Leopard-spotted goby, Eilean Creagach

Leopard-spotted goby, Eilean Creagach

Finally, one of these guys who didn't mind hanging around for a photo!

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Colourful squat lobster, Eilean Creagach

Colourful squat lobster, Eilean Creagach

These brightly-coloured lobsters seem to spend their lives hanging from the ceiling

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Conger eel, Eilean Creagath

Conger eel, Eilean Creagath

Shy conger

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Sealoch anemone, Eilean Creagach

Sealoch anemone, Eilean Creagach

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Urchin feeding, Eilean Creagach

Urchin feeding, Eilean Creagach

Seeing the feeding tentacles out to this length is quite unusual.

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Jellyfish nursery, Eilean Creagach

Jellyfish nursery, Eilean Creagach

Baby jellyfish hanging from a rocky overhang.

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Dragonet in camo, Eilean Creagach

Dragonet in camo, Eilean Creagach

The camouflage on this fish was absolutely first-rate.

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Hermit crab, Eilean Creagach

Hermit crab, Eilean Creagach

We only later found out that this hermit crab is wearing a cloak anemone - note the pink spots, they're part of the anemone.

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Cup coral in dark orange, Eilean Creagach

Cup coral in dark orange, Eilean Creagach

You have to look quite hard to see the transparent tentacles.

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Cup coral in luminous green, Cuan Sound

Cup coral in luminous green, Cuan Sound

The central bits of the green cup corals flouresced beautifully in the light of my LED torch and the camera's flash.

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Dogfish egg case, Cuan Sound

Dogfish egg case, Cuan Sound

Also known as a 'Mermaid's purse'.

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Painted topshell and colourful sponge, Cuan Sound

Painted topshell and colourful sponge, Cuan Sound

The yellow sponge was also in lots of places livening up the scene. The topshell is sitting on a rather dull grey sponge.

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Wrasse feeding on a broken urchin, Cuan Sound

Wrasse feeding on a broken urchin, Cuan Sound

Interesting to see how little there is inside that big shell.

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Starfish, Cuan Sound

Starfish, Cuan Sound

Starfish looking athletic.

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Sea urchin, Cuan Sound

Sea urchin, Cuan Sound

These gorgeous colourful urchins were on every dive site we visited.

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Sea anemone in white, Cuan Sound

Sea anemone in white, Cuan Sound

Same beast different colours.

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Sea anemone (Sagartia elegans), Cuan Sound

Sea anemone (Sagartia elegans), Cuan Sound

Or the "ried egg"; anemone. (Could be a Creme egg looking at that yellow! ;)

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Dead man's finger coral with polyps, Loch Melfort

Dead man's finger coral with polyps, Loch Melfort

Feeding polyps give this coral a fuzzy appearance.

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