Dives 1195-1205

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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