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  • Undetermined Feather Duster Worm
    Undetermined Feather Duster Worm
    Bispira species 1
    Twin Rocks, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004
    1140#0201
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Brittle Star
    Unknown Brittle Star
    Ophiothrix species
    Twin Rocks, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004
    1140#0204
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ascidian
    Ascidian
    Rhopalaea species
    Twin Rocks, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004
    1140#0205
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Painted Thecacera
    Painted Thecacera
    Thecacera picta
    Twin Rocks, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004
    1140#0207
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ribbon Eel juvenile
    Ribbon Eel juvenile
    Rhinomuraena quaesita
    Twin Rocks, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004
    1140#0214
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Warty Frogfish
    Warty Frogfish
    Antennarius maculatus
    Twin Rocks, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004
    1140#0218
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Striped Triplefin
    Striped Triplefin
    Helcogramma striatum
    Twin Rocks, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004
    1140#0222
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Twocoat Coralblenny
    Twocoat Coralblenny
    Ecsenius dilemma
    Twin Rocks, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004
    1140#0224
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rolland's Demoiselle juvenile
    Rolland's Demoiselle juvenile
    Chrysiptera rollandi
    Twin Rocks, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004
    1140#0235
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Broadclub Cuttlefish
    Broadclub Cuttlefish
    Sepia latimanus
    Twin Rocks, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004
    1140#0237
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Striped Triplefin
    Striped Triplefin
    Helcogramma striatum - on a disc anemone.
    Twin Rocks, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004
    1140#0241
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Streaked Chromodoris
    Streaked Chromodoris
    Chromodoris strigata
    Twin Rocks, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004
    1140#0243
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Striped Dwarfgoby
    Striped Dwarfgoby
    Eviota sebreei
    Twin Rocks, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004
    1140#0244
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chamberlain's Nembrotha
    Chamberlain's Nembrotha
    Nembrotha chamberlaini
    Twin Rocks, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004
    1140#0250
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orange-dashed Gobies
    Orange-dashed Gobies
    Valenciennea puellaris - pair.
    Twin Rocks, Batangas, Philippines, April 5, 2004
    1140#0254
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scalefin Anthias
    Scalefin Anthias
    Pseudanthias squamipinnis - so numerous that when avoiding a predator, the school creates a sound as they all dart away.
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scalefin Anthias
    Scalefin Anthias
    Pseudanthias squamipinnis
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stinging Hydroid
    Stinging Hydroid
    Aglaophenia cupressina - contact with this hydroid is painful and results in a wound that is slow to heal.
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0007
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chamberlain's Nembrotha
    Chamberlain's Nembrotha
    Nembrotha chamberlaini
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0011
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lyretail Hawkfish
    Lyretail Hawkfish
    Cyprinocirrhites polyactis - generally send at deeper depths.
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Undescribed Chromodoris
    Undescribed Chromodoris
    Chromodoris species 8
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0015
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Glomerate Soft Coral
    Glomerate Soft Coral
    Dendronephthya species
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0016
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Lionfish
    Red Lionfish
    Pterois volitans
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ascidians
    Ascidians
    Rhopalaea & Clavelina species
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0019
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tasseled Scorpionfish
    Tasseled Scorpionfish
    Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0022
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bennett's Featherstar
    Bennett's Featherstar
    Oxycomanthus bennetti
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0025
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ascidians
    Ascidians
    Rhopalaea species - the intense blue really catches the eye.
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0026
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Sponge
    Unknown Sponge
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0027
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Schlegel's Feather Star
    Schlegel's Feather Star
    Comanthina schlegeli
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0029
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fluted Giant Clam
    Fluted Giant Clam
    Tridacna squamosa
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0030
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Poss's Scorpionfish
    Poss's Scorpionfish
    Scorpaenopsis possi
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0032
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Racing Stripe Flatworm
    Racing Stripe Flatworm
    Pseudoceros bifurcus
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0036
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Anthias
    Anthias
    Pseudanthias species - with damsels and a wrasse.
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0039
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scalefin Anthias
    Scalefin Anthias
    Pseudanthias squamipinnis
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0042
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Daisy Coral
    Daisy Coral
    Goniopora minor
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fish feeding
    Fish feeding
    Not sure what the fish are feeding on.
    Back of Sombrero, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1141#0047
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Soft Coral
    Soft Coral
    Cespitularia species - colorful.
    1141#0052
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow Sea Cucumbers
    Yellow Sea Cucumbers
    Colochirus robustus
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0054
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow Sea Cucumbers
    Yellow Sea Cucumbers
    Colochirus robustus
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0056
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Frogfish
    Giant Frogfish
    Antennarius commerson - large striations with big projections to enhance camouflage.
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0058
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Frogfish
    Giant Frogfish
    Antennarius commerson - closer portrait photo.
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0060
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blackstriped Angelfish female
    Blackstriped Angelfish female
    Genicanthus lamark
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0063
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow Sea Cucumbers
    Yellow Sea Cucumbers
    Colochirus robustus
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0064
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Threadfin Hawkfish
    Threadfin Hawkfish
    Cirrhitichthys aprinus - eating Anthias juvenile.
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0068
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Frogfish
    Giant Frogfish
    Antennarius commerson - very minimal striations with almost no projections.
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0075
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Frogfish
    Giant Frogfish
    Antennarius commerson
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0077
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Double-spined Urchin & Extraordinary Feather Star
    Double-spined Urchin & Extraordinary Feather Star
    Echinothrix calamaris & Comanthus mirabilis
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0083
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow-dotted Butterflyfish
    Yellow-dotted Butterflyfish
    Chaetodon selene
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0085
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bryozoan
    Bryozoan
    Triphyllozoon inornatum - I really like these.
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0088
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ascidian
    Ascidian
    Didemnum species
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0089
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Diana's Chromodoris
    Diana's Chromodoris
    Chromodoris dianae
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0094
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Soft Coral
    Soft Coral
    Anthelia species
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0095
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hydrozoan
    Hydrozoan
    Lytocarpus philippinus
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0096
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Strawberry Nudibranch
    Strawberry Nudibranch
    Gymnodoris aurita - really large gills.
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0099
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orange Ball Corallimorph
    Orange Ball Corallimorph
    Paracorynactis hoplites
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0100
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Indo-pacific Sergeant & eggs
    Indo-pacific Sergeant & eggs
    Abudefduf vaigiensis - Crescent Wrasses raiding the eggs.
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0106
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blacklip & Speckled Butterflyfish
    Blacklip & Speckled Butterflyfish
    Chaetodon kleinii & citrinellus - raiding another batch of Indo-pacific Sergeant eggs.
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0112
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clouded Lizardfish
    Clouded Lizardfish
    Saurida nebulosa - quick moving predator.
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0114
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clouded Lizardfish
    Clouded Lizardfish
    Saurida nebulosa - closer look.
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0116
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Striped Catfish juveniles
    Striped Catfish juveniles
    Plotosus lineaetus
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0121
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Snowflake Moray
    Snowflake Moray
    Echidna nebulosa
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1142#0126
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Peacock Mantis
    Peacock Mantis
    Odontodactylus scyallarus
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0129
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bus Stop Goniobranchus
    Bus Stop Goniobranchus
    Goniobranchus hintuanensis
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0131
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Painted Frogfish juvenile
    Painted Frogfish juvenile
    Antennarius pictus - really nice looking juvenile phase that undulates the dorsal, perhaps mimicking a bad tasting flatworm or other creature.
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0141
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Nudibranch
    Unknown Nudibranch
    Tenellia species
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0144
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Elegance Coral
    Elegance Coral
    Catalaphyllia jardinei - I've seen a lot more of this coral in the Lembeh Strait of North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0147
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Egg Shell Shrimp
    Egg Shell Shrimp
    Hamopontonia corallicola
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0150
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Daisy Corals
    Daisy Corals
    Goniopora palmensis & columna
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0151
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Undescribed Flatworm
    Undescribed Flatworm
    Pseudoceros cf dimidiatus
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0155
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Thorny Seahorse
    Thorny Seahorse
    Hippocampus hystrix
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0161
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Magnificent Fire Urchin
    Magnificent Fire Urchin
    Asthenosoma ijimai - I've seen fewer of these really nice-looking urchins than the Variable Fire Urchin.
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0165
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Coleman Shrimp
    Coleman Shrimp
    Periclimenes colemani - pair.
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0168
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Green Melibe
    Green Melibe
    Melibe viridis - expanded oral veil.
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0169
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Teatfish Sea Cucumber
    White Teatfish Sea Cucumber
    Holothuria fuscogilva
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0170
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Flower Coral
    Flower Coral
    Lobophyllia pachysepta
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0172
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plate Coral
    Plate Coral
    Fungia moluccensis
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0173
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ringed Pipefish
    Ringed Pipefish
    Dunkerocampus dactyliophorus - what do these fish with such long, slender mouths eat????
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0177
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Speckled Sandperch female
    Speckled Sandperch female
    Parapercis hexophtalma
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0183
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Thin Ghost Pipefish pair
    Thin Ghost Pipefish pair
    Solenostomus species
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0187
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yelloweye Cardinalfish
    Yelloweye Cardinalfish
    Ostorhinchus monospilus
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0198
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Devil Scorpionfish
    Devil Scorpionfish
    Scorpaenopsis diabolus
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0203
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Swimming Sea Anemone
    Swimming Sea Anemone
    Boloceroides mcmurrichii
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0207
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Snake Sea Anemone
    Snake Sea Anemone
    Actinostephanus haeckeli
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0208
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Threadfin Sand Diver male
    Threadfin Sand Diver male
    Trichonotus elegans - hard to get close to this fish before it lives up to its name.
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0223
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Threadfin Sand Diver female
    Threadfin Sand Diver female
    Trichonotus elegans
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0225
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0234
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Swimming Sea Anemone
    Swimming Sea Anemone
    Boloceroides mcmurrichii
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1143#0235
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Zig-zag Cowrie
    Zig-zag Cowrie
    Cypraea ziczac
    Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1144#0236
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Polyclad Flatworm
    Polyclad Flatworm
    Acanthozoon or Thysanozoon species
    Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1144#0238
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Barred-fin Moray
    Barred-fin Moray
    Gymnothorax zonipectis
    Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1144#0242
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Flame Cardinalfish
    Flame Cardinalfish
    Fowleria flammea
    Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1144#0244
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black Velutinid variation
    Black Velutinid variation
    Coriocella nigra
    Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1144#0250
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White-margined Moray
    White-margined Moray
    Gymnothorax albimarginatus
    Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1144#0252
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Articulate Harp
    Articulate Harp
    Harpa articularis
    Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1144#0257
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Articulate Harp
    Articulate Harp
    Harpa articularis - head shield more defined.
    Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1144#0260
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Margined Tun
    Margined Tun
    Tonna marginata
    Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1144#0263
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Undescribed Platydoris
    Undescribed Platydoris
    Platydoris species 1
    Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1144#0266
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Moustache Conger
    Moustache Conger
    Conger cinereus - not the best angle for the moustache.
    Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1144#0269
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Robust Ghost Pipefish pair
    Robust Ghost Pipefish pair
    Solenostomus cyanopterus
    Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1144#0271
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Snake Sea Anemone
    Snake Sea Anemone
    Actinostephanus haeckeli
    Night, Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, April 6, 2004
    1144#0272
    Larry L. Jackson