Bonaire and Curacao 2010

Three weeks in the Caribbean. First Bonaire (where we travelled to directly after our certification 2003) to check if it is as good as in our memories (well), and then Curacao to get som change (but it truly was very similar to Bonaire). Good, but in the end we longed for the greater biodiversity in Asia.
March 2010.

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Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea )
Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea )
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Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea )
Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea )
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large Cubera snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus)
large Cubera snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus)
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French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru)
French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru)
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Whitespotted filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus)
Whitespotted filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus)
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Lettuce sea slug (Elysia crispata)
Lettuce sea slug (Elysia crispata)
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coral
coral
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Blackbar soldierfish (Myripristis jacobus)
Blackbar soldierfish (Myripristis jacobus)
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Peacock flounder (Bothus lunatus)
Peacock flounder (Bothus lunatus)
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Snook (Centropomus undecimalis)
Snook (Centropomus undecimalis)
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Greater soapfish (Rypticus saponaceus)
Greater soapfish (Rypticus saponaceus)
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Balloonfish (Diodon holocanthus)
Balloonfish (Diodon holocanthus)
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Red lizardfish (Synodus synodus)
Red lizardfish (Synodus synodus)
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Flamingo tongue (Cyphoma gibbosum)
Flamingo tongue (Cyphoma gibbosum)
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Gray variation of the Redlip Blenny (Ophioblen...
Gray variation of the Redlip Blenny (Ophioblennius atlanticus)
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A Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria) pe...
A Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria) peering from it's tube
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Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria)
Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria)
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Creole-fish (Paranthias furcifer) with Isopod ...
Creole-fish (Paranthias furcifer) with Isopod (Cymothoidae)
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Trumpetfish (Aulstomus maculatus)
Trumpetfish (Aulstomus maculatus)
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Black margate (Anisotremus surinamensis)
Black margate (Anisotremus surinamensis)
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Steina among gorgonians
Steina among gorgonians
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Juvenile Sponge brittle star (Ophiothrix suens...
Juvenile Sponge brittle star (Ophiothrix suensonii) on Pink vase sponge (Niphates digitalis)
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Red night shrimp (Cinetorhynchus manningi)
Red night shrimp (Cinetorhynchus manningi)
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A Sponge Zoanthid (Parazoanthus sp)
A Sponge Zoanthid (Parazoanthus sp)
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Spotfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon ocellatus)
Spotfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon ocellatus)
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Queen parrotfish (Scarus vetula), male
Queen parrotfish (Scarus vetula), male
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Doctorfish (Acanthurus chirurgus)
Doctorfish (Acanthurus chirurgus)
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blenny in a tube sponge
blenny in a tube sponge
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Yellowtail hamlet (Hypoplectrus chlorurus)
Yellowtail hamlet (Hypoplectrus chlorurus)
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Slender filefish (Monacanthus tuckeri)
Slender filefish (Monacanthus tuckeri)
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Barred hamlet (Hypoplectrus puella)
Barred hamlet (Hypoplectrus puella)
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Peacock flounder (Bothus lunatus)
Peacock flounder (Bothus lunatus)
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Schoolmaster (Lutjanus apodus)
Schoolmaster (Lutjanus apodus)
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Masked goby (Coryphopterus personatus)
Masked goby (Coryphopterus personatus)
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Stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride), male
Stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride), male
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Night sergeant (Abudefduf taurus) guarding eggs
Night sergeant (Abudefduf taurus) guarding eggs
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Caribbean two-spot octopus (Octopus filosus)
Caribbean two-spot octopus (Octopus filosus)
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Horse-eye trevally (Caranx latus)
Horse-eye trevally (Caranx latus)
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Yellow-edge chromis (Chromis multilineata)
Yellow-edge chromis (Chromis multilineata)
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Queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris)
Queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris)
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Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus) with female s...
Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus) with female stoplight parrotfish behind
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Butter hamlet (Hypoplectrus unicolor)
Butter hamlet (Hypoplectrus unicolor)
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Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
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Yellow goatfish (Mulloidichthys martinicus)
Yellow goatfish (Mulloidichthys martinicus)
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Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)
Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)
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Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)
Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)
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Yellowprow goby (Gobiosoma xanthprora)
Yellowprow goby (Gobiosoma xanthprora)
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The Wreck of Hilma Hooker
The Wreck of Hilma Hooker
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Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)
Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)
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The Wreck of Hilma Hooker
The Wreck of Hilma Hooker
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Peppermint shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)
Peppermint shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)
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Peppermint shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)
Peppermint shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni)
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Mahogony snapper (Lutjanus mahogony)
Mahogony snapper (Lutjanus mahogony)
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coral polyps
coral polyps
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Teardrop crab (Pelia sp)
Teardrop crab (Pelia sp)
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Giant basket star (Astrophyton muricatum)
Giant basket star (Astrophyton muricatum)
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Blue tang (Acanthurus coeruleus) being cleaned...
Blue tang (Acanthurus coeruleus) being cleaned by pair of juvenile Spanish hogfish
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Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea)
Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea)
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French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) with trace...
French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) with traces of juvenile marking
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Star encrusting sponge (Halisarca sp)
Star encrusting sponge (Halisarca sp)
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Threespot damselfish (Stegastes planifrons)
Threespot damselfish (Stegastes planifrons)
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coral polyps
coral polyps
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A cleaner shrimp (Periclimenes sp)
A cleaner shrimp (Periclimenes sp)
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Spotted cleaner shrimp (Periclimenes yucatanic...
Spotted cleaner shrimp (Periclimenes yucatanicus)
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A triplefin blenny (Tripterygiinae) on an Azur...
A triplefin blenny (Tripterygiinae) on an Azure vase sponge
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juvenil Green Razorfish (Xyrichtys splendens)
juvenil Green Razorfish (Xyrichtys splendens)
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Goldentail moray (Gymnothorax miliaris)
Goldentail moray (Gymnothorax miliaris)
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Lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus)
Lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus)
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Shy hamlet (Hypoplectrus guttavarius)
Shy hamlet (Hypoplectrus guttavarius)
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Corals
Corals
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Lionfish (Pterois sp). A foreign species to th...
Lionfish (Pterois sp). A foreign species to the Caribbean.
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Banded butterflyfish (Chaetodon striatus)
Banded butterflyfish (Chaetodon striatus)
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Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus)....
Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus). Abundant and not particularly shy.
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Social feather duster (Bispira brunnea)
Social feather duster (Bispira brunnea)
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Goldentail moray (Gymnothorax miliaris)
Goldentail moray (Gymnothorax miliaris)
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Yellowhead jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons)
Yellowhead jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons)
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Redband parrotfish (Sparisoma aurofrenatum), m...
Redband parrotfish (Sparisoma aurofrenatum), male
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Yellowline arrow crab (Stenorhynchus seticorni...
Yellowline arrow crab (Stenorhynchus seticornis)
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Bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia tabacaria)
Bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia tabacaria)
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Banded boxer shrimp (Stenopus hispidus)
Banded boxer shrimp (Stenopus hispidus)
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Caribbean reef octopus (Octopus briareus)
Caribbean reef octopus (Octopus briareus)
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Spotted spiny lobster (Panulirus guttatus)
Spotted spiny lobster (Panulirus guttatus)
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probably a juvenile Rough fileclam (Ctenoides ...
probably a juvenile Rough fileclam (Ctenoides scaber)
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Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria)
Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria)
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coral
coral
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Bluehead wrasse (Thalassoma bifasciatum), juv.
Bluehead wrasse (Thalassoma bifasciatum), juv.
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Harlequin bass (Serranus tigrinus)
Harlequin bass (Serranus tigrinus)
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Spanish slipper lobster (Scyllarides aequinoct...
Spanish slipper lobster (Scyllarides aequinoctialis)
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Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus)
Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus)
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Honeycomb cowfish (Acanthostracion polygonius)
Honeycomb cowfish (Acanthostracion polygonius)
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Batwing coral crab (Carpilius corallinus)
Batwing coral crab (Carpilius corallinus)
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Spotted moray (Gymnothorax moringa)
Spotted moray (Gymnothorax moringa)
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Horse-eye jack (Caranx latus)
Horse-eye jack (Caranx latus)
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Sharptail eel (Myrichthys breviceps)
Sharptail eel (Myrichthys breviceps)
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Palometa (Trachinotus goodei)
Palometa (Trachinotus goodei)

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