Feel free to use these images as you like, I would like it if you would add my name to them, but do as you will. This is a Tasmanian Blenny whose wonderful visage I took under Edithburgh Jetty in South Australia. This particular individual lived in the end of a piece of pipe that sticks out of the sand by about 50cm. He had become used to being fed by divers and would stick his head out when approached. I photographed this Ornate Cowfish with my second roll of film.
Cowfish are poisonous when eaten and seem to have very few predators.
They swim slowly about and can be easily caught by divers. These guys split producing two new individuals. This scallop lives under Edithburgh Jetty attached to a pylon. It is called the Doughboy Scallop or Chlamys asperrima. The name Doughboy refers to the sponge that covers the shell of most individuals.