串本の生きもの / Decorated ghost pipefish

The season to see nudibranch is coming!!

The number of Nudibranch is increasing .

Nov 4, 2024

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 18~24℃
Water Temperature: 24~25℃
Wind Direction: Northeast(3m/s)
Swell: 0.5~1.0m
Visibility:10~12m
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Long time no see, everyone.
I didn’t update english blog for a long time….

In this summer season, many guests from overseas came to our shop!!!
If the charm of Kushimoto’s sea is spreading all over the world, I’m so happy.

The water temperature is still warm this year.
It was 24~25 degree. Many Japanese diver can dive with wetsuit now.

After end of the October, the number of nudibranch is increasing.
I tried to search nudibranch in this weekends.

I could find many kinds of nudibranch but the number is still few(^^;)

When I find a Cratena affinis, I think the season to see nudibranch is coming.

I gatta search the place which has many nudibranchs.

The Japanese name of this is Yuki Usagi Umiushi.
Yuki means snow. Usagi means rabbit.

The name is so cute!!!

Of course there are other underwater creatures in our dive site.

We can see many decorated ghost pipe fish in this year.
I was able to find it before typhoon effects.
But, she still stay at the same place.

Also, you can see various of school of fishes now.

I guess Kushimoto area is the only place in the world where you can see these schools of fish at -15m.
The situation is so rare!!!!

Do you know November is the best season to practice drysuit diving?
Ground and water temperature is still warm. So,  you can wear drysuit with shin inner.

If you want to try drysuit diving, I recommend you to try it in this term!!!
If you want, please feel free to let us know!!

See you then(^^)

Inquiry (English)

串本の生きもの

Striped butterfly fish, Decorated ghost pipefish, Verconia hongkongiensis, Cratena affinis

串本のダイビングポイント

Good Wrasse world, Ni-No-Ne, Asaji

There are so many fishes

We can see many underwater creatures  now!!

October 12, 2024

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 18~25℃
Water Temperature: 25.6~26.4℃
Wind Direction: South(2m/s)
Swell: 0.5m
Visibility:10~15m
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The guest from Germany came to our shop.
They had never dive in Japan, so I showed them Japanese fishes.

Have you ever seen its fish?

The English name is Japanese butterfly fish. And scientific name is Chaetodon nippon.
Its name include Nippon!!!
So, when I dive with the guest who had never dived in Japan, I always show the fish!!

I think the place is the most famous spot in Kushimoto.

Tomato grouper and pigmy sweepers.
I believe this is a typical scene in Kushimoto!!

Today, I talked about the name of this fish.

I guess the english name is Decorated ghost pipe fish. But some guest call it ghost pipe fish.
So, I’m not sure what the correct name is…

At last dive, I can find new rare fish.

The size is 1cm.
The swimming behavior is so cute(^^)

But, The fish take something on her body.
She may be take a disease…

Then, The guest from overseas will come to our shop tomorrow as well.
Our shop become more international !!

I will do my best  tomorrow !!!

See you then(^^)/

Inquiry (English)

串本の生きもの

Pigmy sweeper, Chaetodon nippon, Decorated ghost pipefish, Tomato grouper, Black and white snapper

串本のダイビングポイント

Sumisaki, Ni-No-Ne