Dives 1268-1276

  • Sea Fan
    Sea Fan
    Melithaeid - not sure what Genus in this Family.
    Tania's Reef, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1269#0048
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Andaman Damsels
    Andaman Damsels
    Pomacentrus alleni
    Tania's Reef, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1269#0050
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pygmy Seahorse
    Pygmy Seahorse
    Hippocampus bargabanti
    Cherie's Reef, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1270#0053
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Magnificent Chromodoris
    Magnificent Chromodoris
    Chromodoris magnifica
    Cherie's Reef, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1270#0056
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spinecheek Anemonefish
    Spinecheek Anemonefish
    Amphiprion biaculeatus
    Cherie's Reef, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1270#0058
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spinecheek Anemonefish
    Spinecheek Anemonefish
    Amphiprion biaculeatus - colorful pair.
    Cherie's Reef, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1270#0061
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clove Polyps
    Clove Polyps
    Clavularia species
    Cherie's Reef, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1270#0063
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Fan
    Sea Fan
    Solenocaulon species
    Cherie's Reef, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1270#0064
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Banana Nudibranch & eggs
    Banana Nudibranch & eggs
    Aegires minor
    Cherie's Reef, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1270#0065
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Banana Nudibranch
    Banana Nudibranch
    Aegires minor
    Cherie's Reef, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1270#0066
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellowfin Damsel
    Yellowfin Damsel
    Chrysiptera flavipinnis
    Cherie's Reef, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1270#0069
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Anna's Chromodoris
    Anna's Chromodoris
    Chromodoris annae
    Cherie's Reef, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1270#0070
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropora latistella
    Cherie's Reef, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1270#0074
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Beaded Sea Anemone
    Beaded Sea Anemone
    Heteractis aurora
    Cherie's Reef, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1270#0075
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mandarinfish
    Mandarinfish
    Synchiropus splendidus - pre-spawning male and female.
    Night, Kwato Island Dock, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1271#0086
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mandarinfish & eggs
    Mandarinfish & eggs
    Synchiropus splendidus - a very lucky shot showing the eggs with the male fertilizing them as they rise to the surface.
    Night, Kwato Island Dock, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1271#0094
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Barred-fin Moray
    Barred-fin Moray
    Gymnothorax zonipectis
    Night, Kwato Island Dock, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1271#0096
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mandarinfish
    Mandarinfish
    Synchiropus splendidus - pre-spawning male and female.
    Night, Kwato Island Dock, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1271#0103
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mandarinfish
    Mandarinfish
    Synchiropus splendidus - heading up to spawn.
    Night, Kwato Island Dock, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1271#0105
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 4 Mandarinfish
    4 Mandarinfish
    Synchiropus splendidus - males competing for chance to spawn with a female.
    Night, Kwato Island Dock, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1271#0108
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mandarinfish
    Mandarinfish
    Synchiropus splendidus - Spawning ascent.
    Night, Kwato Island Dock, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004
    1271#0111
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Sponge
    Unknown Sponge
    Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004
    1272#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Batangas Halgerda
    Batangas Halgerda
    Halgerda batangas
    Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004
    1272#0003
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Sponge
    Unknown Sponge
    Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004
    1272#0006
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Sponge
    Unknown Sponge
    Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004
    1272#0007
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Winged Pipefish
    Winged Pipefish
    Halicampus macrorhynchus - really blends with the substrate.
    Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004
    1272#0009
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Winged Pipefish
    Winged Pipefish
    Halicampus macrorhynchus - detail of head.
    Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004
    1272#0011
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Undescribed Flatworm
    Undescribed Flatworm
    Thysanozoon species 1
    Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004
    1272#0014
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Free-living Hard Corals
    Free-living Hard Corals
    Heteropsammia cochlea - I gathered a few for the photo. There is a worm living in the base that moves this coral around on the substrate mostly at night.
    Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004
    1272#0016
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Undescribed Doto
    Undescribed Doto
    Doto species 19
    Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004
    1272#0017
    Larry L. Jackson