Dives 2348 - 2354

Tasseled Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis oxycephala - dark to blend with the sponge.

Kusu North, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2348#7788

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Maxima Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima

Kusu North, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2348#7789

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Pennant Bannerfish

Heniochus chrysostomus

Kusu North, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2348#7790

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Ribbon Sweetlips

Plectorhinchus polytaenia

Kusu North, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2348#7791

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Bryozoan

Celleporaria sibogae

Kusu North, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2348#7792

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Serene's Black Coral Crab

Quadrella serenei

Kusu North, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2348#7795

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Crown-of-Thorns Sea Star

Acanthaster planci

Kusu North, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2348#7797

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Lace Coral

Distichopora species - this stubby type is common in the area.

Kusu North, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2348#7798

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Bicolor Coralblenny variation

Ecsenius bicolor

Kusu North, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2348#7799

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Peppermint Sea Star

Fromia monilis

Kusu North, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2348#7804

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Co's Goniobranchus

Goniobranchus coi

Kusu North, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2348#7805

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Hard Coral

Echinophyllia aspera

Kusu North, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2348#7807

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Peacock Mantis

Odontodactylus scyllarus - often seems curious.

Kusu North, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2348#7808

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Bicolor Coralblenny

Ecsenius bicolor - the coloring that gave the common name.

Kusu North, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2348#7811

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Brain Coral

Symphyllia radians

Kusu North, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2348#7813

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Table Coral

Acropora hyacinthus

Kusu North, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2348#7815

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Bluespotted Grouper

Cephalopholis cyanostigma

Kusu North, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2348#7816

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Brain Coral

Lobophyllia serratus

Tanjung Neraka, Bacan, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2349#7818

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Poss's Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis possi

Tanjung Neraka, Bacan, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2349#7819

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Hard Coral

Acropora granulosa

Tanjung Neraka, Bacan, Halmahera, Indonesia, March 12, 2023

2349#7820

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