2015-12 Solomon Islands Dives 2178-2210

Bignose Unicornfish

Naso vlamingii

Jackfish Point, Mborokua Island, Solomon Islands, December 3, 2015

2183#7471

Larry L. Jackson

Bicolor Parrotfish

Cetoscarus bicolor - courtship behavior.

Jackfish Point, Mborokua Island, Solomon Islands, December 3, 2015

2183#7476

Larry L. Jackson

Jewel Damsel

Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus - algae farmers on dead coral surfaces.

Jackfish Point, Mborokua Island, Solomon Islands, December 3, 2015

2183#7480

Larry L. Jackson

Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

Jackfish Point, Mborokua Island, Solomon Islands, December 3, 2015

2183#7483

Larry L. Jackson

Two-spined Angelfish

Centropyge bispinosus

Jackfish Point, Mborokua Island, Solomon Islands, December 3, 2015

2183#7484

Larry L. Jackson

White-bonnet Anemonefish

Amphiprion leucokranos - in Merten's Carpet Anemone.

Jackfish Point, Mborokua Island, Solomon Islands, December 3, 2015

2183#7488

Larry L. Jackson

Spotted Unicornfish

Naso brevirostris

Jackfish Point, Mborokua Island, Solomon Islands, December 3, 2015

2183#7490

Larry L. Jackson

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas - that gives this dive location its name.

Giant Clam, Mborokua Island, Solomon Islands, December 3, 2015

2184#7491

Larry L. Jackson

Redfin Butterflyfish

Chaetodon lunulatus

Giant Clam, Mborokua Island, Solomon Islands, December 3, 2015

2184#7493

Larry L. Jackson

Gilded Triggerfish, male

Xanthichthys auromarginatus - also called Bluechin Triggerfish.

Giant Clam, Mborokua Island, Solomon Islands, December 3, 2015

2184#7494

Larry L. Jackson

Barred Thicklip

Hemigymnus fasciatus - terminal (male) phase.

Giant Clam, Mborokua Island, Solomon Islands, December 3, 2015

2184#7500

Larry L. Jackson

Bluehead Tilefish, pair

Hoplolatilus starcki - no seen often.

Giant Clam, Mborokua Island, Solomon Islands, December 3, 2015

2184#7513

Larry L. Jackson