Dives 1672 - 1682

Stripe-leg Spiny Lobster

Panulirus femoristriga

Custom Cave, Russell Islands, Solomon Islands, October 9, 2006

1677#0169

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Maxima Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima

Custom Cave, Russell Islands, Solomon Islands, October 9, 2006

1677#0172

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Princess Damsel juvenile

Pomacentrus vaiuli - like many juvenile damsels, more colorful than the adult coloration.

Custom Cave, Russell Islands, Solomon Islands, October 9, 2006

1677#0174

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Tunicates

Clavelina robusta

Custom Cave, Russell Islands, Solomon Islands, October 9, 2006

1677#0175

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Nudibranch

Hypselodoris melanesica - no common name.

Custom Cave, Russell Islands, Solomon Islands, October 9, 2006

1677#0176

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Rolland's Damsel juvenile

Chrysiptera rollandi

Custom Cave, Russell Islands, Solomon Islands, October 9, 2006

1677#0180

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Arc-eye Hawkfish

Paracirrhites arcatus

Custom Cave, Russell Islands, Solomon Islands, October 9, 2006

1677#0185

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Red & Black Anemonefish

Amphiprion melanopus

Custom Cave, Russell Islands, Solomon Islands, October 9, 2006

1677#0187

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Squarespot Anthias male

Pseudanthias pleurotaenia - generally seen below 80 feet.

Luten's Wall, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1678#0002

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Black Coral

Antipathes cf reticulata

Luten's Wall, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1678#0005

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Black Coral

Antipathes cf reticulata

Luten's Wall, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1678#0006

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Sea Fan

Menella species

Luten's Wall, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1678#0007

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Sea Fan

Dichotella species

Luten's Wall, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1678#0008

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Sea Fan

Echinogorgia species

Luten's Wall, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1678#0009

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Sea Fan

Dichotella species

Luten's Wall, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1678#0010

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Sea Fan

Ellisella species

Luten's Wall, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1678#0012

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Soft Coral

Scleronephthya species 2 - very distinctive coloration.

Luten's Wall, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1678#0015

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Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

Luten's Wall, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1678#0017

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Porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix

Luten's Wall, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1678#0019

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Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

Luten's Wall, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1678#0022

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Day Octopus juvenile

Octopus cyanea

Luten's Wall, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1678#0025

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Spotted Shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris guttata

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0028

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Twotone Dartfish

Ptereleotris evides

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0030

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Pearl-scaled Angelfish

Centropyge vroliki

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0031

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Crocodile Flathead

Cymbacephalus beauforti

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0032

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Crocodile Flathead

Cymbacephalus beauforti - close view of this incredible eye.

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0033

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Trumpetfish

Aulostomus chinensis

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0035

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Hikueru Glossodoris

Glossodoris hikuerensis

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0036

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Clown Triggerfish

Balistoides conspicillum

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0038

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Spot-banded Butterflyfish

Chaetodon punctatofasciatus - likely a hybrid with the Dot & Dash Butterflyfish.

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0042

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Spot-tail Butterflyfish

Chaetodon ocellicaudus

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0044

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Broadclub Cuttlefish

Sepia latimanus

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0047

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Persian Carpet Flatworm

Pseudobiceros bedfordi

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0050

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Bob's Reef Pig

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0052

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Sea Fan

Elisella species

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0056

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Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0061

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Hell's Fire Anemone

Actinodendron plumosum

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0064

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Harlequin Swimming Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis - at the base of a Hell's Fire Anemone.

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0071

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Red-margin Shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0074

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Unknown Shrimpgobies

Amblyeleotris species - with the Djibouti Snapping Shrimp.

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0079

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Marbled Snake Eel

Callechelys marmorata

Wickham Island, Morovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 10, 2006

1679#0080

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White-banded Cleaner Shrimp

Lysmata amboinensis - at this generally low visibility dive site.

Unknown Maru #2, Marovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 11, 2006

1680#0011

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Java Rabbitfish

Siganus javus

Unknown Maru #2, Marovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 11, 2006

1680#0013

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Longnose Hawkfish

Oxycirrhites typus

Unknown Maru #2, Marovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 11, 2006

1680#0015

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Slender Cardinalfish

Rhabdamia gracilis

Unknown Maru #2, Marovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 11, 2006

1680#0017

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Flattened Leather Coral

Sinularia lamellata

Unknown Maru #2, Marovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 11, 2006

1680#0021

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Brown-marbled Grouper

Epinephelus fuscoguttatus

Unknown Maru #2, Marovo Lagoon, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 11, 2006

1680#0023

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Thin Ghost Pipefish

Solenostomus species

Karanjou, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 11, 2006

1681#0029

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Spotted Shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris guttata

Karanjou, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 11, 2006

1681#0034

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Filamented Spindle Shell

Pleuroploca filamentosa

Karanjou, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, October 11, 2006

1681#0035

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