Dives 1576 - 1585

Lined Nembrotha

Nembrotha lineolata

Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006

1576#0048

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Gold-spotted Sweetlips

Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus

Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006

1577#0057

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Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp

Synalpheus neomeris - pointed out by Larry Smith, these shrimp are almost impossible to spot.

Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006

1577#0062

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Ribbon Sweetlips

Plectorhinchus polytaenia

Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006

1577#0064

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Redspot Cardinalfish

Apogon parvulus

Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006

1577#0067

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Translucent Gorgonian Shrimp

Manipontonia psamathe

Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006

1577#0068

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Unknown Sapsucking Slug

Plakobranchus species - probably species 2.

Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006

1577#0070

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Splendid Dottyback

Manonichthys splendens - this looks like a juvenile.

Norb's Nub, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006

1577#0075

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Goldbelly Damsels

Pomacentrus auriventris

That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006

1578#0080

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Unknown Sponge

There are so many species of sponge and I have not found very many sources for visual identification.

That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006

1578#0082

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Tunicates

Botryllus species

That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006

1578#0084

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Symmetrical Flatworm

Pseudoceros dimidiatus - green stripes instead of the more common yellow.

That Rock out There, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, March 11, 2006

1578#0085

Larry L. Jackson