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  4. 2017-04 Anilao, Batangas, Philippines Dives, 2220-2258
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  • Painted Frogfish
    Painted Frogfish
    Antennarius pictus - juvenile.
    Mainit Muck, Batangas, Philippines, April 19, 2017
    2242#3835
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cryptic Flatworm (?)
    Cryptic Flatworm (?)
    Pseudobiceros kryptos maybe
    Mainit Muck, Batangas, Philippines, April 19, 2017
    2242#3842
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Taylor's Garden Eel
    Taylor's Garden Eel
    Heteroconger taylori - it is difficult to find a garden eel that will allow an approach for a photo.
    Mainit Muck, Batangas, Philippines, April 19, 2017
    2242#3844
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bus Stop Goniobranchus
    Bus Stop Goniobranchus
    Goniobranchus hintuanensis
    Mainit Muck, Batangas, Philippines, April 19, 2017
    2242#3845
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Skeleton Shrimp
    Skeleton Shrimp
    Caprella specie - small, fidgety, transparent and hard to photograph.
    Mainit Muck, Batangas, Philippines, April 19, 2017
    2242#3849
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Colonial Tubeworms
    Colonial Tubeworms
    Unknown type of very small tubeworms.
    Mainit Muck, Batangas, Philippines, April 19, 2017
    2242#3854
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fan Algae
    Fan Algae
    Udotea orientalis - with Caprella specie Skeleton Shrimp on the front and back.
    Mainit Muck, Batangas, Philippines, April 19, 2017
    2242#3856
    Larry L. Jackson
  • California Horseshoe Worm
    California Horseshoe Worm
    Phoronopsis californica - only the feeding/breathing tentacles are seen.
    Mainit Muck, Batangas, Philippines, April 19, 2017
    2242#3858
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Arrowhead Crab
    Arrowhead Crab
    Huenia heraldica - Debbie found this well disguised crab.
    Mainit Muck, Batangas, Philippines, April 19, 2017
    2242#3862
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Magnum Sea Cucmber
    Magnum Sea Cucmber
    Neothyonidium magnum - one oral tentacle coming/going at the mouth.
    Mainit Muck, Batangas, Philippines, April 19, 2017
    2242#3867
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Toothy Cardinalfish
    Toothy Cardinalfish
    Cheilodipterus isostigmus - male with eggs staying close to shelter.
    Eagle Point, Batangas, Philippines, April 19, 2017
    2243#3868
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow-tipped Phyllodesmium
    Yellow-tipped Phyllodesmium
    Phyllodesmium briareum
    Eagle Point, Batangas, Philippines, April 19, 2017
    2243#3870
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Beautiful Hermit Crab
    Beautiful Hermit Crab
    Calcinus pulcher
    Eagle Point, Batangas, Philippines, April 19, 2017
    2243#3872
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Reef Stonefish
    Reef Stonefish
    Synanceia verrucosa - colorful but potentially fatal to touch.
    Eagle Point, Batangas, Philippines, April 19, 2017
    2243#3876
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bubble-tip Sea Anemone
    Bubble-tip Sea Anemone
    Entacmaea quadricolor - I waited a while, but the juvenile anemonefish wouldn't allow a photo.
    Eagle Point, Batangas, Philippines, April 19, 2017
    2243#3879
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Manybar Goatfish & Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasses
    Manybar Goatfish & Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasses
    Parupeneus multifasciatus & Labroides dimidiatus.
    Eagle Point, Batangas, Philippines, April 19, 2017
    2243#3880
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Sea Anemones
    Unknown Sea Anemones
    Huge numbers inhabit dense, dead coral.
    Eagle Point, Batangas, Philippines, April 19, 2017
    2243#3881
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Dragon
    Blue Dragon
    Pteraeolidia semperi
    Mainit Muck, Batangas, Philippines, April 20, 2017
    2244#3883
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Feathered Hydroid
    White Feathered Hydroid
    Lytocarpus philippinus - nice looking, but a stinger as are all the hydroids.
    Mainit Muck, Batangas, Philippines, April 20, 2017
    2244#3885
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bluespot Dermatobranchus
    Bluespot Dermatobranchus
    Dermatobranchus caeruleomaculatus
    Mainit Muck, Batangas, Philippines, April 20, 2017
    2244#3889
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pink & Purple Phyllodesmium
    Pink & Purple Phyllodesmium
    Phyllodesmium poindimiei - best guess due to conflicting photos in identification books.
    Mainit Muck, Batangas, Philippines, April 20, 2017
    2244#3893
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Undescribed Caupetes specie
    Undescribed Caupetes specie
    Only noticed when working on the previous photo.
    Mainit Muck, Batangas, Philippines, April 20, 2017
    2244#3889-2
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Six-arm Brittle Stars
    Six-arm Brittle Stars
    Ophiothela danae - very small sea stars that live on sea fans.
    Mainit Muck, Batangas, Philippines, April 20, 2017
    2244#3890
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Undescribed Janolus
    Undescribed Janolus
    Janolus species 7
    Mainit Muck, Batangas, Philippines, April 20, 2017
    2244#3897
    Larry L. Jackson