many sci-fi films have a weird range of creatures and characters, seemingly from the fertile imagination of animators and script writers.

But after spending many months snorkelling and diving across the Caribbean, Pacific, Coral Sea and now the Java Sea it is easy to see

where they get their inspiration from.

This Indian Lion fish is just one of a number of Lion Fish that come in a number of strange shapes, colours and fins.

This Puffer fish is just one of about a dozen types all with different markings and colours

There are literally hundreds of different types of Butterfly and Angel fish. This one a Pyramid Butterfly Fish

And this one a large Yellow Mask Angelfish

7 different types of Turtle

Clams in a wide range of shapes, sizes and colours

Dozens of different starfish

Soft Corals and sponges in hundreds of different forms

Over 850 types of coral, thousands of different types of fish, Dolphins, Whales, the list just goes on.....

Oh...and me!