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Diving 2
A mixed group of Masked Bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros) and Oriental Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus orientalis) at Himandoo Thila.
![A mixed group of Masked Bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros) and Oriental Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus orientalis) at Himandoo Thila. (246k)](images/wIMG_1217.jpg)
A tiny crab, possibly Anemone crab (Lissocarcinus laevis) hides amongst a Leathery anemone (Heteractis crispa) at Himandoo Thila.
![A tiny crab, possibly Anemone crab (Lissocarcinus laevis) hides amongst a Leathery anemone (Heteractis crispa). (257k)](images/wIMG_1225.jpg)
A Spanish Dancer (Hexabranchus sanguineus) at Himandoo Kandu. Still taken from video.
![A Spanish Dancer (Hexabranchus sanguineus) at Himandoo Kandu. (130k)](images/spanishdancer.jpg)
Bronze Soldierfish (Myripristis adusta) at Himandoo Thila.
![Bronze Soldierfish (Myripristis adusta) at Himandoo Thila. (381k)](images/wIMG_1232.jpg)
This is either a Blackspotted Puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus) or a Bluespotted Puffer (Arothron caeruleopunctatus) being attended by Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) amongst gorgeous Naked Soft Corals (Chironephthya sp.) at Thudufushi Thila.
![This is either a Blackspotted Puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus) or a Bluespotted Puffer (Arothron caeruleopunctatus) being attended by Bluestreak
Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) amongst gorgeous Naked Soft Corals (Chironephthya sp.) at Thudufushi Thila. (359k)](images/wIMG_1391.jpg)
A coral head covered in beautiful soft corals and surrounded by hundreds of little reef fish at Thudufushi Thila.
![A coral head covered in beautiful soft corals and surrounded by hundreds of little reef fish at Thudufushi Thila. (279k)](images/wIMG_1395.jpg)
A dense shoal of Bigeye Jacks or Trevallies (Caranx sexfasciatus) at Thudufushi Thila.
![A dense shoal of Bigeye Jacks or Trevallies (Caranx sexfasciatus) at Thudufushi Thila. (243k)](images/wIMG_1445.jpg)
Part of a big shoal of Sawtooth Barracuda (Sphyraena putnamiae) hold station against the current at 25m at Warren Thila.
![Part of a big shoal of Sawtooth Barracuda (Sphyraena putnamiae) hold station against the current at 25m at Warren Thila. (353k)](images/wIMG_1483.jpg)
Finally, here's a 9 minute video of some of the underwater sights at Himandhoo Kandu and Himandhoo Thila. 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).