Cardiff Dolphins - Photo Gallery 3; Life underwater West Wales

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A few photographs showing some of the underwater life we see when diving around Pembrokeshire. Click on a thumbnail to open a larger image.

Scallop (<i>Pecten maximus</i>), Martins Haven Rose Coral (<i>Pentapora foliacea</i>), Sheep Island Drift. Candy Striped Worm, Skomer, North wall Cuckoo Wrasse, male in breeding colours Jewel anemones on the wreck of the Dakotian

Scallop (Pecten maximus) at Martins' Haven.

Rose coral (Pentapora foliacea), Sheep Island Drift.

Candy Striped Worm (Prosthecereus vittatus), Skomer, North Wall

Cuckoo Wrasse (Labrus mixtus), male in breeding colours.

Jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis) on the wreck of the Dakotian.
Delicate anemones on the wreck of the Dakotian A mass of Boring Sponge, Pembrokeshire reef. Large wrasse, Pembrokeshire Snakelocks anemone, Pembrokeshire Leopard spotted gobi, Pembrokeshire

Delicate Actinothoe sphyrodeta anemones on the wreck of the Dakotian.

A mass of Boring Sponge (Cliona celata) on a Pembrokeshire reef.

Large wrasse grazing on a Pembrokeshire reef.

Snakelocks anemone (Anemonia viridis).

Leopard spotted gobi (Thorogobius ephippiatus) outside his lair.
Tompot blenny Edible urchin Edible crab, typically jammed into a crack. Diver looking at seafan. Compass jellyfish.

A tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine) at the entrance of his hole.

Edible urchins (Echinus esculentus) are common on reefs down to 30m around Pembrokeshire.

Edible crabs (Cancer pagurus) typically jam themselves into cracks in the reef.

Diver admiring a seafan (Eunicella verrucosa) on Skomer north wall.

A large compass jellyfish (Chrysaora hysoscella) off Skomer.
Sea Lemon (<i>Archidoris pseudoargus</i>), at Martins Haven

Sea Lemon (Archidoris pseudoargus) at Martins' Haven.