串本の生きもの / Japanese pigmy angel fish

We can dive easily today!!

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There are so many kinds of macro creatures.

September  13, 2024

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 25~32℃
Water Temperature: 27~28℃
Wind Direction: Northeast(3~5m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:10~20m
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Australian guest came to our shop today.
The number of overseas guests is getting more and more!!

I’m so happy many overseas guest to come to Kushimoto!!!

When they come to here, I always try to show them Japanese pigmy sea horse.

The sea horse is endemic to Japan.
So, I want everyone to see it.

Also, I usually show Japanese pigmy angel fish as well.

Recently, The guest who likes nudibranch come to our shop!!
I guess the number of these is getting more. So, I want to the guest who like nudi to come on the end of the Oct or Nov.

There might be many nidibranchs in our dive site.

And now, there are so many Long-nose hawkfish now.

And there are so many herrings in bay side area.


So, you can see some a school of fishes and macro creatures.

The autumn is the best to dive in Kushimoto.
I hope many overseas tourist come to Kuhsimoto!!

See you then(^^)

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串本の生きもの

Japanese pigmy sea horse, Silver-stripe round fishes, Longnose hawkfish, Japanese pigmy angel fish

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We saw various of underwater creatures today!!

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The W.temp is getting warmer.

June 6, 2024

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 17~25℃
Water Temperature: 20℃
Wind Direction: East(3~4m/s)
Swell: 0.5m
Visibility:10m
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Singaporean guest came to our shop today!!
It’s first time to dive in Japan.

So, I showed him various of underwater creatures today.
This angel fish lives in the coast around Honshu.

The color is beautiful!! So, It is expensive fish as aquarium.
But, don’t catch it….haha

And I introduce tiny sea sulg.
When I dive with overseas tourists, I always introduce it.

The color is similar to Pokemon Pikachu, isn’t it??

And, the number of this fish is increasing  recently.

This fishes is famous fish in Kushimoto.
When you come to Kushimoto, I want you to see them!!

These are so many underwater creatures in Kushimoto area.
I guess you must enjoy diving!!

After this term, you will be able to see ecological behavior of fishes.
It is so interesting !!!

From now to October is the best season for diving in a year.
If you stay at Japan in this term, Please come and visit us!!

See you then(^^)/

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串本の生きもの

Pikachu seaslug, Striped butterfly fish, Japanese pigmy angel fish

串本のダイビングポイント

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The American guest came to our shop today.

March 25, 2024

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Weather: Rainy
Ground Temperature: 13~17℃
Water Temperature: 16℃
Wind Direction: Northeast(3~4m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:10m
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It was rainy day…
But the sea condition was calm today!!

I went to diving with American guest.
I’m happy  foreigner tourist to come to our shop.

She said there are various of creature in Kushimoto.
I think so!!! Kushimoto area has various of underwater creatures.

I introduced many kind of underwater creatures unique to Japan.

First of all, I could find “Japanese pigmy sea hourse”.
I usually want every foreigner divers to see it!!

The size is so tiny!!!
It is hard to take a pic of that. But, it can be seen in japan only.

And that fish lives in Japan’s sea only.
That name is “Japanese pigmy angel fish”.

The body color is so beautiful!!!
When you dive in Japan, you should see it, I guess.

We did three dives in a day!!
I hope she enjoyed todays diving!!

Other foreigner tourist will come to our shop on Wednesday.
I will try to find out many kinds of underwater creatures.

See you then(^^)/

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串本の生きもの

Japanese pigmy sea horse, Japanese pigmy angel fish

串本のダイビングポイント

Bizen, Sumisaki, Good Wrasse world