420 Dive Log Australasia OCTOBER 2026

Bumphead parrotfish, Bolbometopon muricatum, are the largest species in this family and can reach 5 feet in length and over 160 pounds, Yap

I saw nothing.

sharks continued their patrol in the blue.

He pointed again.

It was too much for one dive.

Still nothing.

So we did it again.

When Darkness Falls

Then the pipefish moved.

It had been in front of me the entire time.

Some of Yap’s most interesting diving begins when the sun goes down.

Farther out, bumphead parrotfish crossed the reef while gray reef

An adult steephead Parrotfish, Chlorurus microrhinos, on a reef off the island of Yap

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