Mating Mexichromis mariei in Bali, Indonesia

August 13, 2007
From: Paul Osmond

Hi Bill,

Found this pair of Mexichromis mariei mating in the rich ocean floor soil at the Tulamben Slopes dive site in Tulamben Bay in Bali, Indonesia.

Locality: Tulamben Slopes, 10m, Bali, Indonesia, 20 January 2007, Dark Soil, Muck Dive. Length: 30mm. Photographer: Paul T. Osmond.

One of the best dive sites in the world to find a variety of nudibranch species in the rich soil. I was diving with a 105mm macro lens with a +2 diopter and could have gone for more magnification for many of the specimens

Yours,
Paul
www.deepseaimages.com

marriard@deepseaimages.com

Osmond, P.T., 2007 (Aug 13) Mating Mexichromis mariei in Bali, Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20340

Thanks Paul,
Nice to get purple and a 'red-wine' coloured animals together like this.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Aug 13). Comment on Mating Mexichromis mariei in Bali, Indonesia by Paul Osmond. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20340

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