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Dwarf Wobbegong can be seen on one dive at South West Rocks living together. We see many examples of this grand idea at Lembeh that clearly illustrate this point. Wrasse, Eels, Sea Slugs, Crabs to name a few. Darwin’s lecture could well have been about the variety of Butterfly fish derived from a common ancestor. Lembeh is particularly well suited to showcase so many examples supporting Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. The biodiversity of Snake Eels, Serpent Eels, Moray Eels and Garden Eels is simply unbelieveable in the sea. it is certainly food to thought and contemplation. Darwin was only twenty-two years old when he sailed on the Beagle for his five year round the world trip. Wallace was in his late twenties. He did fourteen years of field research. If they were alive today, they would surely be avid scuba divers, possibly your buddy on the dive boat. You could tell them about your diving experiences and discuss the survival of the Hairy Sea Hare and its cryptic camouflage. They would delight in seeing your collection of underwater photographs and marine discoveries. After each dive, you would be engrossed in a sparkling conversation involving some of the greatest scientific ideas of all time.

Above: Look carefully at the Rhinopias’stomach. Can you see that there is an outline of a large fish inside it.

Female Blue Ribbon eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita, can change sex . They start life as a a male. i

The male Blue Ribbon eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita grows to well over a metre in length

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Dive Log Australasia #418 June ’26

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