Dives 1319-1327

Red Lionfish

Pterois volitans

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0083

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Red Lionfish

Pterois volitans

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0086

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Maxima Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0087

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Maxima Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0088

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New Guinea Wrasse

Anampses neoguinaicus - terminal phase.

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0089

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Foxface Rabbitfish

Siganus vulpinus

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0090

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Snubnose Pompano

Trachinotus blochii

Challenger Bay, Ribbon Reef #10, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1325#0091

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Hard Coral

Acropora aculeus

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0092

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Yellow-axil Chromis

Chromis xanthochira

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0093

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Poss's Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis possi juvenile.

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0095

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Doublespot Wrasse

Halichoeres biocellatus - terminal phase.

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0098

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Yellowbar Parrotfish

Scarus schlegeli - terminal phase.

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0100

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Big Longnose Butterflyfish

Forcipiger longirostris

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0101

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Fluted Giant Clam

Tridacna squamosa

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0103

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Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0104

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Orangespine Unicornfish

Naso lituratus

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0108

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Hancock's Flatworm

Pseudobiceros hancockanus

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0111

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Tunicates

Clavelina robusta

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0115

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Sponge

Ianthella flabelliformis

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0116

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Leather Coral

Sarcophyton elegans

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0117

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Tunicates

Lissoclinum & Aplidium species

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0118

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Schultz's Pipefish

Corythoichthys schultzi

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0119

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Schultz's Pipefish

Corythoichthys schultzi

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0121

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Common Feather Duster Worm

Sabellastarte sanctijosephi

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0120

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Sabre Squirrelfish

Sargocentron spiniferum

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0123

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Ambon Crinoid Shrimp

Laomenes amboinensis

Pixie Pinnacle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 4, 2004

1326#0128

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Bigeye Snappers

Lutjanus lutjanus

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0001

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Pacific Bird Wrasse

Gomphosus varius - initial phase.

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0003

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Pacific Bird Wrasse

Gomphosus varius - terminal phase.

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0004

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Forktail Rabbitfish

Siganus argenteus

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0005

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Spinecheek Anemonefish

Amphiprion biaculeatus

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0007

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Hard Coral

Acropora formosa

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0008

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Fluted Giant Clam

Tridacna squamosa

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0009

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Blue-green Chromis

Chromis viridis - male in nuptial (breeding) coloration.

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0010

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Fluted Giant Clam

Tridacna squamosa

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0012

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Blue-spotted Ribbontail Ray

Taeniura lymma

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0017

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Blue-green Chromis

Chromis viridis - a very large number of juveniles near their refuge coral.

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0018

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Reef Stonefish

Synanceia verrucosa with the coloring of coralline algae.

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0019

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Red-spot Ardeadoris

Ardeadoris cruenta

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0025

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Hybrid Butterflyfish

Chaetodon punctatofasciatus x pelewensis

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0028

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Red-streaked Blenny

Cirripectes stigmaticus

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0029

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Red-streaked Blenny

Cirripectes stigmaticus

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0031

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Papuan Epaulette Shark

Hemiscyllium hallstromi

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0032

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Papuan Epaulette Shark

Hemiscyllium hallstromi

Turtle Bommie, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1327#0033

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Sea Whips

Junceella species

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0034

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Liz's Phyllidiella

Phyllidiella lizae

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0035

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Orange Chocolate Chip Sea Star

Protoreaster nodosus juvenile

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0038

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Unknown Sponge

Rhopaloeides odorabile

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0038

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Doublebanded Soapfish

Diploprion bifasciatum

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0039

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Helmet Coral

Halomitra pileus - the growth on the underside of the top coral is called an 'acanthocauli' and may form a complete new coral if the old coral stays upside down or dies.

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0041

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Elisabeth's Chromodoris

Chromodoris elisabethina

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0042

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Fusilier Damsels

Lepidozygus tapeinosoma - best guess that these are juveniles based on body shape and behavior.  Juvenile Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse offering cleaning services.

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0043

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Hard Coral

Acropora nobilis

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0044

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Magnificent Sea Anemone

Radianthus magnifica with Clown Anemonefish.

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0045

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Clown Anemonefish

Amphiprion percula

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0049

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Rockmover Wrasse

Novaculichthys taeniourus - juvenile phase.

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0052

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Hard Coral

Acropora formosa

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0053

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Hard Coral

Porites lichen

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0054

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Bubble-tip Sea Anemones

Entacmaea quadricolor - Red & Black Anemonefish are the common occupants of these clonal groupings of this particular anemone.

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0057

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Table Coral

Acropora cytherea

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0058

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MV Undersea Explorer

The last photo on the last dive of the GBR trip as I surfaced from the dive and headed for the ladder at the back of the boat.

near Turtle Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 5, 2004

1328#0060

Larry L. Jackson