Dives 1195-1205

Barne's Garden Eel

Gorgasia barnesi

Angel's Window, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1195#0003

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Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp

Dasycaris zanzibarica

Angel's Window, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1195#0005

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Pygmy Seahorse

Hippocampus bargabanti - guides usually cause the sea fan to retract the polyps to find the tiny seahorse more easily. The body bumps on the seahorse resemble the retracted polyps, but the flash reveals contrast.

Angel's Window, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1195#0011

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Striped Goby

Asterropteryx striata

Angel's Window, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1195#0016

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Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

Angel's Window, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1195#0020

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Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

Angel's Window, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1195#0021

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Many-spotted Sweetlips juvenile

Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides - very active swimming behavior in these small juveniles.

Angel's Window, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1195#0028

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False Clown Anemonefish

Amphiprion ocellaris

Angel's Window, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1195#0032

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False Clown Anemonefish

Amphiprion ocellaris

Angel's Window, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1195#0036

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Blacklip Butterflyfish

Chaetodon kleinii

Angel's Window, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1195#0038

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Golden Damsel

Amblyglyphidodon aureus

Angel's Window, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1195#0039

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Golden Damsel juvenile

Amblyglyphidodon aureus

Angel's Window, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1195#0040

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Funeral Jorunna

Jorunna funebris - unusual to see damage.

Angel's Window, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1195#0043

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Golden Wentletrap

Epidendrium billeeanum - the snail and an egg mass.

Angel's Window, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1195#0049

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Redline Flabellina

Flabellina rubrolineata

Angel's Window, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1195#0051

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Dragon Sea Moth

Eurypegasus draconis

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1196#0053

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Spiny Devilfish

Inimicus didactylus - covered with the sand the fish buries in.

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1196#0057

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Yellow-spotted Anemone Shrimp

Ancylomenes luteomaculatus - egg mass in the swimmerets.

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1196#0059

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Sea Squirts

Rhopalaea species and unknown, colorful sponge.

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1196#0064

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Mosaic Octopus

Abdopus abaculus

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1196#0068

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Egg Shell Shrimp

Hamopontonia corallicola - in Elegance Coral.

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1196#0069

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Red-spotted Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris iba

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1196#0072

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Open Brain Coral

Trachyphyllia geoffroyi - unusual specimen.

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1196#0074

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Ornate Ghost Pipefish male

Solenostomus paradoxus

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1196#0075

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Ornate Ghost Pipefish male

Solenostomus paradoxus

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1196#0078

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Gardiner's Headshield Slug

Philinopsis gardineri

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1196#0081

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Fragile Plate Coral

Diaseris fragilis

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1196#0083

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Barramundi juvenile

Cromileptes altivelis

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1196#0087

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Emperor Shrimp

Periclimenes imperator - on a Green Melibe.

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1197#0091

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Spotted Sand Diver male

Trichonotus setiger

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1197#0094

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Orange & Black Dragonet male

Dactylopus kuiteri

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1197#0098

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Banded Sea Krait

Laticauda colubrina

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1197#0104

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Banded Sea Krait

Laticauda colubrina - checking out an underwater camera.

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1197#0109

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Magnificent Anemone Shrimp

Ancylomenes magnificus - fairly common to see the shrimp on the Black-finned Snake Eel and other snake eels.

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1197#0122

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Magnificent Anemone Shrimp

Ancylomenes magnificus

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1197#0126

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Undetermined Decorator Crab

Achaeus species - using algae for camouflage.

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1197#0129

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Yellowmargin Triggerfish juvenile

Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1197#0142

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Yellowmargin Triggerfish juvenile

Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1197#0144

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Painted Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris infucata

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1197#0146

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Reptilian Snake Eel

Brachysomophis henshawi

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1197#0148

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Peacock Razorfish

Iniistius pavo - juvenile phase.

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1197#0152

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Golden Mantis

Lysiosquilla tredecimdentata

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1197#0154

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Saddleback Anemonefish

Amphiprion polymnus - protective, aggressive near their anemone.

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 27, 2004

1197#0161

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Orangutan Crab

Oncinopus species 1 - also Acoel Flatworms on Bubble Coral.

California Dreaming, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1198#0003

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Gilded Triggerfish female

Xanthichthys auromarginatus

California Dreaming, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1198#0009

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Gilded Triggerfish male

Xanthichthys auromarginatus

California Dreaming, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1198#0018

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Chamberlain's Nembrotha

Nembrotha chamberlaini

California Dreaming, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1198#0024

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Blue Sea Cucumber

Actinopyga caerulea

California Dreaming, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1198#0029

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Black Coralblenny phase

Ecsenius namiyei

California Dreaming, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1198#0034

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Chamberlain's Nembrotha

Nembrotha chamberlaini

California Dreaming, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1198#0039

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Spiny Tiger Shrimp

Phyllognathia ceratophthalmus - very small, only found with the help of good guides.

California Dreaming, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1198#0042

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Spiny Tiger Shrimp

Phyllognathia ceratophthalmus

California Dreaming, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1198#0045

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Ocellated Phyllidia

Phyllidia ocellata

California Dreaming, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1198#0059

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Ascidian

Botryllus species

California Dreaming, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1198#0066

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Painted Spiny Lobster

Panulirus versicolor

California Dreaming, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1198#0075

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Chamberlain's Nembrothas mating

Nembrotha chamberlaini

California Dreaming, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1198#0087

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Leopard Sea Cucumber

Bohadschia argus - very sticky cuvierian tubules are a response to threats.

Batu Merah, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1199#0092

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Saddled Snake Eel

Leiuranus semicinctus

Batu Merah, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1199#0095

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Tunicates

Rhopalaea, Clavelina, Didemnum, Nephtheis species

Batu Merah, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1199#0104

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Leopard Goniobranchus

Goniobranchus leopardus

Batu Merah, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1199#0105

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Barred Shrimpgoby variation

Cryptocentrus fasciatus - significant variations in body color and pattern for this species.  Snapping Shrimp working on the burrow.

Batu Merah, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1199#0108

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Barred Shrimpgoby variation

Cryptocentrus fasciatus - another color pattern.

Batu Merah, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1199#0114

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Barred Shrimpgoby variation

Cryptocentrus fasciatus - another color pattern with the snapping shrimp in good view.

Batu Merah, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1199#0121

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Sponge

Amphimedon species

Batu Merah, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1199#0125

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Unknown Sponge

My best guess is that this is a sponge, but no images in searches help with an identification.

Batu Merah, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1199#0126

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Tryon's Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris tryoni

Batu Merah, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1199#0132

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Tunicate

Amphimedon species - in a soft coral colony.

Batu Merah, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1199#0136

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Star Puffer juvenile

Arothron stellatus

Hairball Too, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1200#0139

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Flasher Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis macrochir - great camouflage.

Hairball Too, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1200#0141

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Sharpsnout Snake Eel

Apterichtus klazingai

Hairball Too, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1200#0144

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Golden Hydroid Shrimp & Undetermined Decorator Crab

Periclimenes laevimanus & Achaeus species - two masters of camouflage.

Hairball Too, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1200#0146

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Map Puffer

Arothron mappa - small individual.

Hairball Too, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1200#0148

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Giant Sweetlips juvenile

Plectorhinchus albovittatus

Hairball Too, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1200#0150

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Broadclub Cuttlefish

Sepia latimanus

Hairball Too, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1200#0153

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Pink Anemonefish

Amphiprion perideraion - with a Three-spot Dascyllus and numerous small cleaner shrimp in the lower tentacles of the sea anemone.

Hairball Too, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1200#0155

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Broadclub Cuttlefish

Sepia latimanus

Hairball Too, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1200#0165

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Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp

Dasycaris zanzibarica

Hairball Too, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1200#0169

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Barramundi juvenile

Cromileptes altivelis

Hairball Too, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1200#0177

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White-eyed Moray

Gymnothorax thyrsoideus

Hairball Too, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1200#0180

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Cockatoo Flounder

Samaris cristatus

Hairball Too, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1200#0182

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Radiant Sea Urchin

Astropyga radiata

Hairball Too, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1200#0191

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Red Emperor Snapper juvenile

Lutjanus sebae - protected in the spines of a Radiant Sea Urchin
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Hairball Too, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 28, 2004

1200#0199

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Pygmy Seahorse

Hippocampus bargibanti - nice to photograph in an undisturbed sea fan.

Makawide, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 29, 2004

1201#0005

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Wire Coral Crabs

Xenocarcinus tuberculatus

Makawide, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 29, 2004

1201#0006

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Double-toothed Egg Cowrie

Dentiovula dorsuosa - extremely small.

Makawide, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 29, 2004

1201#0013

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Siboga Doriprismatica

Doriprismatica sibogae

Makawide, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 29, 2004

1201#0018

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Thorny Seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

Magic Crack, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 29, 2004

1202#0026

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Thorny Seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

Magic Crack, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 29, 2004

1202#0028

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Fox Coral

Nemenzophyllia turbida

Magic Crack, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 29, 2004

1202#0031

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Warty Frogfish

Antennarius maculatus

Magic Crack, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 29, 2004

1202#0034

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Robe Hem Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris apolegma

Magic Crack, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 29, 2004

1202#0036

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Magnificent Chromodoris

Chromodoris magnifica

Magic Crack, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 29, 2004

1202#0038

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Robe Hem Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris apolegma

Magic Crack, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 29, 2004

1202#0039

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Warty Frogfish

Antennarius maculatus

Magic Crack, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 29, 2004

1202#0041

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White-banded Cleaner Shrimp with eggs

Lysmata amboinensis - Lysmata species shrimp are protandric simultaneous hermaphrodites with each shrimp being fertilized and carrying green eggs soon after molting.

Magic Crack, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 29, 2004

1202#0043

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White-banded Cleaner Shrimp with eggs

Lysmata amboinensis

Magic Crack, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 29, 2004

1202#0045

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Robe Hem Hypselodoris with eggs

Hypselodoris apolegma

Magic Crack, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 29, 2004

1202#0052

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Ornate Ghost Pipefish female

Solenostomus paradoxus

Magic Crack, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 29, 2004

1202#0058

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Urchin Carry Crab

Dorippe frascone

Magic Crack, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 29, 2004

1202#0060

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Radiant Sea Urchin

Astropyga radiata

Magic Crack, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 29, 2004

1202#0063

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