2008-10 Tawali Resort, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, Dives 1888-1896

  • Papua New Guinea Map
    Papua New Guinea Map
    Milne Bay is naar the Western tip of PNG.  Heavy rains necessitated all dives were conducted well offshore.
    Tawali Resort, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, October 30, 2008
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Maxima Giant Clam
    Maxima Giant Clam
    Tridacna maxima - sponge covering big parts of the shell.
    Cobb's Cliff, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1888#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Golf Ball Sponge
    Golf Ball Sponge
    Cinachyra schulzei
    Cobb's Cliff, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1888#0003
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Freckled Hawkfish
    Freckled Hawkfish
    Parracirrhites forsteri
    Cobb's Cliff, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1888#0004
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tubeworms
    Tubeworms
    Fillogranella elatensis - large constructed structure of the worm tubes.
    Cobb's Cliff, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1888#0009
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Fan
    Sea Fan
    Menella species
    Cobb's Cliff, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1888#0011
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropora insignis
    Cobb's Cliff, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1888#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropora cerealis
    Cobb's Cliff, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1888#0014
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropora caroliniana
    Cobb's Cliff, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1888#0018
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Haddon's Carpet Anemone
    Haddon's Carpet Anemone
    Stichodactyla haddoni with Amphiprion polymnus & Dascyllus trimaculatus.
    Boiaboiawagga, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1889#0021
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Whitepatch Razorfish
    Whitepatch Razorfish
    Iniistius aneitensis
    Boiaboiawagga, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1889#0024
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Double-saddle Butterflyfish
    Double-saddle Butterflyfish
    Chaetodon ulietensis
    Boiaboiawagga, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1889#0031
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Soft Coral
    Soft Coral
    Anthelia species
    Boiaboiawagga, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1889#0032
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lyretail Hogfish
    Lyretail Hogfish
    Bodianus anthioides
    Boiaboiawagga, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1889#0035
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sponge
    Sponge
    Kallypilidion species
    Boiaboiawagga, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1889#0037
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Banana Nudibranchs
    Banana Nudibranchs
    Aegires minor
    Boiaboiawagga, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1889#0041
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Splitband Cardinalfish
    Splitband Cardinalfish
    Ostorhinchus compressus
    Boiaboiawagga, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1889#0046
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bluespotted Grouper
    Bluespotted Grouper
    Cephalopholis cyanostigma
    Boiaboiawagga, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1889#0049
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steinitz' Shrimpgoby
    Steinitz' Shrimpgoby
    Amblyeleotris steinitzi & Alpeus djeddensis
    Boiaboiawagga, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1889#0058
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blunthead Wrasse
    Blunthead Wrasse
    Thalassoma amblycephalum
    Boiaboiawagga, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1889#0064
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Atoll Butterflyfish
    Atoll Butterflyfish
    Chaetodon mertensii
    Boiaboiawagga, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1890#0073
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Anemone
    Sea Anemone
    Actinodendron arboreum - best guess id.
    Boiaboiawagga, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1890#0075
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Saddleback Anemonefish
    Saddleback Anemonefish
    Amphiprion polymnus
    Boiaboiawagga, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1890#0084
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sand Shrimpgoby
    Sand Shrimpgoby
    Ctenogobiops feroculus
    Boiaboiawagga, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1890#0086
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kune's Goniobranchus
    Kune's Goniobranchus
    Goniobranchus kuniei
    Boiaboiawagga, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 27, 2008
    1890#0092
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Birdnest Coral
    Birdnest Coral
    Seriatopora aculeata
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1891#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sponge
    Sponge
    Coscinoderma species
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1891#0003
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sponge
    Sponge
    Oceanapia species
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1891#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Winged Pipefish
    Winged Pipefish
    Halicampus macrorhynchus - blends with substrate very well.
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1891#0019
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sponge
    Sponge
    Aka species
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1892#0032
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Birdnest Coral
    Birdnest Coral
    Seriatopora hystrix
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1892#0034
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clove Polyps
    Clove Polyps
    Clavularia species - prettier than the all brown variety.
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1892#0036
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rolland's Demoiselle
    Rolland's Demoiselle
    Chrysiptera rollandi
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1892#0045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Trumpet Coral
    Trumpet Coral
    Caulastrea furcata
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1892#0047
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Leather Coral
    Leather Coral
    Sarcophyton species
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1892#0048
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ridged Egg Cowrie
    Ridged Egg Cowrie
    Diminovula culmen on Dendronephthya species
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1892#0052
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fluted Giant Clam
    Fluted Giant Clam
    Tridacna squamosa
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1892#0055
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Purple Anthias
    Purple Anthias
    Pseudanthias tuka
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1892#0057
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spinecheek Anemonefish
    Spinecheek Anemonefish
    Premnas biaculeatus in Entacmaea quadricolor
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1892#0058
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spinecheek Anemonefish female
    Spinecheek Anemonefish female
    Premnas biaculeatus in Entacmaea quadricolor
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1892#0063
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Persian Carpet Flatworm
    Persian Carpet Flatworm
    Pseudobiceros bedfordi
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1892#0071
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black Snapper juvenile
    Black Snapper juvenile
    Macolor niger - a small, very active fish that is difficult to photograph.
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1892#0072
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red & Black Anemonefish
    Red & Black Anemonefish
    Amphiprion melanopus in Heteractis crispa
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1892#0080
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Arc-eye Hawkfish
    Arc-eye Hawkfish
    Paracirrhites arcatus
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1893#0088
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gorgeous Shrimpgoby
    Gorgeous Shrimpgoby
    Amblyeleotris wheeleri & Alpeus ochrostriatus
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1893#0090
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellowtail Fusilier & Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse terminal phase
    Yellowtail Fusilier & Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse terminal phase
    Caesio cuning & Labroides bicolor TP
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1893#0103
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-bonnet Anemonefish
    White-bonnet Anemonefish
    Amphiprion leucokranos in Stichodactyla mertensii
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1893#0104
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Carnation Coral
    Carnation Coral
    Dendronephthya species
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1893#0109
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Melanesian Fairy Wrasse terminal phase
    Melanesian Fairy Wrasse terminal phase
    Cirrhilabrus beauperryi
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1893#0114
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Threadfin Anthias male
    Threadfin Anthias male
    Pseudanthias huchti
    Wahoo Point, Tawali, Papua New Guinea, Oct 28, 2008
    1893#0119
    Larry L. Jackson