Dives 1408 - 1418

Dark Knee Hermit Crab variation

Dardanus lagopodes - dark knees are absent in this one.

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 27, 2005

1411#0084

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Mozambique Scorpionfish

Parascorpaena mossambica - best guess.

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 27, 2005

1411#0086

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Yellow Boxfish juvenile

Ostracion cubicus - unusual coloration.

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 27, 2005

1411#0088

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Gloomy Tambja

Tambja morosa

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 27, 2005

1411#0089

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Sea Fan

Heliania species

Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1412#0002

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Redcoat Squirrelfish & Epaulette Soldierfish, 130 feet

Sargocentrum rubrum & Myripristis kuntee

Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1412#0004

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Blueline Damsel, 120feet

Chrysiptera caeruleolineata

Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1412#0007

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Caerulean Damsel

Pomacentrus caeruleus

Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1412#0008

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Very Spiny Feather Star

Colobometra perspinosa

Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1412#0009

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Very Spiny Feather Star

Colobometra perspinosa

Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1412#0011

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Sponge

Clathrina species

Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1412#0013

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Bubble-tip Sea Anemone

Entacmaea quadricolor

Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1412#0014

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Diana's Chromodoris

Chromodoris dianae

Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1412#0015

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Yellow-barred Parrotfish

Scarus dimidiatus - terminal phase.

Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1412#0017

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Giant Frogfish

Antennarius commerson

Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1412#0019

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Scalefin Anthias females

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Kirby's Rock, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1412#0022

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Variable Fire Urchin

Asthenosoma varium - the substrate is a clutter of many species of coral and invertebrates.

Peri's Wreck, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1413#0026

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Bullock's Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris bullocki

Peri's Wreck, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1413#0029

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Sea Pen

Pteroeides species

Peri's Wreck, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1413#0031

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Pulse Coral

Xenia species

Peri's Wreck, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1413#0036

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Boring Giant Clam

Tridacna crocea

Peri's Wreck, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1413#0039

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Lined Nembrotha

Nembrotha lineolata

Peri's Wreck, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1413#0044

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Giant Frogfish

Antennarius commerson - inside the wreck.

Peri's Wreck, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1413#0050

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Superb Dragonets

Callionymus superbus - distinctive long tail fin.

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1414#0051

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Tubed Siphonfish

Siphamia tubifer - good to see the normal color since the dark phase seems more common.

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1414#0053

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Unknown Sea Star

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1414#0055

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Translucent Gorgonian Shrimp

Manipontonia psamathe - in black coral.

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1414#0056

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Spiral Wire Coral

Cirrhipathes spiralis

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1414#0058

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Bluespot Dermatobranchus

Dermatobranchus caeruleomaculatus

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1414#0059

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Tube Anemone

Cerianthus species

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1414#0060

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Day Octopus

Octopus cyanea

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1414#0062

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Day Octopus

Octopus cyanea

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1414#0065

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Melibe species eggs

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1414#0070

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Slantbar Shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris diagonalis - antennae of the partner shrimp is seen.

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1414#0071

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Tree Anemone

Actinodendron arboreum

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1414#0075

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Gloomy Tambja

Tambja morosa

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1414#0076

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Distinctive Margin Flatworm

Paraplanocera marginata

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1414#0078

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Bigfin Reef Squid & fish

Sepioteuthis lessoniana - a big meal.

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1414#0082

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Wunderpus

Wunderpus photogenicus

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1414#0086

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Wunderpus

Wunderpus photogenicus

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1414#0092

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Wunderpus

Wunderpus photogenicus

Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1414#0098

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Hearth Heart Urchin

Maretia planulata - emerging from the sand to feed at night.

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0107

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Thorny Flathead

Rogadius pristiger

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0108

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Two Horn Box Crab

Calappa bicornis

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0109

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Cinnabar Goatfish

Parupeneus heptacanthus

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0111

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Unknown Cowrie

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0112

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Mozambique Scorpionfish

Parascorpaena mossambica - best guess.

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0113

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Tonguefish

Cynoglossus species

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0116

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Ponderose Helmets

Casmaria ponderosa - on a Heart Urchin.

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0117

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Tuberculate Night Anemone

Alicia cf sansibarensis

Night, Mainit, Batangas, Philippines, April 28, 2005

1415#0119

Larry L. Jackson