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  • Yellowtail Barracuda
    Yellowtail Barracuda
    Sphyraena flavicauda - the dive site experiences a bit more current, so there are schools of fish and occasional sharks.
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0145
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Pen
    Sea Pen
    Pteroides species - back side.
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0147
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Pen
    Sea Pen
    Pteroides species - front side.
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0148
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Philippines Venus Shell
    Philippines Venus Shell
    Ruditapes philippinarum
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0150
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Amberfish Sea Cucumber
    Amberfish Sea Cucumber
    Thelenota anax
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0152
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Sea Star
    Blue Sea Star
    Linckia laevigata - less commonly seen coloration.
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0153
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Zebra Moray
    Zebra Moray
    Gymnomuraena zebra
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0158
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dotted Sweetlips
    Dotted Sweetlips
    Plectorhinchus picus - large juvenile.
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0161
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pale Monocle Bream
    Pale Monocle Bream
    Scolopsis affinis
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0173
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Sea Star spawning
    Blue Sea Star spawning
    Linckia laevigata - wispy gametes in the upper right part of the photo.
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0174
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Plate Coral
    Plate Coral
    Cycloseris cyclolites
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0176
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Round Crab
    Unknown Round Crab
    Very small crab in the Acropora species coral.
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0179
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cushion Star spawning
    Cushion Star spawning
    Culcita novaeguinea - thin strings of gametes on the surface of the cushion star, lower, center.
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0182
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cushion Star spawning
    Cushion Star spawning
    Culcita novaeguinea - close photo of the gametes.
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0184
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Papuan Scorpionfish
    Papuan Scorpionfish
    Scorpaenopsis papuensis
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0190
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brain Coral
    Brain Coral
    Lobophyllia hemprichii - with Seriatopora hystrix on the left.
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0196
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blackspotted Puffer
    Blackspotted Puffer
    Arothron nigropunctatus - color variation.
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0201
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sponge
    Sponge
    Haliclona species
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0203
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Speckledfin Grouper juvenile
    Speckledfin Grouper juvenile
    Epinephelus ongus
    Koala, Batangas, Philippines, April 11, 2004
    1161#0205
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Warty Sea Star
    Warty Sea Star
    Echinaster callosus
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1162#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Elegant Phyllidia
    Elegant Phyllidia
    Phyllidia elegans
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1162#0004
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Undescribed Marbled Shrimp
    Undescribed Marbled Shrimp
    Saron species - there is a large complex of these poorly studied tufted shrimp .
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1162#0017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Comet
    Comet
    Calloplesiops altivelis - small spotted variation.
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1162#0024
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Warty Frogfish
    Warty Frogfish
    Antennarius maculatus - male below a gravid female, likely to spawn during the night.
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1162#0040
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Warty Frogfish male
    Warty Frogfish male
    Antennarius maculatus
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1162#0032
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Warty Frogfish female
    Warty Frogfish female
    Antennarius maculatus - gravid female.
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1162#0054
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Script Flatworm
    Script Flatworm
    Pseudoceros scriptus
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1162#0045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Diana's Chromodoris
    Diana's Chromodoris
    Chromodoris dianae
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1162#0066
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Diana's Chromodoris
    Diana's Chromodoris
    Chromodoris dianae
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1162#0074
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Threadfin Hawkfish
    Threadfin Hawkfish
    Amblycirrhitus aprinus
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1162#0081
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bath's Coralblenny
    Bath's Coralblenny
    Ecsenius bathi
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1162#0112
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse
    Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse
    Labroides dimidiatus - cleaning a Blacklip Butterflyfish.
    Dary Laut, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1163#0118
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse
    Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse
    Labroides dimidiatus - another photo.
    Dary Laut, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1163#0119
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Racing Stripe Flatworm
    Racing Stripe Flatworm
    Pseudoceros bifurcus - unlike the more common blue coloration.
    Dary Laut, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1163#0125
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Frogfish
    Giant Frogfish
    Antennarius commerson - very colorful.
    Dary Laut, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1163#0130
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Frogfish
    Giant Frogfish
    Antennarius commerson - full display while moving to another location.
    Dary Laut, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1163#0146
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Frogfish
    Giant Frogfish
    Antennarius commerson - close photo.
    Dary Laut, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1163#0163
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Golden Damsel
    Golden Damsel
    Amblyglypidodon aureus
    Dary Laut, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1163#0138
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tunicates
    Tunicates
    Clavelina species 2
    Dary Laut, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1163#0143
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Halgerda-like Taringa
    Halgerda-like Taringa
    Taringa halgerda
    Dary Laut, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1163#0159
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Dragonet
    Unknown Dragonet
    Synchiropus species - possibly Bartel's.
    Dary Laut, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1163#0176
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bartel's Dragonet
    Bartel's Dragonet
    Synchiropus bartlesi - looks like a male.
    Dary Laut, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1163#0187
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bluestriped Fangblenny juvenile
    Bluestriped Fangblenny juvenile
    Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
    Dary Laut, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1163#0180
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Jewelled Blenny
    Jewelled Blenny
    Salarius fasciatus
    Dary Laut, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1163#0191
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dusky Dottyback
    Dusky Dottyback
    Pseudochromis fuscus
    Dary Laut, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1163#0195
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dusky Dottyback
    Dusky Dottyback
    Pseudochromis fuscus
    Dary Laut, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1163#0199
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Damsel
    White Damsel
    Dischistodus perspicillatus
    Dary Laut, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1163#0197
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Frogfish
    Giant Frogfish
    Antennarius commerson - another colorful giant frogfish.
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1164#0210
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Frogfish
    Giant Frogfish
    Antennarius commerson - close photo.
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1164#0217
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dwarf Hawkfish
    Dwarf Hawkfish
    Cirrhitichthys falco
    Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 12, 2004
    1164#0220
    Larry L. Jackson