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October 23: Kinubari Egg Guarding Coming Soon?!

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October 23: Kinubari Egg Guarding Coming Soon?!, photo 1

Good evening!

This is Chika Nakagawa from Freeway.

Today we dove at the Ogi dive sites!

My top pick right now is...!

For macro: the kinubari (a banded goby) 🐟

You might be thinking, “Huh, isn't that just the plain fish that's always around?” (That stings!)...

But that's not it!

It's almost time for them to guard their eggs, so...

their breeding colors are absolutely beautiful!

Their face from the front looks a little goofy, maybe? lol

So cute!

I took these two photos the other day, diving on my day off 📸

Today, in the shadow of a rock!

There were no eggs, but...

maybe it'll be any day now... 🥚

I want to see the eggs!

I'm going to keep searching hard!

The jawfish and kokeginpo (a small blenny) popping their heads out were adorable too!

If you get too close they pull back in, so I was careful while shooting a video 👍

Another fun day in the sea!

To N and I, the couple who joined us!

There were no hiramasa (yellowtail amberjack)... (sob)

but under clear skies ☀️ we could take our time watching marine life, which was great!

Thank you so much!

Little by little, it's becoming the season when it's nice to have something to throw on (a windbreaker or similar).

Today's sea conditions

Air temp
15 to 18°C
Water temp
22 to 24°C (the water is warm this year)
Visibility
around 10 to 12 m
Suit
30% wetsuit / 70% drysuit
  • Depending on the air temperature, you may feel a little chilly during breaks on land.

Photos from the day

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