Dives 1013-1026

Thick-edged Cowrie

Erronea caurica - after land based diving in the Lembeh Strait, we are now on Ocean Rover for a wider area of diving.

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1213#0002

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Ribbon Sweetlips

Plectorhinchus polytaenia

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1213#0005

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Kunie's Goniobranchus

Goniobranchus kuniei - beautifully patterned.

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1213#0009

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Unknown Anemone

The tentacles suggest this might be a juvenile Entacmaea quadricolor.  Just a guess.

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1213#0010

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Orangutan Crab

Oncinopus species 1 - fairly common on Plerogyra sinuosa.

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1213#0012

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Crested Nembrotha

Nembrotha cristata

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1213#0013

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Gloomy Tambja

Tambja morosa

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1213#0018

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Undescribed Flatworm

Pseudoceros species 11

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1213#0019

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Girdled Glossodoris

Glossodoris cincta

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1213#0022

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Hemprich's Sea Anemone

Heterodactyla hemprichii

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1213#0024

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Disc Anemone

Discosoma species

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1213#0025

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Giant Frogfish

Antennarius commerson

Nudi Retreat, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1214#0027

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Giant Frogfish

Antennarius commerson - It is difficult to get a good photograph of any black subject.

Nudi Retreat, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1214#0033

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Mermaid's Purse

Shark Egg

Nudi Retreat, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1214#0035

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Winged Pipefish

Halicampus macrorhynchus

Nudi Retreat, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1214#0039

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Ornate Ghost Pipefish male

Solenostomus paradoxus

Nudi Retreat, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1214#0044

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Pygmy Seahorse

Hippocampus bargabanti

Nudi Retreat, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1214#0047

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Barramundi juvenile

Cromileptes altivelis - the small juveniles are really pretty.

Nudi Retreat, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1214#0048

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Tryon's Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris tryoni - as is very common, there is a second specimen trailing this one.

Nudi Retreat, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1214#0050

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Thin Ghost Pipefish

Solenostomus species - taxonomists have not assigned a species name that I can find.

Nudi Retreat, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1214#0053

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Striped Sweetlips juvenile

Plectorhinchus lessonii

Nudi Retreat, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1214#0062

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Unknown Chromodoris

Chromodoris species - none of my books or searches put a species name on this coloration.

Nudi Retreat, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1214#0067

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Pink Anemonefish

Amphiprion perideraion

Nudi Retreat, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1214#0074

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Divaricate Tree Coral

Dendronephthya species

Nudi Retreat, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1214#0077

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Slantbar Shrimpgobies

Amblyeleotris diagonalis

Hairball, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1215#0081

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Night Tube Anemone

Arachnanthus species

Hairball, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1215#0082

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Green Melibe

Melibe viridis

Hairball, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1215#0085

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Barred Moray sub adult

Echidna polyzona

Hairball, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1215#0086

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Soft Coral Porcelain Crab

Lissoporcellana nakasonei - really small inhabitants of Dendronephthya species corals.

Hairball, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1215#0088

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Giant Frogfish male

Antennarius commerson - proximity to a female is the gender determinant.

Hairball, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1215#0092

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Giant Frogfish pair

Antennarius commerson - likely to spawn this night.

Hairball, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1215#0093

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Giant Frogfish female

Antennarius commerson - tough to even see the eye on this coloration.

Hairball, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1215#0095

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Unknown Snake Eel

Hairball, Lembeh Strait, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 3, 2004

1215#0096

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Cat's Paw Coral

Stylophora subseriata - the ship moved around the tip of the island to the Marine Park.

East Bunaken, Bunaken National Park, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 4, 2004

1216#0001

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Horn Coral in Sponge

Hydnophora exesa

East Bunaken, Bunaken National Park, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 4, 2004

1216#0002

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Legless Feather Star

Comanthus alternans

East Bunaken, Bunaken National Park, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 4, 2004

1216#0003

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Blackspotted Puffer

Arothron nigropunctatus

East Bunaken, Bunaken National Park, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 4, 2004

1216#0006

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Spinecheek Anemonefish

Amphiprion biaculeatus

East Bunaken, Bunaken National Park, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 4, 2004

1216#0011

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Spinecheek Anemonefish

Amphiprion biaculeatus - very colorful pair.

East Bunaken, Bunaken National Park, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 4, 2004

1216#0020

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Pink Anemonefish

Amphiprion perideraion

East Bunaken, Bunaken National Park, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 4, 2004

1216#0023

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Pink Anemonefish

Amphiprion perideraion

East Bunaken, Bunaken National Park, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 4, 2004

1216#0024

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Diagonal-banded Sweetlips

Plectorhinchus lineatus - being cleaned by a Blackspot Cleaner Wrasse.

East Bunaken, Bunaken National Park, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 4, 2004

1216#0030

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Orange Anemonefish

Amphiprion sandaracinos

East Bunaken, Bunaken National Park, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 4, 2004

1216#0033

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Ornate Butterflyfish

Chaetodon ornatissimus

East Bunaken, Bunaken National Park, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 4, 2004

1216#0039

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Whitemouth Moray

Gymnothorax meleagris

East Bunaken, Bunaken National Park, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 4, 2004

1216#0046

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Oval-spot Butterflyfish

Chaetodon speculum

East Bunaken, Bunaken National Park, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 4, 2004

1216#0052

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Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

Lekuan 1, Bunaken National Park, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 4, 2004

1217#0054

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Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

Lekuan 1, Bunaken National Park, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 4, 2004

1217#0055

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Randall's Shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris randalli

Lekuan 1, Bunaken National Park, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 4, 2004

1217#0058

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Doublebar Goatfish

Parupeneus crassilabris

Lekuan 1, Bunaken National Park, Ocean Rover, Indonesia, August 4, 2004

1217#0060

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