Dives 1547 - 1561

Ornate Ghost Pipefish female w eggs

Solenostomus paradoxus

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1550#0008

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Ornate Ghost Pipefish eggs

Solenostomus paradoxus - closer view of the pelvic fin pouch full of eggs.

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1550#0008

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Ornate Ghost Pipefish male

Solenostomus paradoxus

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1550#0014

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Strickland's Halgerda mating

Halgerda stricklandi

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1550#0009

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Cauliflower Coral

Pocillopora verrucosa

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1550#0018

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Eyespot Damselfish

Pomacentrus andamanensis - thanks to Pavaphon Supanantananont for id correction.

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1551#0024

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Chocolate Grouper juvenile

Cephalopholis boenak

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1551#0028

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Leathery Sea Anemone

Radianthus crispa

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1551#0032

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Pizza Anemone

Cryptodencron adhaesivum - surrounded with Disc Anemones and Clark's Anemonefish in residence.

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1551#0035

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Sea Fan & Sea Whip

Dichotella species & Junceella species

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1552#0038

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Monogram Monocle Bream

Scolopsis monogramma - pale phase.

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1552#0039

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Batu Coris

Coris batuensis - terminal phase.

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1552#0048

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Darktail Snapper

Lutjanus lemniscatus - likley feeding on the school of cardinalfish as are the Yellowtail Scad in the background.

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1552#0050

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Cardinalfish

Rhabdamia species

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1552#0052

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Indian Lionfish

Pterois miles - hunting in a group, probably more successfully.

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1552#0060

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Indian Lionfish

Pterois miles

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1552#0065

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Latent Slingjaw Wrasse

Epibulus brevis - terminal phase with Five-lined Snappers in the background.

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1552#0066

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Day Octopus

Octopus cyanea

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1552#0067

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Emperor Angelfish subadult

Pomacanthus imperator - there were an unusually large number of subadults during the two cruises.

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1552#0072

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White Collar Butterflyfish

Chaetodon collare - one of my favorite photos.

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1552#0076

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Sea Fan

Acabaria species

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1552#0084

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Emperor Angelfish

Pomacanthus imperator - unusual tail.

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1552#0087

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Geometric Goniobranchus

Goniobranchus geometricus - one of the group that raise and lower the front part of the head mantle.

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1552#0091

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Twin Goniobranchus

Goniobranchus geminus - one of the group that raises and lowers the entire mantle.

Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand, January 18, 2006

1552#0093

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Spotted Porcelain Crab

Neopetrolisthes maculatus

Fanforest Pinnacle, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1553#0001

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Disc Anemones

Rhodactis species - guessing the species.

Fanforest Pinnacle, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1553#0002

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Nagasaki Damsel

Pomacentrus nagasakiensis - juvenile, thanks to Pavaphon Supanantananont for id correction.

Fanforest Pinnacle, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1553#0006

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Catala's Sea Star

Thromidia catalai

Fanforest Pinnacle, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1553#0010

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Six-arm Brittle Stars

Ophiothela danae

Fanforest Pinnacle, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1553#0012

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Undescribed Cleaner Shrimp

Urocaridella species 1 - this shrimp always seems eager to clean when approached.

Fanforest Pinnacle, Andaman Sea, Myanmar, January 19, 2006

1553#0014

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