Dives 2333 - 2340

Panda Butterflyfish

Chaetodon adiergastos

Yillet Kecil, Yillet, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 7, 2023

2336#7160

Larry L. Jackson

Pygmy Seahorse

Hippocampus bargibanti - nice to have the polyps of the sea fan open.  The dive guides usually brush the coral to spot the seahorses, causing the polyps to retract.

Yillet Kecil, Yillet, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 7, 2023

2336#7166

Larry L. Jackson

Bubble Coral

Plerogyra sinuosa - with numerous undescribed Acoel Flatworms.

Yillet Kecil, Yillet, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 7, 2023

2336#7167

Larry L. Jackson

Iridescent Cardinalfish

Pristiapogon kallopterus

Yillet Kecil, Yillet, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 7, 2023

2336#7169

Larry L. Jackson

Bubble-tip Sea Anemone

Entacmaea quadricolor - bleached Sea Anemone with a Red & Black Anemonefish.

Yillet Kecil, Yillet, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 7, 2023

2336#7170

Larry L. Jackson

Bubble-tip Sea Anemone

Entacmaea quadricolor - very pretty, but being bleached is not a good thing.

Yillet Kecil, Yillet, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 7, 2023

2336#7172

Larry L. Jackson

Bubble-tip Sea Anemone

Entacmaea quadricolor - bleached Sea Anemone with a Red & Black Anemonefish.

Yillet Kecil, Yillet, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 7, 2023

2336#7176

Larry L. Jackson

Map Puffer

Arothron mappa - unusually full belly.

Yillet Kecil, Yillet, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 7, 2023

2336#7177

Larry L. Jackson

Soft Coral Crab

Hoplophyrs oatesii - pretty amazing that dive guides can spot these small crabs on relatively large corals.

Yillet Kecil, Yillet, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 7, 2023

2336#7179

Larry L. Jackson

Amberfish Sea Cucumber

Thelenota anax

Yillet Kecil, Yillet, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 7, 2023

2336#7182

Larry L. Jackson