Dives 1319-1327

  • Yellow Pygmy Angelfish
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Potato Grouper
    Potato Grouper
    Epinephelus tukula
    Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004
    1319#0032
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gray Reef Shark
    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
    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
    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
    Hard Coral
    Acropora kimbeensis
    Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004
    1320#0044
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Corals
    Hard Corals
    Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004
    1320#0045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Montipora mollis
    Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004
    1320#0046
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sapphire Flatworm
    Sapphire Flatworm
    Pseudoceros sapphirinus
    Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004
    1320#0054
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellowtail Fangblenny
    Yellowtail Fangblenny
    Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
    Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004
    1320#0055
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Soft Coral
    Soft Coral
    Efflatounaria species
    Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004
    1320#0057
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Flatworm
    White Flatworm
    Pseudoceros meenae
    Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004
    1320#0058
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fluted Giant Clam
    Fluted Giant Clam
    Tridacna squamosa
    Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004
    1320#0060
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Maxima Giant Clam
    Maxima Giant Clam
    Tridacna maxima
    Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004
    1320#0061
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Maxima Giant Clam
    Maxima Giant Clam
    Tridacna maxima - very much like the preceding clam.
    Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004
    1320#0063
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ornate Batwing Slug
    Ornate Batwing Slug
    Sagaminopteron ornatum
    Leopard Lane, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004
    1320#0066
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Helmet Coral
    Helmet Coral
    Halomitra pileus
    Jewel Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1321#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Soft Coral
    Soft Coral
    Xenia & Anthelia species
    Jewel Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1321#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Fan
    Sea Fan
    Plumigorgia species
    Jewel Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1321#0003
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stout-body Chromis
    Stout-body Chromis
    Chromis chrysura
    Jewel Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1321#0006
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Harlequin Tuskfish
    Harlequin Tuskfish
    Choerodon fasciatus
    Jewel Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1321#0011
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Fan
    Sea Fan
    Anthogorgia species
    Jewel Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1321#0012
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Longnose Filefish
    Longnose Filefish
    Oxymonacanthus longirostris
    Jewel Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1321#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Maxima Giant Clam
    Maxima Giant Clam
    Tridacna maxima
    Jewel Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1321#0014
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Smooth Giant Clam
    Smooth Giant Clam
    Tridacna derasa
    Jewel Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1321#0016
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Soft Coral
    Soft Coral
    Klyxum species
    Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1322#0017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fluted Giant Clam
    Fluted Giant Clam
    Tridacna squamosa
    Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1322#0019
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Smooth Giant Clam
    Smooth Giant Clam
    Tridacna derasa
    Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1322#0020
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fluted Giant Clam
    Fluted Giant Clam
    Tridacna squamosa
    Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1322#0022
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Coralline Algae
    Coralline Algae
    Amphiroa species
    Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1322#0023
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fluted Giant Clam
    Fluted Giant Clam
    Tridacna squamosa
    Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1322#0024
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scroll Coral
    Scroll Coral
    Turbinaria reniformis
    Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1322#0025
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brain Coral
    Brain Coral
    Symphyllia agaricia
    Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1322#0027
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Fan
    Sea Fan
    Melithaea species
    Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1322#0028
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Maxima Giant Clam
    Maxima Giant Clam
    Tridacna maxima
    Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1322#0030
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Maxima Giant Clam
    Maxima Giant Clam
    Tridacna maxima
    Hick's Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1322#0032
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Grouper
    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
    Giant Grouper
    Epinephelus lanceolatus
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1323#0035
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Grouper
    Giant Grouper
    Epinephelus lanceolatus
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1323#0038
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Potato Grouper
    Potato Grouper
    Epinephelus tukula
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1323#0039
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Potato Grouper
    Potato Grouper
    Epinephelus tukula
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1323#0041
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Potato Grouper
    Potato Grouper
    Epinephelus tukula
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1323#0045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Humphead Wrasse
    Humphead Wrasse
    Cheilinus undulatus - terminal phase.
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1323#0046
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Humphead Wrasse
    Humphead Wrasse
    Cheilinus undulatus - terminal phase.
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1323#0049
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Potato Grouper
    Potato Grouper
    Epinephelus tukula
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1323#0055
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Peacock Flounder
    Peacock Flounder
    Bothus mancus
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1323#0058
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-green Chromis
    Blue-green Chromis
    Chromis viridis - refuge close.
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1323#0062
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Snapper
    Red Snapper
    Lutjanus bohar
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1323#0064
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Barrier Reef Anemonefish
    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
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Slender Sapsucking Slug
    Slender Sapsucking Slug
    Thuridilla gracilis
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 3, 2004
    1323#0068
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lace Coral
    Lace Coral
    Distichopora species 4
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1324#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clark's Anemonefish
    Clark's Anemonefish
    Amphiprion clarkii
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1324#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Six-banded Angelfish
    Six-banded Angelfish
    Pomacanthus sexstriatus
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1324#0004
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Barrier Reef Anemonefish
    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
    Corkscrew & Beaded Sea Anemones
    Macrodactyla doreensis & Heteractis aurora
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1324#0006
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fluted Giant Clam
    Fluted Giant Clam
    Tridacna squamosa
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1324#0007
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fluted Giant Clam
    Fluted Giant Clam
    Tridacna squamosa
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1324#0009
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fluted Giant Clam
    Fluted Giant Clam
    Tridacna squamosa
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1324#0010
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bumphead Parrotfish
    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
    Bumphead Parrotfish
    Bolbometopon muricatum - terminal phase.
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1324#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Reticulated Moray
    Reticulated Moray
    Gymnothorax richardsonii
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1324#0015
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropora nobilis
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1324#0016
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Reefscape
    Reefscape
    View from exploring a cave.
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1324#0017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Magnificent Sea Anemone
    Magnificent Sea Anemone
    Radianthus magnifica with Pink Anemonefish.
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1324#0020
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Greensnout Parrotfish
    Greensnout Parrotfish
    Scarus spinus - very colorful terminal phase.
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1324#0022
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Titan Triggerfish
    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
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropora formosa
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1324#0027
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Magnificent Sea Anemone
    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
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Humphead Wrasse
    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
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Potato Grouper
    Potato Grouper
    Epinephelus tukula
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1324#0038
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Grouper
    Giant Grouper
    Epinephelus lanceolatus
    Cod Hole, Cormorant Pass, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1324#0042
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropora echinata
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Maxima Giant Clam
    Maxima Giant Clam
    Tridacna maxima
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0046
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Maxima Giant Clam
    Maxima Giant Clam
    Tridacna maxima
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0047
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Maxima Giant Clam
    Maxima Giant Clam
    Tridacna maxima
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0048
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropora valenciennesi
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0049
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Goldbarred Butterflyfish
    Goldbarred Butterflyfish
    Chaetodon rainfordi
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0053
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Goldbarred Butterflyfish
    Goldbarred Butterflyfish
    Chaetodon rainfordi
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0056
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Smooth Giant Clam
    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
    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
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropora nobilis
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0059
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropora lutkeni
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0060
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ornate Butterflyfish
    Ornate Butterflyfish
    Chaetodon ornatissimus
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0061
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spinecheek Anemonefish
    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
    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
    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
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Clam
    Giant Clam
    Tridacna gigas
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0073
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-green Chromis
    Blue-green Chromis
    Chromis viridis
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0074
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Smooth Giant Clam
    Smooth Giant Clam
    Tridacna derasa
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0075
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Maxima Giant Clam
    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
    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
    Hard Coral
    Acropora loripes
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0081
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropora loripes
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0082
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Lionfish
    Red Lionfish
    Pterois volitans
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0083
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Lionfish
    Red Lionfish
    Pterois volitans
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0086
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Maxima Giant Clam
    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
    Maxima Giant Clam
    Tridacna maxima
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0088
    Larry L. Jackson
  • New Guinea Wrasse
    New Guinea Wrasse
    Anampses neoguinaicus - terminal phase.
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0089
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Foxface Rabbitfish
    Foxface Rabbitfish
    Siganus vulpinus
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0090
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Snubnose Pompano
    Snubnose Pompano
    Trachinotus blochii
    Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1325#0091
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropora aculeus
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0092
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow-axil Chromis
    Yellow-axil Chromis
    Chromis xanthochira
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0093
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Poss's Scorpionfish
    Poss's Scorpionfish
    Scorpaenopsis possi juvenile.
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0095
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Doublespot Wrasse
    Doublespot Wrasse
    Halichoeres biocellatus - terminal phase.
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0098
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellowbar Parrotfish
    Yellowbar Parrotfish
    Scarus schlegeli - terminal phase.
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0100
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Big Longnose Butterflyfish
    Big Longnose Butterflyfish
    Forcipiger longirostris
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0101
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fluted Giant Clam
    Fluted Giant Clam
    Tridacna squamosa
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0103
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Leaf Scorpionfish
    Leaf Scorpionfish
    Taenianotus triacanthus
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0104
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orangespine Unicornfish
    Orangespine Unicornfish
    Naso lituratus
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0108
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hancock's Flatworm
    Hancock's Flatworm
    Pseudobiceros hancockanus
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0111
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tunicates
    Tunicates
    Clavelina robusta
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0115
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sponge
    Sponge
    Ianthella flabelliformis
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0116
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Leather Coral
    Leather Coral
    Sarcophyton elegans
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0117
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tunicates
    Tunicates
    Lissoclinum & Aplidium species
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0118
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Schultz's Pipefish
    Schultz's Pipefish
    Corythoichthys schultzi
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0119
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Schultz's Pipefish
    Schultz's Pipefish
    Corythoichthys schultzi
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0121
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Feather Duster Worm
    Common Feather Duster Worm
    Sabellastarte sanctijosephi
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0120
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sabre Squirrelfish
    Sabre Squirrelfish
    Sargocentron spiniferum
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0123
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ambon Crinoid Shrimp
    Ambon Crinoid Shrimp
    Laomenes amboinensis
    Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004
    1326#0128
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bigeye Snappers
    Bigeye Snappers
    Lutjanus lutjanus
    Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1327#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pacific Bird Wrasse
    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
    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
    Forktail Rabbitfish
    Siganus argenteus
    Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1327#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spinecheek Anemonefish
    Spinecheek Anemonefish
    Amphiprion biaculeatus
    Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1327#0007
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropora formosa
    Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1327#0008
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fluted Giant Clam
    Fluted Giant Clam
    Tridacna squamosa
    Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1327#0009
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-green Chromis
    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
    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
    Blue-spotted Ribbontail Ray
    Taeniura lymma
    Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1327#0017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue-green Chromis
    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
    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
    Red-spot Ardeadoris
    Ardeadoris cruenta
    Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1327#0025
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hybrid Butterflyfish
    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
    Red-streaked Blenny
    Cirripectes stigmaticus
    Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1327#0029
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red-streaked Blenny
    Red-streaked Blenny
    Cirripectes stigmaticus
    Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1327#0031
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Papuan Epaulette Shark
    Papuan Epaulette Shark
    Hemiscyllium hallstromi
    Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1327#0032
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Papuan Epaulette Shark
    Papuan Epaulette Shark
    Hemiscyllium hallstromi
    Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1327#0033
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Whips
    Sea Whips
    Junceella species
    near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1328#0034
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Liz's Phyllidiella
    Liz's Phyllidiella
    Phyllidiella lizae
    near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1328#0035
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orange Chocolate Chip Sea Star
    Orange Chocolate Chip Sea Star
    Protoreaster nodosus juvenile
    near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1328#0038
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Sponge
    Unknown Sponge
    Rhopaloeides odorabile
    near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1328#0038
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Doublebanded Soapfish
    Doublebanded Soapfish
    Diploprion bifasciatum
    near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1328#0039
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Helmet Coral
    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
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Elisabeth's Chromodoris
    Elisabeth's Chromodoris
    Chromodoris elisabethina
    near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1328#0042
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fusilier Damsels
    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
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropora nobilis
    near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1328#0044
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Magnificent Sea Anemone
    Magnificent Sea Anemone
    Radianthus magnifica with Clown Anemonefish.
    near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1328#0045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clown Anemonefish
    Clown Anemonefish
    Amphiprion percula
    near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1328#0049
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rockmover Wrasse
    Rockmover Wrasse
    Novaculichthys taeniourus - juvenile phase.
    near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1328#0052
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropora formosa
    near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1328#0053
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Porites lichen
    near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1328#0054
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bubble-tip Sea Anemones
    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
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Table Coral
    Table Coral
    Acropora cytherea
    near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004
    1328#0058
    Larry L. Jackson
  • MV Undersea Explorer
    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