Subscribe to RSSSmall creatures of Arvoredo Island
The Arvoredo Island is one of the premier dive sites of the Brazilian south coast. The island is about 11km off the coast of Santa Catarina. There are dive operations in the towns of Florianópolis and Bombinhas. Now almost 90% of the island dive sites are inside a marine reserve and diving is prohibited. The dive community is trying to transform the reserve into a marine national park, but still had no success in the efforts. Only a small part of the southwest of the island is outside the limits of the reserve and thus is open for diving. There the main attractions are the small creatures. One can find a great variety of nudibranchs, small fishes, crustaceans, corals and much more. Some of then are endemic to Brazil, like the hard to spot Paraclinus spectator. Many of the dive sites are a delight to photographers, offering a great variety of creatures in shallow and protected waters. Arvoredo has more than 200 fish species and is considered the southern limit of the habitat of a small number of tropical fish.
If you are diving from Florianópolis I can recommend Parcel as a dive operator.
The video and photos below show some of the small creatures of Arvoredo Island.
Matting squids. Nikon F5, Aquatica A5, Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8, Nikon SB-105
Tesselated blenny (Hypsoblennius invemar). Nikon F5, Aquatica A5, Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8, Nikon SB-105.
Pencil urchin (Eucidaris tribuloides) and crab. Nikon F5, Aquatica A5, Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8, Nikon SB-105
Corynactis Anemones (Corynactis sp.).Nikon F5, Aquatica A5, Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8, Nikon SB-105
Clam detail. Nikon F5, Aquatica A5, Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8, Nikon SB-105
Dash Goby (Ctenogobius saepepallens). Nikon F5, Aquatica A5, Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8, Nikon SB-105
One of the Arvoredo Island "stars", the Paraclinus spectator is a Brazilian endemic species. Nikon D2x, Aquatica D2, Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8, Nikon SB-105
Ciliated false squilla (Pseudosquilla ciliate). Nikon D2x, Aquatica D2, Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8, Nikon SB-105
Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni). Nikon D2x, Aquatica D2, Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8, Nikon SB-105
Fingerprint Cyphoma (Cyphoma signatum). Nikon D2x, Aquatica D2, Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8, Nikon SB-105
Fireworm (Hermodice carunculata). Nikon D2x, Aquatica D2, Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8, Nikon SB-105
Boxer shrimp (Stenopus sp. - I am guessing). Nikon D2x, Aquatica D2, Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8, Nikon SB-105
Clam detail. Nikon D2x, Aquatica D2, Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8, Nikon SB-105
Shrimp, unknown ID. Nikon D2x, Aquatica D2, Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8, Nikon SB-105
Barbfish (Scorpaena sp.).Nikon D2x, Aquatica D2, Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8, Nikon SB-105
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