Dives 1343-1350

Unknown Coral

Looks like a Dendrophyllidae but none that have this polyp shape.

Three Islets middle, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 19, 2005

1344#0041

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Longfin Grouper

Epinephelus quoyanus

Three Islets middle, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 19, 2005

1344#0043

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Red Saddleback Anemonefish juvenile

Amphiprion ephippium

Three Islets middle, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 19, 2005

1344#0046

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Clark's Anemonefish

Amphiprion clarkii - caudal fin is unusually pointed.

Three Islets middle, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 19, 2005

1344#0048

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Cardinalfish

Unknown Taeniamia species

Three Islets middle, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 19, 2005

1344#0052

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Flower Cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus fleurieu

Three Islets middle, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 19, 2005

1344#0055

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Giant Moray juvenile

Gymnothorax javanicus - best guess.

Three Islets middle, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 19, 2005

1344#0058

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Spotted Porcelain Crabs

Neopetrolisthes maculatus

Three Islets middle, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 19, 2005

1344#0059

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Pharaoh Cuttlefish

Sepia cf pharaonis - blends with the substrate.

Three Islets middle, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 19, 2005

1344#0061

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Gaimard's Hermit Crab

Calcinus gaimardii - I put the shell in this position so that I could see more of the hermit crab when it came out to right the shell.

Three Islets middle, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 19, 2005

1344#0062

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White-eyed & Fimbriated Morays

Gymnothorax thysoidea & fimbriatus - 4 morays in one hole seems a bit of a crowd.

Three Islets middle, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 19, 2005

1344#0067

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White-eyed Morays

Gymnothorax thysoidea - another crowded hole.

Three Islets middle, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 19, 2005

1344#0069

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Fimbriated Moray & Undetermined Swimming Crab

Gymnothorax fimbriatus & Charybdis species 1 - an odd couple.

Three Islets middle, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 19, 2005

1344#0072

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Sea Fan

Melithaea species

Three Islets middle, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 19, 2005

1344#0076

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Sea Fan

Melithaea species

Three Islets middle, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 19, 2005

1344#0077

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Streaky Rockskipper

Istiblennius dussumieri

Three Islets middle, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 19, 2005

1344#0079

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Poss's Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis possi

Three Islets middle, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 19, 2005

1344#0081

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Spare Tree Coral

Dendronephthya species

Black Rock, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 20, 2005

1345#0001

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Spare Tree Coral

Dendronephthya species

Black Rock, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 20, 2005

1345#0002

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Gorgonian Wrapper

Nemanthus annamensis - the color and composition make this a favorite.

Black Rock, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, February 20, 2005

1345#0003

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