Dives 1285-1295

  • Holthuis' Anemone Shrimp
    Holthuis' Anemone Shrimp
    Ancylomenes holthuisi - egg carrying shrimp in a Hell's Fire Anemone.
    Lion Muck, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 1, 2004
    1285#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Elegant Crinoid Squat Lobster
    Elegant Crinoid Squat Lobster
    Allogalathea elegans - really blends well with the feather star.
    Lion Muck, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 1, 2004
    1285#0003
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Twin-stripe Crinoid Shrimp
    Twin-stripe Crinoid Shrimp
    Periclimenes affinis - moving to a whip coral from the feather star where it blended very well.
    Lion Muck, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 1, 2004
    1285#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Soft Coral Porcelain Crab
    Soft Coral Porcelain Crab
    Lissoporcellana nakasonei
    Lion Muck, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 1, 2004
    1285#0008
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Pen
    Sea Pen
    Cavernulina species
    Lion Muck, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 1, 2004
    1285#0009
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wheelbarrow
    Wheelbarrow
    Any object on sandy bottoms becomes a habitat.
    Lion Muck, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 1, 2004
    1285#0012
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Magnificent Anemone Shrimp
    Magnificent Anemone Shrimp
    Ancylomenes magnificus
    Lion Muck, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 1, 2004
    1285#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hell's Fire Anemone
    Hell's Fire Anemone
    Actinodendron plumosum - several shrimp on the anemone.
    Lion Muck, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 1, 2004
    1285#0014
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tokio's Spindle Cowrie
    Tokio's Spindle Cowrie
    Phenacovolva tokioi
    Lion Muck, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 1, 2004
    1285#0018
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Undescribed Flatworm
    Undescribed Flatworm
    Prostheceraeus species 1 - no identification could be found in searches.
    Lion Muck, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 1, 2004
    1285#0020
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dancing Shrimp
    Dancing Shrimp
    Rhynchocinetes durbanensis
    Lion Muck, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 1, 2004
    1285#0023
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Divaricate Tree Coral
    Divaricate Tree Coral
    Dendronephthya species
    Lion Muck, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 1, 2004
    1285#0025
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Short-tailed Pipefish
    Short-tailed Pipefish
    Trachyrhamphus bioarctatus
    Lion Muck, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 1, 2004
    1285#0029
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vomer Conch
    Vomer Conch
    Strombus vomer
    Lion Muck, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 1, 2004
    1285#0030
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clark's Anemonefish
    Clark's Anemonefish
    Amphiprion clarkii - in Haddon's Carpet Anemone with anemone shrimp and Threespot Dascyllus.
    Lion Muck, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 1, 2004
    1285#0034
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hell's Fire Anemone
    Hell's Fire Anemone
    Actinodendron plumosum - interesting that the anemone has some green coloration in the sea grass area.
    Lion Muck, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 1, 2004
    1285#0035
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Regent Mitre
    Regent Mitre
    Vexillum reginum
    Lion Muck, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 1, 2004
    1285#0036
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pacific Deer Cowrie
    Pacific Deer Cowrie
    Cypraea vitellus
    Lion Muck, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 1, 2004
    1285#0037
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Lionfish
    Red Lionfish
    Pterois volitans
    Suzie's Bommie, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 2, 2004
    1286#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tunicates
    Tunicates
    Pycnoclavella diminuta
    Suzie's Bommie, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 2, 2004
    1286#0003
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cuming's Sea Star
    Cuming's Sea Star
    Neoferdina cumingi
    Suzie's Bommie, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 2, 2004
    1286#0004
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Goldstriped Sweetlips
    Goldstriped Sweetlips
    Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia
    Suzie's Bommie, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 2, 2004
    1286#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Umbellate Tree Coral
    Umbellate Tree Coral
    Dendronephthya species
    Suzie's Bommie, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 2, 2004
    1286#0006
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Fan
    Sea Fan
    Echinogorgia species
    Suzie's Bommie, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 2, 2004
    1286#0007
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Goldstriped Sweetlips
    Goldstriped Sweetlips
    Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia
    Suzie's Bommie, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 2, 2004
    1286#0008
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Lionfish
    Red Lionfish
    Pterois volitans - unusual coloration while resting.
    Suzie's Bommie, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 2, 2004
    1286#0010
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Lionfish
    Red Lionfish
    Pterois volitans - not uncommon to see cooperation to feed.
    Suzie's Bommie, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 2, 2004
    1286#0012
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Map Puffer & Many-spotted Sweetlips
    Map Puffer & Many-spotted Sweetlips
    Arothron mappa & Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides - at a cleaning station.
    Suzie's Bommie, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 2, 2004
    1286#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellowfin Emperor & Diagonal-banded Sweetlips
    Yellowfin Emperor & Diagonal-banded Sweetlips
    Lethrinus erythracanthus & Plectorhinchus lineatus
    Suzie's Bommie, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 2, 2004
    1286#0016
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellowfin Emperor & Diagonal-banded Sweetlips
    Yellowfin Emperor & Diagonal-banded Sweetlips
    Lethrinus erythracanthus & Plectorhinchus lineatus - also Goldstriped Sweetlips.
    Suzie's Bommie, Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, October 2, 2004
    1286#0020
    Larry L. Jackson