Dives 2259 - 2274

Large Whip Goby & eggs

Bryaninops amplus & eggs - huge number of eggs on the Whip Coral skeleton.

The Ledges, Bacatan, Indonesia, April 30, 2017

2266#4698

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Maxima Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima

The Ledges, Bacatan, Indonesia, April 30, 2017

2266#4703

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Sponges & Featherstar

Komba Volcano, Indonesia, April 30, 2017

2267#4706

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Blackspotted Moray

Gymnothorax favagineus - a very large eel.  I swam back into a narrow crack to get a better angle for the photo.

Komba Volcano, Indonesia, April 30, 2017

2267#4708

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Very Spiny Feather Star

Colobometra perspinosa - one of the easier feather stars to identify.

Komba Volcano, Indonesia, April 30, 2017

2267#4710

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Yellowfin Flasher

Paracheilinus flavianalis - terminal phase.  Less red in the dorsal than most, perhaps a young male.

Komba Volcano, Indonesia, April 30, 2017

2267#4720

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Undescribed Cuapetes species

Cuapetes species 5 - photo in Humann & DeLoach.

Komba Volcano, Indonesia, April 30, 2017

2267#4723

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Batangas Halgerda

Halgerda batangas

Komba Volcano, Indonesia, April 30, 2017

2267#4728

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Sea Fan

Acabaria species - uncertain id

Komba Volcano, Indonesia, April 30, 2017

2267#4731

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Lyretail Hogfish

Bodianthus anthioides

Komba Volcano, Indonesia, April 30, 2017

2267#4740

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Unknown Jelly

It was a real treat when this big jelly was spotted.

Komba Volcano, Indonesia, April 30, 2017

2267#4744

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Green Sea Beads

Tydemania expeditionis

Cavern Wall, Wakatobi, Indonesia, May 1, 2017

2268#4757

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