Maldives 2011, Athuruga: Photos 3

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Diving 1

Dive leader Jan amongst Smooth sea fans (Annela molis) at Ali Thila.

Dive leader Jan amongst Smooth sea fans (Annela molis).  (236k)

A shoal of Yellowfin fusiliers (Caesio Xanthanotus) at Ali Thila.

A shoal of Yellowfin fusiliers (Caesio Xanthanotus).  (145k)

Humpback or Paddletail Snapper (Lutjanus gibbus), at Ali Thila.

Humpback or Paddletail Snapper (Lutjanus gibbus), also at Ali Thila.  (229k)

A huge Saddleback coralgrouper (Plectropomus laevis) at Himandoo Kandu.

A huge Saddleback coralgrouper (Plectropomus laevis) at Himandoo Kandu.   (316k)

A group of Oriental Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus orientalis) at Himandoo Kandu.

A group of Oriental Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus orientalis) at Himandoo Kandu.  (273k)

Elegant Moorish Idols (Zanclus cornutus) at 27m at Warren Thila.

Elegant Moorish Idols (Zanclus cornutus) at 27m at Warren Thila.  (268k)

A Powder-blue surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucosternon) scurries past while a Blacktongue Unicornfish (Naso hexacanthus) gets attention from cleaner wrasse at Warren Thila.

A Powder-blue surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucosternon) scurries past while a Blacktongue Unicornfish (Naso hexacanthus) gets attention from cleaner wrasse at Warren Thila.  (374k)

Another one of those annoying fish that you can't quite pin down from the books, at Himandoo Thila.  Probably a sweetlips of some sort.

Another one of those annoying fish that you can't quite pin down from the books, at Himandoo Thila. (230k)

Masked Bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros) at Himandoo Thila.

Masked Bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros) at Himandoo Thila.  (189k)

Here's an 8 minute video of some of the underwater sights at Himandhoo Thila and Shark Thila (aka Fish Head).  This video is hosted on YouTube - it can be viewed full screen, and you can change it to 720p HD quality if your bandwidth can stand it.  NB: If the video doesn't play, then you need JavaScript enabled (especially if you're using Google's Chrome browser).

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