Dives 1319-1327

Yellow Pygmy Angelfish

Centropyge heraldi

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1319#0016

Larry L. Jackson

Giant Sweetlips

Plectorhinchos albovittatus

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1319#0017

Larry L. Jackson

Narrow-barred Spanish Mackerel

Scomberomorus commerson

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1319#0018

Larry L. Jackson

Emperor Angelfish

Pomacanthus imperator

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1319#0021

Larry L. Jackson

Torpedo Scad

Megalaspis cordyla

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1319#0022

Larry L. Jackson

Bluespine Unicornfish

Naso unicornis

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1319#0025

Larry L. Jackson

Bluespine Unicornfish

Naso unicornis - male.

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1319#0026

Larry L. Jackson

Six-banded Angelfish

Pomacanthus sexstriatus with a juvenile Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse.

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1319#0031

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Potato Grouper

Epinephelus tukula

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1319#0032

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Gray Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos - healthy female with a small Sharksucker.

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1319#0034

Larry L. Jackson

Giant Sweetlips

Plectorhinchos albovittatus

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1319#0038

Larry L. Jackson

Torpedo Scad

Megalaspis cordyla

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1319#0041

Larry L. Jackson

Hard Coral

Acropora kimbeensis

Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1320#0044

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Hard Corals

Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1320#0045

Larry L. Jackson

Hard Coral

Montipora mollis

Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1320#0046

Larry L. Jackson

Sapphire Flatworm

Pseudoceros sapphirinus

Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1320#0054

Larry L. Jackson

Yellowtail Fangblenny

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1320#0055

Larry L. Jackson

Soft Coral

Efflatounaria species

Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1320#0057

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White Flatworm

Pseudoceros meenae

Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1320#0058

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Fluted Giant Clam

Tridacna squamosa

Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1320#0060

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Maxima Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima

Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1320#0061

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Maxima Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima - very much like the preceding clam.

Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1320#0063

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Ornate Batwing Slug

Sagaminopteron ornatum

Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1320#0066

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Helmet Coral

Halomitra pileus

Jewel Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1321#0001

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Soft Coral

Xenia & Anthelia species

Jewel Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1321#0002

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Sea Fan

Plumigorgia species

Jewel Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1321#0003

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Stout-body Chromis

Chromis chrysura

Jewel Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1321#0006

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Harlequin Tuskfish

Choerodon fasciatus

Jewel Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1321#0011

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Sea Fan

Anthogorgia species

Jewel Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1321#0012

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Longnose Filefish

Oxymonacanthus longirostris

Jewel Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1321#0013

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Maxima Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima

Jewel Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1321#0014

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Smooth Giant Clam

Tridacna derasa

Jewel Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1321#0016

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Soft Coral

Klyxum species

Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1322#0017

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Fluted Giant Clam

Tridacna squamosa

Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1322#0019

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Smooth Giant Clam

Tridacna derasa

Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1322#0020

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Fluted Giant Clam

Tridacna squamosa

Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1322#0022

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Coralline Algae

Amphiroa species

Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1322#0023

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Fluted Giant Clam

Tridacna squamosa

Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1322#0024

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Scroll Coral

Turbinaria reniformis

Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1322#0025

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Brain Coral

Symphyllia agaricia

Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1322#0027

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Sea Fan

Melithaea species

Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1322#0028

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Maxima Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima

Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1322#0030

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Maxima Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima

Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1322#0032

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Giant Grouper

Epinephelus lanceolatus - divers from nearby Lizard Island have made this a feeding site with large, hopeful fish that can be carefully fed.

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1323#0033

Larry L. Jackson

Giant Grouper

Epinephelus lanceolatus

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1323#0035

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Giant Grouper

Epinephelus lanceolatus

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1323#0038

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Potato Grouper

Epinephelus tukula

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1323#0039

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Potato Grouper

Epinephelus tukula

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1323#0041

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Potato Grouper

Epinephelus tukula

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1323#0045

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Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus - terminal phase.

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1323#0046

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Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus - terminal phase.

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1323#0049

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Potato Grouper

Epinephelus tukula

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1323#0055

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Peacock Flounder

Bothus mancus

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1323#0058

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Blue-green Chromis

Chromis viridis - refuge close.

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1323#0062

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Red Snapper

Lutjanus bohar

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1323#0064

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Barrier Reef Anemonefish

Amphiprion akindynos - with the distinct head bar notch.

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1323#0067

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Slender Sapsucking Slug

Thuridilla gracilis

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004

1323#0068

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Lace Coral

Distichopora species 4

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0001

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Clark's Anemonefish

Amphiprion clarkii

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0002

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Six-banded Angelfish

Pomacanthus sexstriatus

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0004

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Barrier Reef Anemonefish

Amphiprion akindynos - the color transition at the caudal base is another characteristic that distinguishes it from Clark's Anemonefish.

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0005

Larry L. Jackson

Corkscrew & Beaded Sea Anemones

Macrodactyla doreensis & Heteractis aurora

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0006

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Fluted Giant Clam

Tridacna squamosa

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0007

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Fluted Giant Clam

Tridacna squamosa

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0009

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Fluted Giant Clam

Tridacna squamosa

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0010

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Bumphead Parrotfish

Bolbometopon muricatum - terminal phase.

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0012

Larry L. Jackson

Bumphead Parrotfish

Bolbometopon muricatum - terminal phase.

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0013

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Reticulated Moray

Gymnothorax richardsonii

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0015

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Hard Coral

Acropora nobilis

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0016

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Reefscape

View from exploring a cave.

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0017

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Magnificent Sea Anemone

Radianthus magnifica with Pink Anemonefish.

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0020

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Greensnout Parrotfish

Scarus spinus - very colorful terminal phase.

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0022

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Titan Triggerfish

Balistoides viridescens - slowly approaching a feeding Titan Triggerfish is generally safe.  If they are nesting, keep a large distance.

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0024

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Hard Coral

Acropora formosa

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0027

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Magnificent Sea Anemone

Radianthus magnifica - a particularly large anemone with Pink Anemonefish.

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0029

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Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus - Divemaster Steve with this terminal phase Humphead Wrasse hoping to be fed.

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0037

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Potato Grouper

Epinephelus tukula

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0038

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Giant Grouper

Epinephelus lanceolatus

Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1324#0042

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Hard Coral

Acropora echinata

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0045

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Maxima Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0046

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Maxima Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0047

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Maxima Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0048

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Hard Coral

Acropora valenciennesi

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0049

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Goldbarred Butterflyfish

Chaetodon rainfordi

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0053

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Goldbarred Butterflyfish

Chaetodon rainfordi

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0056

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Smooth Giant Clam

Tridacna derasa

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0057

Larry L. Jackson

Blue-green Chromis

Chromis viridis - the Freckled Hawkfish luring nearby will eat any of the juvenile Chromis that gets close enough.

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0058

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Hard Coral

Acropora nobilis

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0059

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Hard Coral

Acropora lutkeni

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0060

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Ornate Butterflyfish

Chaetodon ornatissimus

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0061

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Spinecheek Anemonefish

Amphiprion biaculeatus - dull colored female with a very brightly colored male.

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0066

Larry L. Jackson

Blue-green Chromis

Chromis viridis

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0067

Larry L. Jackson

Clark's Anemonefish

Amphiprion clarkii - best guess without seeing the caudal base.

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0070

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Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0073

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Blue-green Chromis

Chromis viridis

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0074

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Smooth Giant Clam

Tridacna derasa

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0075

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Maxima Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0076

Larry L. Jackson

Bear Paw Clam

Hippopus hippopus - I have not seen this clam very often.

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0079

Larry L. Jackson

Hard Coral

Acropora loripes

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0081

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Hard Coral

Acropora loripes

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0082

Larry L. Jackson

Red Lionfish

Pterois volitans

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0083

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Red Lionfish

Pterois volitans

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0086

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Maxima Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0087

Larry L. Jackson

Maxima Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0088

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New Guinea Wrasse

Anampses neoguinaicus - terminal phase.

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0089

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Foxface Rabbitfish

Siganus vulpinus

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0090

Larry L. Jackson

Snubnose Pompano

Trachinotus blochii

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0091

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Hard Coral

Acropora aculeus

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0092

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Yellow-axil Chromis

Chromis xanthochira

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0093

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Poss's Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis possi juvenile.

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0095

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Doublespot Wrasse

Halichoeres biocellatus - terminal phase.

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0098

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Yellowbar Parrotfish

Scarus schlegeli - terminal phase.

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0100

Larry L. Jackson

Big Longnose Butterflyfish

Forcipiger longirostris

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0101

Larry L. Jackson

Fluted Giant Clam

Tridacna squamosa

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0103

Larry L. Jackson

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0104

Larry L. Jackson

Orangespine Unicornfish

Naso lituratus

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0108

Larry L. Jackson

Hancock's Flatworm

Pseudobiceros hancockanus

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0111

Larry L. Jackson

Tunicates

Clavelina robusta

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0115

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Sponge

Ianthella flabelliformis

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0116

Larry L. Jackson

Leather Coral

Sarcophyton elegans

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0117

Larry L. Jackson

Tunicates

Lissoclinum & Aplidium species

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0118

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Schultz's Pipefish

Corythoichthys schultzi

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0119

Larry L. Jackson

Schultz's Pipefish

Corythoichthys schultzi

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0121

Larry L. Jackson

Common Feather Duster Worm

Sabellastarte sanctijosephi

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0120

Larry L. Jackson

Sabre Squirrelfish

Sargocentron spiniferum

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0123

Larry L. Jackson

Ambon Crinoid Shrimp

Laomenes amboinensis

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0128

Larry L. Jackson

Bigeye Snappers

Lutjanus lutjanus

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0001

Larry L. Jackson

Pacific Bird Wrasse

Gomphosus varius - initial phase.

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0003

Larry L. Jackson

Pacific Bird Wrasse

Gomphosus varius - terminal phase.

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0004

Larry L. Jackson

Forktail Rabbitfish

Siganus argenteus

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0005

Larry L. Jackson

Spinecheek Anemonefish

Amphiprion biaculeatus

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0007

Larry L. Jackson

Hard Coral

Acropora formosa

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0008

Larry L. Jackson

Fluted Giant Clam

Tridacna squamosa

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0009

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Blue-green Chromis

Chromis viridis - male in nuptial (breeding) coloration.

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0010

Larry L. Jackson

Fluted Giant Clam

Tridacna squamosa

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0012

Larry L. Jackson

Blue-spotted Ribbontail Ray

Taeniura lymma

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0017

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Blue-green Chromis

Chromis viridis - a very large number of juveniles near their refuge coral.

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0018

Larry L. Jackson

Reef Stonefish

Synanceia verrucosa with the coloring of coralline algae.

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0019

Larry L. Jackson

Red-spot Ardeadoris

Ardeadoris cruenta

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0025

Larry L. Jackson

Hybrid Butterflyfish

Chaetodon punctatofasciatus x pelewensis

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0028

Larry L. Jackson

Red-streaked Blenny

Cirripectes stigmaticus

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0029

Larry L. Jackson

Red-streaked Blenny

Cirripectes stigmaticus

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0031

Larry L. Jackson

Papuan Epaulette Shark

Hemiscyllium hallstromi

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0032

Larry L. Jackson

Papuan Epaulette Shark

Hemiscyllium hallstromi

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0033

Larry L. Jackson

Sea Whips

Junceella species

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0034

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Liz's Phyllidiella

Phyllidiella lizae

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0035

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Orange Chocolate Chip Sea Star

Protoreaster nodosus juvenile

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0038

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Unknown Sponge

Rhopaloeides odorabile

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0038

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Doublebanded Soapfish

Diploprion bifasciatum

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0039

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Helmet Coral

Halomitra pileus - the growth on the underside of the top coral is called an 'acanthocauli' and may form a complete new coral if the old coral stays upside down or dies.

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0041

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Elisabeth's Chromodoris

Chromodoris elisabethina

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0042

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Fusilier Damsels

Lepidozygus tapeinosoma - best guess that these are juveniles based on body shape and behavior.  Juvenile Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse offering cleaning services.

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0043

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Hard Coral

Acropora nobilis

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0044

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Magnificent Sea Anemone

Radianthus magnifica with Clown Anemonefish.

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0045

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Clown Anemonefish

Amphiprion percula

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0049

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Rockmover Wrasse

Novaculichthys taeniourus - juvenile phase.

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0052

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Hard Coral

Acropora formosa

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0053

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Hard Coral

Porites lichen

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0054

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Bubble-tip Sea Anemones

Entacmaea quadricolor - Red & Black Anemonefish are the common occupants of these clonal groupings of this particular anemone.

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0057

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Table Coral

Acropora cytherea

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0058

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MV Undersea Explorer

The last photo on the last dive of the GBR trip as I surfaced from the dive and headed for the ladder at the back of the boat.

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0060

Larry L. Jackson