On a longer trip to Mexico I was able to detour with a friend of mine to dive the Riviera Maya and a variety of divespots near Playa del Carmen. This is off the beach right in front of downtown Playa with Phantom Divers – not even a 5 minute boat ride from the shore, and such plenty macro marine life!
Flamingo tongue snail (Cyphoma gibbosum), Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Banded coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus), Playa del Carmen, Mexico
French grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum) and yellowtail snapper (ocyurus chrysurus) hiding underneath a reef, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Squat shrimp (Thor amboinensis) hiding in an anemone, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Pederson’s cleaner shrimp (anemone shrimp, Ancylomenes pedersoni, Periclimenes anthophilus), Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Flamingo tongue snail (Cyphoma gibbosum), Playa del Carmen, Mexico