Dives 1547 - 1561

Ringed Goniobranchus & eggs

Goniobranchus annulatus

Western Rocky, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1555#0110

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Soft Coral

Scleronephthya species - more common on walls and underhangs.

Western Rocky, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1556#0111

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Strickland's Halgerda

Halgerda stricklandi

Western Rocky, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1556#0113

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Starry Carminodoris

Carminodoris estrelyado

Western Rocky, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1556#0114

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Pilsbry's Headshield Slug

Philinopsis pilsbryi

Western Rocky, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1556#0116

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Marbled Shrimp Complex

Saron species - poorly studied group.

Western Rocky, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1556#0123

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Blackspotted Puffer variation

Arothron nigropunctatus

Western Rocky, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1556#0127

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Coral Marbled Shrimp

Saron neglectus

Western Rocky, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1556#0129

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Hikueru Glossodoris

Glossodoris hikuerensis

Western Rocky, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1556#0131

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Savigny's Longspine Sea Urchin

Diadema savignyi - the almost electric blue coloration on the test is striking.

Western Rocky, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1556#0133

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Dark Knee Hermit Crab

Dardanus lagopodes

Western Rocky, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1556#0135

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Giant Frogfish

Antennarius commerson

Western Rocky, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1556#0138

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Sapsucking Slug

Elysia marginata

Western Rocky, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1556#0144

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Sponge

Leuconia species - best guess.

Western Rocky, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1556#0146

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White Mantle Glossodoris

Glossodoris pallida

Western Rocky, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1556#0149

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Brown Margin Glossodoris

Glossodoris rufomarginata - two, with the smaller one below.

Western Rocky, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1556#0151

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Brown Margin Glossodoris eggs

Glossodoris rufomarginata - very close to the parent.

Western Rocky, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1556#0152

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Tawny Nurse Shark

Nebrius ferrugineus

Heckford Bank, Burma Banks, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 20, 2006

1557#0001

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Hard Coral

Montipora capricornis

Heckford Bank, Burma Banks, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 20, 2006

1557#0002

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Tawny Nurse Shark

Nebrius ferrugineus

Heckford Bank, Burma Banks, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 20, 2006

1557#0011

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Ron & Tawny Nurse Shark

Heckford Bank, Burma Banks, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 20, 2006

1558#0014

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Tawny Nurse Shark

Nebrius ferrugineus

Heckford Bank, Burma Banks, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 20, 2006

1558#0016

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Andy chumming

Our dive guide was hoping to attract more sharks but got Fusiliers.

Big Bank, Burma Banks, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 20, 2006

1559#0022

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Masked Moray

Gymnothorax breedeni

Big Bank, Burma Banks, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 20, 2006

1559#0024

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Tawny Nurse Shark

Nebrius ferrugineus - possibly with babies inside.

Big Bank, Burma Banks, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 20, 2006

1560#0026

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Divers

Big Bank, Burma Banks, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 20, 2006

1560#0028

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Sea Fan

Rumphella species

Big Bank, Burma Banks, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 20, 2006

1560#0030

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Sea Fans

Melithaea species

Big Bank, Burma Banks, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 20, 2006

1560#0031

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Sea Fans

Melithaea species

Big Bank, Burma Banks, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 20, 2006

1560#0034

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Tasseled Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis oxycephala

Black Rock, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 21, 2006

1561#0002

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