Dives 1631 - 1637

  • Bubble-tip Sea Anemone
    Bubble-tip Sea Anemone
    Entacmaea quadricolor - the colorful flecks on the anemone are nice.  Clark's Anemonefish.
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0033
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tripletail Wrasse eating Banded Brittle Star
    Tripletail Wrasse eating Banded Brittle Star
    Cheilinus trilobatus, initial phase & Ophiolepis superba - just enough of the brittle star to make id.
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0034
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Anchor Coral
    Anchor Coral
    Euphyllia ancora
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0036
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ribbon Eel juvenile
    Ribbon Eel juvenile
    Rhinomuraena quaesita
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0037
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gold-spotted Sweetlips
    Gold-spotted Sweetlips
    Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0041
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Willan's Chromodoris
    Willan's Chromodoris
    Chromodoris willani - markings vary a little, but the sparkley gills and rhinophores are consistent.
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Willan's Chromodoris
    Willan's Chromodoris
    Chromodoris willani
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0046
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Anchor Coral
    Anchor Coral
    Euphyllia ancora
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0047
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Frogspawn Coral
    Frogspawn Coral
    Euphyllia divisa
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0048
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow-dotted Butterflyfish
    Yellow-dotted Butterflyfish
    Chaetodon selene
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0049
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Semicircle Angelfish
    Semicircle Angelfish
    Pomacanthus semicirculatus - brown variation.
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0050
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Robe Hem Hypselodoris
    Robe Hem Hypselodoris
    Hypselodoris apolegma
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0053
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Semicircle Angelfish
    Semicircle Angelfish
    Pomacanthus semicirculatus - another brown variation.
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0057
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blacklip Butterflyfish
    Blacklip Butterflyfish
    Chaetodon kleinii
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0058
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellowbarred Jawfish & eggs
    Yellowbarred Jawfish & eggs
    Opistognathus randalli - a really large clutch of eggs just showing eye spots.
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0063
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Moorish Idol
    Moorish Idol
    Zanclus cornutus
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0067
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Saffron Noumea
    Saffron Noumea
    Noumea crocea
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0069
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eight-barred Butterflyfish
    Eight-barred Butterflyfish
    Chaetodon octofasciatus
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0071
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Anna's Chromodoris
    Anna's Chromodoris
    Chromodoris annae
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0077
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Leathery Sea Anemone
    Leathery Sea Anemone
    Heteractis crispa and Pink Anemonefish.
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0078
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Golden Rabbitfish
    Golden Rabbitfish
    Siganus guttatus
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0082
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Virgate Rabbitfish
    Virgate Rabbitfish
    Siganus virgatus
    Twin Rocks, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1631#0087
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dark Knee Hermit Crab
    Dark Knee Hermit Crab
    Dardanus lagopodes - leg color varies, but the eye stalks are distinctive.
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1632#0088
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Halgerda Reticulidia
    Halgerda Reticulidia
    Reticulidia halgerda
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1632#0090
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Canary Wrasse
    Canary Wrasse
    Halichoeres chrysus - initial phase.
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1632#0093
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blacktip Reef Shark
    Blacktip Reef Shark
    Carcharhinus melanopterus
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1632#0109
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Fan
    Sea Fan
    Acabaria species
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1632#0110
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Trumpet Coral
    Trumpet Coral
    Caulastrea tumida
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1632#0111
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Sponge
    Blue Sponge
    Haliclona species
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1632#0112
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spot-nape Butterflyfish
    Spot-nape Butterflyfish
    Chaetodon oxycephalus
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1632#0114
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eastern Triangular Butterflyfish
    Eastern Triangular Butterflyfish
    Chaetodon baronessa
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1632#0117
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Reticulated Butterflyfish
    Reticulated Butterflyfish
    Chaetodon reticulatus
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1632#0121
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Anchor Coral
    Anchor Coral
    Euphyllia ancora
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1632#0122
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Leopard Wrasse
    Leopard Wrasse
    Macropharyngodon meleagris - initial phase.
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 10, 2006
    1632#0128
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spiny Feather Star
    Spiny Feather Star
    Stephanometra echinus
    Sepok Wall, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1633#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orange Ball Corallimorph
    Orange Ball Corallimorph
    Paracorynactis hoplites
    Sepok Wall, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1633#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Soft Coral
    Soft Coral
    Scleronephthya species
    Sepok Wall, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1633#0003
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bennett's Feather Stars
    Bennett's Feather Stars
    Oxycomanthus bennetti
    Sepok Wall, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1633#0004
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tunicates
    Tunicates
    Botryllus species
    Sepok Wall, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1633#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Beaded Sea Anemone
    Beaded Sea Anemone
    Heteractis aurora
    Sepok Wall, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1633#0007
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fragile Plate Coral
    Fragile Plate Coral
    Diaseris fragilis
    Sepok Wall, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1633#0009
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Open Brain Coral & Bali Fire Anemone
    Open Brain Coral & Bali Fire Anemone
    Trachyphyllia geoffroyi & Megalactis hemprichii
    Sepok Wall, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1633#0012
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chiragra Spider Shell
    Chiragra Spider Shell
    Lambis chiragra - oral surface is nice looking.
    Sepok Wall, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1633#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chiragra Spider Shell
    Chiragra Spider Shell
    Lambis chiragra - algae and fouling organisms on the top surface.
    Sepok Wall, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1633#0014
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Merten's Carpet Anemone
    Merten's Carpet Anemone
    Stichodactyla mertensii - unusual cluster of tentacles.
    Sepok Wall, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1633#0017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tiger Mantis
    Tiger Mantis
    Lysiosquilla maculata
    Sepok Wall, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1633#0020
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bubble-tip Sea Anemone
    Bubble-tip Sea Anemone
    Entacmaea quadricolor with Clark's Anemonefish.
    Sepok Wall, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1633#0023
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tunicates
    Tunicates
    Botryllus species
    Sepok Wall, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1633#0024
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mushroom Coral Pipefish
    Mushroom Coral Pipefish
    Siokunichthys nigrolineatus
    Sepok Wall, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1633#0026
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tongue & Plate Corals
    Tongue & Plate Corals
    Herpolitha limax & Fungia danai
    Sepok Wall, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1633#0027
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Crown-of-Thorns Sea Stars
    Crown-of-Thorns Sea Stars
    Acanthaster planci - dead coral skeletons remain after the sea stars have eaten.
    Sepok Wall, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1633#0030
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clark's Anemonefish & Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasses
    Clark's Anemonefish & Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasses
    Amphiprion clarkii & Labroides dimidiatus
    Sepok Wall, Maricaban Island, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1633#0031
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Noble Feather Star
    Noble Feather Star
    Comaster nobilis
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1634#0032
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ribbon Sweetlips
    Ribbon Sweetlips
    Plectorhinchus polytaenia
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1634#0034
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sponge Isopods
    Sponge Isopods
    Santia species
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1634#0037
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Redfin Butterflyfish
    Redfin Butterflyfish
    Chaetodon lunulatus
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1634#0042
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brain Coral
    Brain Coral
    Leptoria irregularis
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1634#0044
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Fan
    Sea Fan
    Acabaria species
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1634#0045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Sponge
    Unknown Sponge
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1634#0047
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cheek-lined Wrasse variation
    Cheek-lined Wrasse variation
    Oxycheilinus diagrammus
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1634#0049
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cheek-lined Wrasse
    Cheek-lined Wrasse
    Oxycheilinus diagrammus
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1634#0051
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Staghorn Damsel
    Staghorn Damsel
    Amblyglyphidodon curacao
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1634#0052
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tunicates
    Tunicates
    Botryllus species
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1634#0054
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Loch's Chromodoris
    Loch's Chromodoris
    Chromodoris lochi
    Koala, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1634#0056
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tomato Grouper juvenile
    Tomato Grouper juvenile
    Cephalopholis sonnerati - I think the fish being eaten is a Frostfin Cardinalfish.
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0065
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Magnificent Fire Urchin
    Magnificent Fire Urchin
    Asthenosoma ijimai
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0067
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Daisy Coral
    Daisy Coral
    Goniopora stokesi
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0068
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Daisy Coral
    Daisy Coral
    Goniopora columna
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0069
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red-spotted Pygmygoby
    Red-spotted Pygmygoby
    Trimma rubromaculatum
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0072
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Velvet Headshield Slug
    Blue Velvet Headshield Slug
    Chelidonura varians
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0075
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ornate Ghost Pipefish male
    Ornate Ghost Pipefish male
    Solenostomus paradoxus
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0079
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Frostfin Cardinalfish
    Frostfin Cardinalfish
    Ostorhinchus hoevenii
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0082
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Striped Anemone
    Striped Anemone
    Dofleinia armata
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0083
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Thorny Seahorse
    Thorny Seahorse
    Hippocampus histrix
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0085
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ornate Ghost Pipefish pair
    Ornate Ghost Pipefish pair
    Solenostomus paradoxus
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0090
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spotted Sand Diver
    Spotted Sand Diver
    Trichonotus setiger - looks like a maie.
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0093
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ornate Ghost Pipefish pair
    Ornate Ghost Pipefish pair
    Solenostomus paradoxus
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0096
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Speckled Grouper juvenile
    Speckled Grouper juvenile
    Epinephelus cyanopodus
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0098
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Variable Fire Urchin
    Variable Fire Urchin
    Asthenosoma varium
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0099
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shortfin Lionfish
    Shortfin Lionfish
    Dendrochirus brachypterus
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0100
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shortfin Lionfish
    Shortfin Lionfish
    Dendrochirus brachypterus
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0102
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Zebra Lionfish
    Zebra Lionfish
    Dendrochirus zebra
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0105
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hell's Fire Anemone
    Hell's Fire Anemone
    Actinodendron plumosum
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0106
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellowstriped and Frostfin Cardinalfish
    Yellowstriped and Frostfin Cardinalfish
    Ostorhinchus cyanosoma & hoevenii
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0107
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fimbriated & White- eyed Morays
    Fimbriated & White- eyed Morays
    Gymnothorax fimbriatus & thyrsoideus
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0114
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bluestripe Pipefish
    Bluestripe Pipefish
    Doryhamphus excisus
    Basura, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 11, 2006
    1635#0124
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pilsbry's Headshield Slug
    Pilsbry's Headshield Slug
    Philinopsis pilsbryi
    Mainit East, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 12, 2006
    1636#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Undescribed Tenellia species
    Undescribed Tenellia species
    Tenellia species 16
    Mainit East, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 12, 2006
    1636#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Anemone Hermit Crab
    Anemone Hermit Crab
    Dardanus pedunculatus - this hermit crab has no anemones on the shell.
    Mainit East, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 12, 2006
    1636#0008
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Broad-banded Shrimpgoby
    Broad-banded Shrimpgoby
    Amblyeleotris periophthalma
    Mainit East, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 12, 2006
    1636#0011
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Disc Anemone
    Disc Anemone
    Discosoma species - best guess id on this particularly colorful specimen.
    Mainit East, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 12, 2006
    1636#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mushroom Coral
    Mushroom Coral
    Cycloseris cyclolites
    Mainit East, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 12, 2006
    1636#0014
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Fan
    Sea Fan
    Menella species and Threadfin Hawkfish.
    Mainit East, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 12, 2006
    1636#0016
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Triggerfish juvenile
    Blue Triggerfish juvenile
    Pseudobalistes fuscus
    Mainit East, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 12, 2006
    1636#0017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Warty Sea Star
    Warty Sea Star
    Echinaster callosus
    Mainit East, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 12, 2006
    1636#0019
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Orange & Black Dragonet
    Orange & Black Dragonet
    Dactylopus kuiteri
    Mainit East, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 12, 2006
    1636#0022
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Helmut Gurnard
    Helmut Gurnard
    Dactyloptena orientalis
    Mainit East, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 12, 2006
    1636#0024
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Magnificent Chromodoris & egg ribbon
    Magnificent Chromodoris & egg ribbon
    Chromodoris magnifica
    Mainit East, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 12, 2006
    1636#0026
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Undescribed Hypselodoris
    Undescribed Hypselodoris
    Hypselodoris species 2
    Mainit East, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 12, 2006
    1636#0028
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Magnificent Tube Worm
    Magnificent Tube Worm
    Protula magnifica
    Mainit East, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, May 12, 2006
    1636#0029
    Larry L. Jackson