2005-05 Sky Dancer, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador #1, Dives 1425-1448

  • Slate Pencil Urchin
    Slate Pencil Urchin
    Eucidaris thouarsii - on our first dive of the trip, shallow, silty with a new camera and housing that had a few issues.
    Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 2, 2005
    1425#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellowtail Damselfish
    Yellowtail Damselfish
    Stegastes arcifrons - coming out of a crack which obscures the view of the tail, but the lips are distinctive.
    Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 2, 2005
    1425#0007
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Sea Lion
    Galapagos Sea Lion
    Zalophus wollebaeki - terrible silt, but a nice look from the sea lion.
    Isla Lobos, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 2, 2005
    1425#0022
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black Coral
    Black Coral
    Antipathes galapagensis
    Islote Gardner, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    1426#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Slate Pencil Urchin
    Slate Pencil Urchin
    Eucidaris thouarsii - lots of fouling growth on the spines.
    Islote Gardner, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    1426#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Barred Serrano
    Barred Serrano
    Serramis psittacinus
    Islote Gardner, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    1426#0003
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black Coral
    Black Coral
    Antipathes galapagensis
    Islote Gardner, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    1426#0006
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green Sea Urchin
    Green Sea Urchin
    Lytechinus semituberculatus
    Islote Gardner, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    1426#0009
    Larry L. Jackson
  • King Angelfish
    King Angelfish
    Holacanthus passer - mature, dull coloration.
    Islote Gardner, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    1426#0012
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Conch
    Galapagos Conch
    Pleuroploca princeps - really pretty flesh.
    Islote Gardner, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    1426#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Longnosed Hawkfish
    Longnosed Hawkfish
    Oxycirrhites typus - a common tropical species.
    Islote Gardner, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    1426#0015
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Triplefin Blenny
    Galapagos Triplefin Blenny
    Lepidonectes corallicola
    Islote Gardner, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    1426#0016
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Banded Goby
    Blue Banded Goby
    Lythrypnus gilberti - I flipped the photo of this fish hanging under a shelf for a better look.
    Islote Gardner, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    1426#0020
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Fan
    Sea Fan
    Muricea sp 1 - Cleveland Hickman Jr, O. Breedy, 2008
    Islote Gardner, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    1426#0021
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tunicates
    Tunicates
    Islote Gardner, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    1426#0022
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Galapagos Ringtail Damselfish
    Galapagos Ringtail Damselfish
    Stegastes beebei - juvenile is much more attractive than the dull brown adult.
    Islote Gardner, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    1426#0025
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chocolate Chip Sea Star
    Chocolate Chip Sea Star
    Nidorellia armata
    Islote Gardner, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    1426#0028
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Panamic Cushion Star
    Panamic Cushion Star
    Pentaceraster cumingi
    Gardner Reef, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    1427#0029
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mexican Hogfish
    Mexican Hogfish
    Bodianus diplotaenia - young terminal phase has nice color but no bump of the full adult.
    Gardner Reef, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    1427#0031
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bullseye Puffer
    Bullseye Puffer
    Sphoeroides annulatus
    Gardner Reef, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, June 3, 2005
    1427#0032
    Larry L. Jackson