The wonderfully named wunderpus octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) in its tiny larval stage. 🤩
📍 Blackwater dive in Anilao - April 13th
💦 80F / 27C
#scuba #uwphoto #cephalopod
Allen’s ceratosoma nudibranch looks just like soft coral from a distance. Up close they’re beautiful with cream-to-bluish hues. They grow up to 6in / 15cm long.
This one looks like a plane coming in to land. 😁
📍Anilao with @katejonkerphotography
💦 79f / 26c
#nudibranch #seaslug #uwphoto
Cutie-patootie brown-banded bamboo shark peeking out from the reef. 😍 They can grow up to 3ft / 1m long.
Taken with a 100mm lens. Thanks @jaysoncedrick_fotos for spotting!
📍Anilao, April 2026
💦 79f / 26c
#sharks #bambooshark #scuba #uwphoto
Juvenile striped sweetlips. They swim-wiggle and flutter erratically to imitate toxic flatworms.
Used a snoot to light this, just to compound my frustration with capturing a pic. 😅🔦
📍Anilao with @katejonkerphotography
💦79f / 26c
#uwphoto #scuba
Bluestriped fangblenny, also known as a sabretooth blenny. It mimics cleaner wrasses then bites scales and mucus from other fish instead of cleaning off parasites. Sneaky!
📍Anilao with @katejonkerphotography
💦 79f / 26c
#blenny #uwphoto #scuba
Small thornback cowfish scooting around the reef. Waited patiently to get its eyes and little pursed mouth facing me. 👀🤩
📍Anilao with @katejonkerphotography - April 2026
💦 79f / 26c
#boxfish #scuba #uwphoto
