Dives 1170-1177

Checkerboard Wrasse

Halichoeres hortulanus - initial phase (female).

Back of Sombrero, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 16, 2004

1174#0050

Larry L. Jackson

Barchin Scorpionfish

Sebastapistes strongia

Back of Sombrero, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 16, 2004

1174#0051

Larry L. Jackson

Bubble-tip Sea Anemone

Entacmaea quadricolor - this coloration really catches the eye.

Back of Sombrero, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 16, 2004

1174#0055

Larry L. Jackson

Red & Black Anemonefish

Amphiprion melanopus - the male is brightly colored.

Back of Sombrero, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 16, 2004

1174#0057

Larry L. Jackson

Red & Black Anemonefish

Amphiprion melanopus - big female, male below and a juvenile deep in the tentacles.

Back of Sombrero, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 16, 2004

1174#0071

Larry L. Jackson

Reef Fish

Anthias, damsels & wrasses.

Back of Sombrero, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 16, 2004

1174#0075

Larry L. Jackson

Giant Frogfish

Antennarius commerson - Currents around Kirby's rock foster large populations of fish that attract predatory fish like this.

Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 16, 2004

1175#0080

Larry L. Jackson

Bigeye Snappers

Lutjanus lutjanus

Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 16, 2004

1175#0094

Larry L. Jackson

Giant Frogfish

Antennarius commerson

Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 16, 2004

1175#0096

Larry L. Jackson

Giant Frogfish

Antennarius commerson

Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 16, 2004

1175#0100

Larry L. Jackson