Dives 1134-1139

False Clown Anemonefish

Amphiprion ocellaris

Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1136#0190

Larry L. Jackson

False Clown Anemonefish

Amphiprion ocellaris

Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1136#0198

Larry L. Jackson

Fivelined Cardinalfish

Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus

Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1136#0211

Larry L. Jackson

Holthuis' Anemone Shrimp

Ancylomenes holthuisi

Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1136#0215

Larry L. Jackson

False Clown Anemonefish

Amphiprion ocellaris - in a colorful Magnificent Sea Anemone.

Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1136#0225

Larry L. Jackson

False Clown Anemonefish

Amphiprion ocellaris

Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1136#0226

Larry L. Jackson

Extraordinary Feather Star

Comanthus mirabilis - best guess.

Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1136#0233

Larry L. Jackson

Latticed Butterflyfish

Chaetodon rafflesi

Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1136#0234

Larry L. Jackson

Anemone Hermit Crab

Dardanus pedunculatus - without the usual anemones attached to the shell.

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0242

Larry L. Jackson

Variable Fire Urchin

Asthenosoma varium

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0244

Larry L. Jackson

Bigfin Reef Squid

Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0249

Larry L. Jackson

Variable Fire Urchin

Asthenosoma varium

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0254

Larry L. Jackson

Spanish Dancer

Hexabranchus sanguineus

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0257

Larry L. Jackson

Spanish Dancer

Hexabranchus sanguineus

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0259

Larry L. Jackson

Painted Brittle Star

Ophiarthrum pictum

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0262

Larry L. Jackson

Ringed Pipefish with eggs

Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus - male carrying eggs.

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0265

Larry L. Jackson

Orange-banded Pipefish

Dunckerocampus pessuliferus

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0271

Larry L. Jackson

Tree Anemone

Actinodendron arboreum

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0272

Larry L. Jackson

Open Brain Coral

Trachyphyllia geoffroyi - tentacles deployed for feeding on the night plankton.

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0276

Larry L. Jackson

Harlequin Shrimp

Hymenocera elegans

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0286

Larry L. Jackson

Harlequin Shrimp

Hymenocera elegans

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0292

Larry L. Jackson

Snake Sea Anemone

Actinostephanus haeckeli

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0301

Larry L. Jackson

Green Melibe

Melibe viridis - patient observation reveals successful capture of prey inside the oral veil.

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0305

Larry L. Jackson

Cushion Star

Culcita novaeguineae - smaller cushion stars have the more traditional 5 point structure.

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0308

Larry L. Jackson

Red-dotted Guard Crab

Trapezia cymodoce - deep in the Pocillopora, a hard species to get photos of.

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0313

Larry L. Jackson

Unknown Sea Anemone

Possibly Boloceroides mcmurrichii - Swimming Anemone.

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0318

Larry L. Jackson

Restless Sea Cucumber

Holothuria impatiens

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0324

Larry L. Jackson

Unknown Sea Star

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0326

Larry L. Jackson

Peacock Mantis

Odontodactylus scyllarus

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0330

Larry L. Jackson

Unknown Flatworm

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0335

Larry L. Jackson

Unknown Flatworm

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0342

Larry L. Jackson

Violet-mouth Moon Snail

Natica violacea

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0345

Larry L. Jackson

Reptilian Snake Eel

Brachysomophis henshawi

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0352

Larry L. Jackson

Donald Duck Shrimp with eggs

Leander plumosus

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0353

Larry L. Jackson

Anemone Hermit Crab

Dardanus pedunculatus - Calliactis polypus anemones on the outside of the shell and Sagartiomorphe paguri anemones sometimes on the inner shell.

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0360

Larry L. Jackson

Donald Duck Shrimp

Leander plumosus

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0367

Larry L. Jackson

Jewelled Blenny

Salarius fasciatus

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0370

Larry L. Jackson

Anemone Hermit Crab

Dardanus pedunculatus - two of the smaller Sagartiomorphe paguri anemones can be seen with this hermit crab.  One under the hermit crab, the other reaching out of the inner surface of the shell to feed on plankton.

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0372

Larry L. Jackson

Two-band Goniobranchus

Goniobranchus verrieri

Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 4, 2004

1137#0375

Larry L. Jackson

Ringed Sap-sucking Slug

Plakobranchus ocellatus

Ligpo Sand, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004

1138#0004

Larry L. Jackson

Tube Anemone

Cerianthus species

Ligpo Sand, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004

1138#0005

Larry L. Jackson

Plate Coral

Fungia species - harder to identify when inflated like this.

Ligpo Sand, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004

1138#0008

Larry L. Jackson

Beaded Sea Anemone

Heteractis aurora

Ligpo Sand, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004

1138#0009

Larry L. Jackson

Daisy Coral

Goniopra stokesi

Ligpo Sand, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004

1138#0010

Larry L. Jackson

Unknown Hydrozoan

Ligpo Sand, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004

1138#0011

Larry L. Jackson

Ornate Ghost Pipefish

Solenostomus paradoxus - probably male.

Ligpo Sand, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004

1138#0018

Larry L. Jackson

Shireen's Phyllidiopsis

Phyllidiopsis shireenae

Ligpo Sand, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004

1138#0020

Larry L. Jackson

Magnificent Chromodoris

Chromodoris magnifica

Ligpo Sand, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004

1138#0022

Larry L. Jackson

Ornate Ghost Pipefish

Solenostomus paradoxus - I think this is a female because of the large pelvic fins.

Ligpo Sand, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004

1138#0023

Larry L. Jackson

Ornate Ghost Pipefish pair

Solenostomus paradoxus

Ligpo Sand, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004

1138#0027

Larry L. Jackson