Dives 1206-1212

Fox Coral

Nemenzophyllia turbida - a larger colony than most I have seen.

Police Pier, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1210#0039

Larry L. Jackson

Harlequin Swimming Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis - fairly common around the base of Tube and other anemones.

Police Pier, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1210#0049

Larry L. Jackson

Banggai Cardinalfish

Pterapogon kauderni

Police Pier, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1210#0050

Larry L. Jackson

Banggai Cardinalfish

Pterapogon kauderni

Police Pier, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1210#0051

Larry L. Jackson

Vermiculated Angelfish

Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus

Police Pier, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1210#0059

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Acoel Flatworms

Waminoa species - the little flatworms are quite thick on this Heliofungia actiniformis, Plate Coral.  A number of juvenile Banggai Cardinalfish.

Police Pier, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1210#0060

Larry L. Jackson

Banggai Cardinalfish

Pterapogon kauderni

Police Pier, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1210#0065

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Barramundi

Cromileptes altivelis - large juvenile.

Police Pier, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1210#0067

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Painted Frogfish

Antennarius pictus - good view of the esca (lure) and illicium (rod).

Police Pier, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1210#0074

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Painted Frogfish

Antennarius pictus

Police Pier, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1210#0076

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Painted Frogfish

Antennarius pictus - staying near a similarly colored sponge improves feeding success.

Police Pier, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1210#0080

Larry L. Jackson

Warty Mesh Sea Star

Nardoa tuberculata - arm tips are unusually blunt.

Police Pier, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1210#0094

Larry L. Jackson

Banggai Cardinalfish

Pterapogon kauderni

Police Pier, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1210#0097

Larry L. Jackson

Diana's Chromodoris

Chromodoris dianae

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1211#0104

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Magnificent Chromodoris

Chromodoris magnifica

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1211#0105

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Solar-powered Phyllodesmium

Phyllodesmium longicirrum - zooxanthellae (algae) from feeding on Sarcophyton species corals are moved to the cerata to produce much of the nutrition for the nudibranch.

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1211#0108

Larry L. Jackson

Bat Volute

Cymbiola vespertillio

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1211#0111

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Undetermined Feather Star

Stephanometra species

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1211#0113

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Sea Fan

Echinomuricea species - commonly covered with cyanobacteria algae.

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1211#0117

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Sea Fan

Stephanogorgia species - very delicate

Aw Shucks, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, August 1, 2004

1211#0119

Larry L. Jackson