Dives 1576 - 1585

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  4. 2006-03 Banda Sea, Indonesia #6 1576-1613
  5. Dives 1576 - 1585
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  • Barred Shrimpgoby variation
    Barred Shrimpgoby variation
    Cryptocentrus fasciatus
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1576#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp
    Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp
    Dasycaris zanzibarica
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1576#0004
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ornate Ghost Pipefish male
    Ornate Ghost Pipefish male
    Solenostomus paradoxus
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1576#0008
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Signal Goby
    Signal Goby
    Signigobius biocellatus
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1576#0011
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Magenta Dottyback
    Magenta Dottyback
    Pictichromis porphyrea
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1576#0017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pinnate Spadefish
    Pinnate Spadefish
    Platax pinnatus - large juvenile.
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1576#0028
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Shrimpgoby
    Unknown Shrimpgoby
    Ctenogobiops species - best guess on Genus.
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1576#0030
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chamberlain's Nembrotha
    Chamberlain's Nembrotha
    Nembrotha chamberlaini
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1576#0032
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Doublebanded Soapfish
    Doublebanded Soapfish
    Diploprion bifasciatum
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1576#0035
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Doublebanded Soapfish
    Doublebanded Soapfish
    Diploprion bifasciatum
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1576#0037
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Undescribed Sapsucking Slug
    Undescribed Sapsucking Slug
    Plakobranchus species 2
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1576#0038
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Persian Carpet Flatworm
    Persian Carpet Flatworm
    Pseudobiceros bedfordi
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1576#0045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lined Nembrotha
    Lined Nembrotha
    Nembrotha lineolata
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1576#0048
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gold-spotted Sweetlips
    Gold-spotted Sweetlips
    Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1577#0057
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
    Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
    Synalpheus neomeris - pointed out by Larry Smith, these shrimp are almost impossible to spot.
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1577#0062
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ribbon Sweetlips
    Ribbon Sweetlips
    Plectorhinchus polytaenia
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1577#0064
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Redspot Cardinalfish
    Redspot Cardinalfish
    Apogon parvulus
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1577#0067
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Translucent Gorgonian Shrimp
    Translucent Gorgonian Shrimp
    Manipontonia psamathe
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1577#0068
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Sapsucking Slug
    Unknown Sapsucking Slug
    Plakobranchus species - probably species 2.
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1577#0070
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Splendid Dottyback
    Splendid Dottyback
    Manonichthys splendens - this looks like a juvenile.
    Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1577#0075
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Goldbelly Damsels
    Goldbelly Damsels
    Pomacentrus auriventris
    That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1578#0080
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Sponge
    Unknown Sponge
    There are so many species of sponge and I have not found very many sources for visual identification.
    That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1578#0082
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tunicates
    Tunicates
    Botryllus species
    That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1578#0084
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Symmetrical Flatworm
    Symmetrical Flatworm
    Pseudoceros dimidiatus - green stripes instead of the more common yellow.
    That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1578#0085
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bartel's Dragonet male
    Bartel's Dragonet male
    Synchiropus bartlesi - the more colorful first dorsal (folded) seems to indicate a male.
    That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1578#0089
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bleeker's Damsel
    Bleeker's Damsel
    Chrysiptera bleekeri
    That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1578#0092
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Papuan Scorpionfish
    Papuan Scorpionfish
    Scorpaenopsis papuensis
    That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1578#0096
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Papuan Scorpionfish
    Papuan Scorpionfish
    Scorpaenopsis papuensis
    That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1578#0097
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stinging Hydroid
    Stinging Hydroid
    Gymnangium gracilicaule
    That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1578#0099
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Splendid Dottyback
    Splendid Dottyback
    Manonichthys splendens
    That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1578#0105
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orangutan Crab
    Orangutan Crab
    Oncinopus species 1 - fairly often seen on Bubble & Plate and other corals.
    That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1578#0107
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orangutan Crabs
    Orangutan Crabs
    Oncinopus species 1
    That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1578#0108
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Redfin Anthias male
    Redfin Anthias male
    Pseudanthias dispar
    That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1578#0113
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Goldbelly Damsels
    Goldbelly Damsels
    Pomacentrus auriventris
    That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1578#0119
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Undescribed Flatworm
    Undescribed Flatworm
    Acanthozoon species
    That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1578#0125
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Poss's Scorpionfish
    Poss's Scorpionfish
    Scorpaenopsis possi
    That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006
    1578#0126
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sky Blue Phyllidia
    Sky Blue Phyllidia
    Phyllidia coelestis
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1579#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Raja Dottyback female
    Raja Dottyback female
    Pseudochromis ammeri - nice blue shading around the eyes.
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1579#0004
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Robe Hem Hypselodoris
    Robe Hem Hypselodoris
    Hypselodoris apolegma
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1579#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ocellated Phyllidia
    Ocellated Phyllidia
    Phyllidia ocellata
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1579#0018
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Branching Cup Coral variation
    Branching Cup Coral variation
    Tubastrea micrantha
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1579#0019
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tunicates
    Tunicates
    Diazona species
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1579#0021
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orange Cup Coral
    Orange Cup Coral
    Tubastrea faulkneri
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1579#0023
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Dragon
    Blue Dragon
    Pteraeolidia semperi
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1579#0024
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Thousand-pores Sea Star
    Thousand-pores Sea Star
    Fromia milleporella - unusual to see tubes coming out of the pores.
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1579#0028
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kubaryana's Nembrotha
    Kubaryana's Nembrotha
    Nembrotha kubaryana
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1579#0034
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropora loripes
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1579#0035
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lovely Headshield Slugs
    Lovely Headshield Slugs
    Chelidonura amoena - different colorations.
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1579#0037
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eroded and Sieve Cowries
    Eroded and Sieve Cowries
    Cypraea erosa & cribraria
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1579#0040
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tunicates
    Tunicates
    Clavelina species
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1579#0041
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Undescribed Flatworm
    Undescribed Flatworm
    Acanthozoon species
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1579#0044
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Neon Damsel
    Neon Damsel
    Pomacentrus coelestis
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1579#0047
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Anemone
    Sea Anemone
    Phymanthus muscosus
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1579#0049
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lovely Headshield Slug
    Lovely Headshield Slug
    Chelidonura amoena
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1579#0050
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cave
    Cave
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0051
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cave Exit
    Cave Exit
    Fusiliers around the cave exit.
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0055
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orange-banded Coralfish
    Orange-banded Coralfish
    Coradion chrysozonus
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0057
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow Sea Cucumbers
    Yellow Sea Cucumbers
    Colochirus robustus
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0058
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Long-beaked Coralfish
    Long-beaked Coralfish
    Chelmon rostratus
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0059
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Symmetrical Flatworm
    Symmetrical Flatworm
    Pseudoceros dimidiatus - another green-striped specimen.
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0062
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Panda Butterflyfish
    Panda Butterflyfish
    Chaetodon adiergastos
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0068
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Undescribed Flatworm
    Undescribed Flatworm
    Pseudoceros species 14
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0073
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow Sea Cucumbers
    Yellow Sea Cucumbers
    Colochirus robustus on Goldmouth Sea Squirt.
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0075
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black Coral
    Black Coral
    Antipathes bifaria
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0080
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kubaryana's Nembrotha
    Kubaryana's Nembrotha
    Nembrotha kubaryana - a lot less red than some of this species.
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0081
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Fan
    Sea Fan
    Euplexaura species
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0088
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropora loripes
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0089
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Goldmouth Sea Squirt
    Goldmouth Sea Squirt
    Polycarpa aurata
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0091
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Banda Coralblenny
    Banda Coralblenny
    Ecsenius bandanus
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0093
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hydroids & Tunicates
    Hydroids & Tunicates
    Hydroids & Didemnum cf moseleyi
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0095
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clark's Anemonefish
    Clark's Anemonefish
    Amphiprion clarkii
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0096
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orange Anemonefish
    Orange Anemonefish
    Amphiprion sandaracinos
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0100
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pink Anemonefish
    Pink Anemonefish
    Amphiprion perideraion
    Wogmab, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1580#0102
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sponge
    Sponge
    Higginsia species
    Anchorage, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1581#0105
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mushroom Leather Coral
    Mushroom Leather Coral
    Sarcophyton species
    Anchorage, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1581#0107
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Broccoli Coral
    Broccoli Coral
    Litophyton species
    Anchorage, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1581#0108
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brain Coral
    Brain Coral
    Symphyllia agaricia
    Anchorage, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1581#0109
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropora caroliniana
    Anchorage, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1581#0112
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Elephant Ear
    Giant Elephant Ear
    Amplexidiscus fenestrafer
    Anchorage, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1581#0118
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dusky Dottyback variation
    Dusky Dottyback variation
    Pseudochromis fuscus - more colorful than usual.
    Anchorage, Misool East, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 12, 2006
    1581#0125
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Fan
    Sea Fan
    Melithaea species
    Neptune's Fan-See, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1582#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Soft Coral
    Soft Coral
    Scleronephthya species(orange) & Dendronephthya species.
    Neptune's Fan-See, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1582#0003
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tunicates
    Tunicates
    Diazona species
    Neptune's Fan-See, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1582#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Fan
    Sea Fan
    Echinogorgia species
    Neptune's Fan-See, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1582#0006
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tree Coral
    Tree Coral
    Leptophyton species
    Neptune's Fan-See, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1582#0009
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Sponge
    Unknown Sponge
    Neptune's Fan-See, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1582#0010
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Soft Coral
    Soft Coral
    Klyxum species
    Neptune's Fan-See, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1582#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tunicates
    Tunicates
    Clavelina robusta
    Neptune's Fan-See, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1582#0016
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Coral Hermit Crab
    Coral Hermit Crab
    Paguritta corallicola - feathery antennae are used to catch food in the plankton.
    Neptune's Fan-See, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1582#0019
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Soft Coral
    Soft Coral
    Anthelia species
    Neptune's Fan-See, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1582#0020
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dark Knee Hermit Crab
    Dark Knee Hermit Crab
    Dardanus lagopodes
    Neptune's Fan-See, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1582#0022
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lemon Damsels
    Lemon Damsels
    Pomacentrus moluccensis
    Neptune's Fan-See, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1582#0023
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fluted Giant Clam
    Fluted Giant Clam
    Tridacna squamosa
    Neptune's Fan-See, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1582#0025
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eastern Triangular Butterflyfish
    Eastern Triangular Butterflyfish
    Chaetodon baronessa
    Neptune's Fan-See, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1582#0026
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Honeycomb Grouper
    Honeycomb Grouper
    Epinephelus merra
    Neptune's Fan-See, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1582#0029
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hard Coral
    Hard Coral
    Acropoa pichoni
    Point, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1583#0031
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Zebra Shark
    Zebra Shark
    Stegostoma fasciatum
    Point, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1583#0034
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Golden Trevally juveniles
    Golden Trevally juveniles
    Gnathanodon speciosus
    Point, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1583#0036
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Open Brain Coral
    Open Brain Coral
    Symphyllia valenciennesii
    Point, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1583#0038
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sponge
    Sponge
    Ianthella basta - unlike most I have seen, so best guess.
    Point, Pulao Walid, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 14, 2006
    1583#0039
    Larry L. Jackson