 2cm to 6cm. One was even posing at the steps for a photo; they're usually extremely difficult to photograph because they manage to swim away from the camera.

But as usual, Scuba Buachall did the gorgeous critters justice: