Dives 1311-1318

Red & Black Anemonefish

Amphiprion melanopus

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0092

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Hard Corals

Acropora valenciennesi

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0093

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Hard Coral

Acropora acuminata

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0094

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Hard Coral

Porites solida

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0095

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Hard Coral

Acropora gemmifera

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0096

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Steephead Parrotfish

Chlorurus microrhinos - terminal phase variation.

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0097

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Longnose Filefish

Oxymonacanthus longirostris

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0099

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Boring Giant Clam

Tridacna crocea

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0100

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Hard Coral

Porites solida

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0101

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Thick-edged Cowrie

Cypraea caurica

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0102

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Thick-edged Cowrie

Cypraea caurica - I like to see the mantle as well as the shell.

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0106

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Jeb's Flatworm

Pseudoceros jebborum

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0108

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Tunicates

Lissoclinum species

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0109

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Unknown Sea Star

I can't find an identification in my searches.

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0110

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Leopard Wrasse

Macropharyngodon meleagris - low quality, extreme crop of juvenile phase.

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0112

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Unknown Heart Urchin

Searches didn't help with identification.

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0113

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Club-tipped Anemone

Telmatactis cricoides

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0116

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Egg Bundles

Many egg bundles are visible prior to release at the dark of the moon.

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0117

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Egg Bundles

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0121

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Expanding Coral Polyps

The coral polyps are expanded, but the egg bundles are not yet visible.

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0122

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Egg Bundles

Just a few egg bundles beginning to appear.

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0124

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Egg Bundles

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0125

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Expanding Coral Polyps

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0127

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Egg Bundles

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0128

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Expanding Coral Polyps

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0132

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Egg Bundle Release

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0136

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Egg Bundle Release

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0138

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Egg Bundle Release

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0139

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Egg Bundle Release

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0141

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Egg Bundle Release

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0144

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Egg Bundle Release

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0149

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Egg Bundle Release

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0153

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Egg Bundle Release

Surge alternated pushing the egg bundles upward, then downward.

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0156

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Egg Bundle Release

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0162

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Egg Bundle Release

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0165

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Egg Bundle Release

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0167

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Egg Bundle Release

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0175

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Egg Bundle Release

Night feeding fish like the Scarlet Soldierfish were able to feed well from the massive egg bundle release, making not even a small dent in the massive coral spawn.

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0178

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Pimpled Phyllidiella mating

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1318#0002

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Clown Triggerfish

Balistoides conspicillum juvenile.

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1318#0005

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Ocellated Phyllidia

Phyllidia ocellata

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1318#0008

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Sea Fan

Menella species

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1318#0010

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Magnificent Sea Anemone

Radianthus magnifica with Pink Anemonefish.

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1318#0011

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Hard Coral

Oxypora lacera

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1318#0012

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Sea Fan

Menella species

Captain Blood's Wall of Death, Rodda Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 2, 2004

1318#0014

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