Tubbataha, Philippines Apr-May 2022

Diving Tubbataha Reef Marine Park aboard the MY Philippine Siren.

Midnight Snapper (15-18 inches) trying to "breathe in" eggs from the light tan coral, which is spawning. A cleaner wrasse (1-2 inch) takes this opportunity to "clean" (pick off parasites, which it eats) around the snapper's dorsal fin. But make no mistake; the snapper is here for the concentration of coral eggs rising from that hard coral.

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Midnight Snapper (15-18 inches) trying to "breathe in" eggs from the light tan coral, which is spawning. A cleaner wrasse (1-2 inch) takes this opportunity to "clean" (pick off parasites, which it eats) around the snapper's dorsal fin. But make no mistake; the snapper is here for the concentration of coral eggs rising from that hard coral.

38947 2022 cBruceYates ACTIVITIES Cobalt Aquanauts LOCATION Philippine Siren Philippines SE Asia Tubbataha _keyword heirarchies scuba diving watersports

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