Dives 1268-1276

Mandarinfish

Synchiropus splendidus - Spawning ascent.

Night, Kwato Island Dock, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 26, 2004

1271#0111

Larry L. Jackson

Unknown Sponge

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0001

Larry L. Jackson

Batangas Halgerda

Halgerda batangas

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0003

Larry L. Jackson

Unknown Sponge

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0006

Larry L. Jackson

Unknown Sponge

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0007

Larry L. Jackson

Winged Pipefish

Halicampus macrorhynchus - really blends with the substrate.

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0009

Larry L. Jackson

Winged Pipefish

Halicampus macrorhynchus - detail of head.

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0011

Larry L. Jackson

Undescribed Flatworm

Thysanozoon species 1

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0014

Larry L. Jackson

Free-living Hard Corals

Heteropsammia cochlea - I gathered a few for the photo. There is a worm living in the base that moves this coral around on the substrate mostly at night.

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0016

Larry L. Jackson

Undescribed Doto

Doto species 19

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0017

Larry L. Jackson

Six-arm Brittle Star

Ophiothela danae

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0018

Larry L. Jackson

Batangas Halgerda

Halgerda batangas

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0022

Larry L. Jackson

Solar-powered Phyllodesmium

Phyllodesmium longicirrum

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0024

Larry L. Jackson

Tunicate

Clavelina meridionalis - unusual tall stemmed.

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0025

Larry L. Jackson

Girdled Glossodoris

Glossodoris cincta

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0028

Larry L. Jackson

Nakedhead Shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris gymnocephala

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0029

Larry L. Jackson

Gardiner's Headshield Slug

Philinopsis gardineri

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0030

Larry L. Jackson

Unknown Soft Coral

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0032

Larry L. Jackson

White's & Emma's Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris whitei & emma

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0033

Larry L. Jackson

White's Hypselodoris

Hypselodoris whitei

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0036

Larry L. Jackson

Graceful Anemone Shrimp

Ancylomenes venustus - in Heliofungia actiniformis.

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0041

Larry L. Jackson

Brilliant Headshield Slug

Chelidonura electra

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0042

Larry L. Jackson

Honeyhead Damsel

Dischistodus prosopotaenia - a large damsel that is very protective of territory.

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0047

Larry L. Jackson

Unknown juveniles

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0050

Larry L. Jackson

Messmate Pipefish

Corythoichthys intestinalis

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1272#0052

Larry L. Jackson

Tunicates

Lissoclinum species

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1273#0055

Larry L. Jackson

Thousand-pores Sea Star

Fromia milleporella

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1273#0057

Larry L. Jackson

Plate Coral

Diaseris fragilis

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1273#0058

Larry L. Jackson

Solar-powered Phyllodesmium

Phyllodesmium longicirrum

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1273#0060

Larry L. Jackson

Solar-powered Phyllodesmium eggs

Phyllodesmium longicirrum

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1273#0059

Larry L. Jackson

Red Bumpy Gymnodoris

Gymnodoris rubropapulosa

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1273#0063

Larry L. Jackson

Red Bumpy Gymnodoris

Gymnodoris rubropapulosa

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1273#0069

Larry L. Jackson

Broad-banded Shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris periophthalma

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1273#0064

Larry L. Jackson

Unknown Nudibranch

Resembles Hypselodoris infucata.

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1273#0072

Larry L. Jackson

Short-tailed Pipefish

Trachyrhamphus bioarctatus - detail.

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1273#0074

Larry L. Jackson

Free-living Hard Coral

Heteropsammia cochlea

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1273#0075

Larry L. Jackson

Purple-mouthed Stromb

Strombus sinuatus - there is an eye looking out of the front of the shell.

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1273#0077

Larry L. Jackson

Dark Knee Hermit Crab

Dardanus lagopodes

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1273#0078

Larry L. Jackson

Waving Hand Coral

Anthelia species

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1273#0081

Larry L. Jackson

Tree Coral

Dendronephthya species

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1273#0082

Larry L. Jackson

Lisa's Mantis

Lysiosquillina lisa

Kwato Channel, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1273#0084

Larry L. Jackson

Headband Headshield Slug

Mariaglaja inornata

Samarai, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1274#0086

Larry L. Jackson

Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp

Dasycaris zanzibarica - a pair.

Samarai, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1274#0089

Larry L. Jackson

Peppermint Sea Star

Fromia monilis

Samarai, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1274#0092

Larry L. Jackson

Coleman Shrimp

Periclimenes colemani

Samarai, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1274#0094

Larry L. Jackson

Mushroom Coral Reticulidia

Reticulidia fungia

Samarai, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1274#0096

Larry L. Jackson

Meat Coral

Cynarina lacrymalis

Samarai, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1274#0099

Larry L. Jackson

Coleman Shrimp

Periclimenes colemani - a pair.

Samarai, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1274#0101

Larry L. Jackson

Clark's Anemonefish

Amphiprion clarkii

Samarai, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1274#0105

Larry L. Jackson

Reeftop Pipefish

Corythoichthys haematopterus

Samarai, MV Chertan, Papua New Guinea, September 27, 2004

1274#0107

Larry L. Jackson