Dives 1607 - 1613

Ribbon Sweetlips juvenile

Plectorhinchus polytaenia

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0001

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Delicate Sea Anemone

Radianthus (Heteractis) malu - best guess.

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0003

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Bubble-tip Sea Anemones

Entacmaea quadricolor - various forms of this anemone and a Clark's Anemonefish.

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0004

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Disc Anemones

Rhodactis species

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0005

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Bubble-tip Sea Anemone

Entacmaea quadricolor

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0006

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Fish Trap

woven of local material.

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0008

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Disc Anemones

Rhodactis species

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0009

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Disc Anemones

Rhodactis species

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0010

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Spiny Chromis juveniles

Acanthochromis polyacanthus

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0012

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Fluted Giant Clam

Tridacna squamosa

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0013

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Pacific Thecacera

Thecacera pacifica

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0018

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Delicate Sea Anemone

Radianthus malu

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0020

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Turret Coral

Tubastrea species

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0022

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Lace Coral

Distichopora species

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0023

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Sea Pen

Cavernulina species

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0025

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Sea Anemone

Phymanthus species

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0026

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Tasselled Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis oxycephala

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0027

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Sea Anemone

Phymanthus species - nice radiating lines around the disc.

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0028

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Bartel's Dragonet male

Synchiropus bartelsi - a very colorful male.

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0032

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Orangutan Crab

Oncinopus species 1 on a plate coral.

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0034

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Red Sea Apple

Pseudocolochirus tricolor - a very colorful filter-feeder.

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0038

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Unknown Sponge

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0040

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Nudibranch feeding

Doriprismatica balut - feeding on this small sponge.

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0042

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Bell's Sea Urchin

Salmacis belli

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0045

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Venus Girdle

Cestum veneris - a pelagic comb jelly.

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0047

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Venus Girdle

Cestum veneris - more colorful than most.

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0048

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Nudibranch

Doriprismatica balut

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0052

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Bartel's Dragonet male

Synchiropus bartelsi

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0054

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Soft Coral Crab

Hoplophrys oatesii

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0064

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Bartel's Dragonet juvenile

Synchiropus bartelsi

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0066

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Unknown Tubeworm

the crown looks much like Spirobranchus, but there is only one crown and no operculum.

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0072

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Goldbelly Damsels

Pomacentrus auriventris

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0076

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Comb Jelly

Pleurobranchia species

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0082

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Delicate Sea Anemone

Radianthus malu - best guess.

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0083

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Bubble-tip Sea Anemone

Entacmaea quadricolor - nice color and markings.

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0087

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Night Anemones

Phyllodiscus semoni - possibly from asexual reproduction.

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0089

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Girdled Glossodoris

Glossodoris cincta

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0093

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Merten's Carpet Anemone

Stichodactyla mertensii

Valley of Clowns, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1607#0094

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Bubble-tip Sea Anemones

Entacmaea quadricolor

South End, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1608#0097

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Bubble-tip Sea Anemones

Entacmaea quadricolor - a variety of shapes and colorations.

South End, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1608#0099

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Spotted Porcelain Crab

Neopetrolisthes maculatus

South End, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1608#0101

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Merten's Carpet Anemone

Stichodactyla mertensii - nice color.

South End, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1608#0102

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Delicate Sea Anemone

Radianthus malu

South End, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1608#0103

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Spiral Wire Coral

Cirripathes species 1 - some sources identify this as C. spiralis.

South End, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1608#0106

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Black Velvet Angelfish

Cihaetodontoplus melanosoma

South End, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1608#0108

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Merten's Carpet Anemone

Stichodactyla mertensii and a juvenile Clark's Anemonefish.

South End, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1608#0109

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Sponge

Clathria species - best guess.

South End, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1608#0112

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Bubble-tip Sea Anemone

Entacmaea quadricolor

South End, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1608#0114

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Anchor & Torch Coral

Euphyllia ancora & glabrescens

South End, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1608#0115

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Brown Mesh Sea Star

Nardoa galatheae

South End, Pulao Pura, Indonesia, March 22, 2006

1608#0116

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