Dives 1206-1212

Unknown Squat Lobster

Looking close, the substrate is often alive with small creatures like this very small crustacean.

Teluk Kimbahu III, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 30, 2004

1206#0078

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Millet Cowrie

Cypraea miliaris

Teluk Kimbahu III, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 30, 2004

1206#0081

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Blue Dragons

Pteraeolidia semperi - three individuals interacting.

Teluk Kimbahu III, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 30, 2004

1206#0082

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Orange & Black Dragonet male

Dactylopus kuiteri - without the supplemental light of my strobes, the fish blends very well into the substrate.

Teluk Kimbahu III, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 30, 2004

1206#0087

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Robust Ghost Pipefish pair

Solenostomus cyanopterus

Teluk Kimbahu III, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 30, 2004

1206#0094

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Bigeye Conger

Ariosoma anagoides

Teluk Kimbahu III, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 30, 2004

1206#0096

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Mud Goby

Valenciennea limicola

Teluk Kimbahu III, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 30, 2004

1206#0099

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Orangutan Crab

Oncinopus species 1

Teluk Kimbahu III, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 30, 2004

1206#0101

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Slantbar Shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris diagonalis - looks like the Tiger Snapping Shrimp is the partner/burrow excavator.

1206#0103

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Widebarred Goby

Valenciennea wardii

Teluk Kimbahu III, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 30, 2004

1206#0113

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Striated Frogfish female

Antennarius striatus - extreme skin filaments.

Teluk Kimbahu III, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 30, 2004

1206#0118

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Neptune Dragonet

Callionymus neptunius

Teluk Kimbahu III, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 30, 2004

1206#0123

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Striated Frogfish female

Antennarius striatus

Teluk Kimbahu III, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 30, 2004

1206#0124

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Striated Frogfish female

Antennarius striatus - luring with the smaller male in the background.

Teluk Kimbahu III, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 30, 2004

1206#0128

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Striated Frogfish female

Antennarius striatus - a trailing male suggests that the female is gravid and ready to spawn during the night.

1206#0131

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Striated Frogfish male

Antennarius striatus

Teluk Kimbahu III, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 30, 2004

1206#0132

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Striated Frogfish pair

Antennarius striatus

Teluk Kimbahu III, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 30, 2004

1206#0135

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Carnelian Olive

Oliva carneola

Teluk Kimbahu III, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 30, 2004

1206#0145

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Carnelian Olive

Oliva carneola

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1207#0146

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Hearth Heart Urchin

Maretia planulata

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1207#0147

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Many-lobed Ceratosoma

Ceratosoma tenue

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1207#0149

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Leathery Sea Anemone

Radianthus crispa

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1207#0151

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Balloonfish

Diodon holocanthus

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1207#0153

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Painted Frogfish juvenile

Antennarius pictus

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1207#0165

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Puffer Filefish juvenile

Brachaluteres taylori - there are a lot of mysid shrimp on the gorgonia behind the fish.

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1207#0172

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Banded Coral Shrimp

Stenopus hispidus - the female is carrying a batch of green eggs in her swimmerets.

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1207#0173

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Threadfin San Diver male

Trichonotus elegans

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1207#0175

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Rare Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis iop

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1207#0183

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Day Octopus

Octopus cyanea - almost completely buried.

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1207#0184

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Reticulated Headshield Slug

Philinopsis reticulata

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1207#0188

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Strange Sole

Aseraggodes xenicus

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1207#0189

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Yellow Boxfish juvenile

Ostracion cubicus

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1207#0192

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Pizza Anemone

Cryptodendrum adhaesivum

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1207#0193

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Banded Garden Eel

Heteroconger polyzona

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1207#0199

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Painted Frogfish

Antennarius pictus

Retak Larry, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1207#0206

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Brown Margin Glossodoris

Glossodoris rufomarginata

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1208#0209

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Sea Fan

Solenocaulon species

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1208#0213

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Gloomy Tambja

Tambja morosa

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1208#0218

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Gloomy Tambjas

Tambja morosa

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1208#0220

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Zebra Lionfish

Dendrochirus zebra

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1208#0223

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Hidden Corallimorph Shrimp

Pliopontonia furtiva - three shrimp in the tentacles of Amplexidiscus fenestrafer, the Giant Elephant Ear Mushroom Coral/Anemone.

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1208#0225

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Batangas Halgerda

Halgerda batangas

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1208#0227

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Map Puffer

Arothron mappa - very full belly.

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1208#0230

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Swollen Phyllidia

Phyllidia varicosa

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1208#0235

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Orangutan Crab

Oncinopus species 1 - in Bubble Coral.

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1208#0238

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Double-ringed Flabellina

Flabellina species 1

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1208#0239

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Double-ringed Flabellina

Flabellina species 1

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1208#0242

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Fish Net Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris iacula

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1208#0245

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Pinnate Spadefish juvenile

Platax pinnatus - the small juveniles mimic a Pseudobiceros or Pseudoceros species flatworm.

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1208#0249

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Bullock's Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris bullocki

Nudi Falls, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 31, 2004

1208#0266

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