Papua 2008

Raja Ampat in Papua, Indonesia. Two fantastic weeks at the Kri Resort. One of the flashes died after a week. April 2008. Also see the topside pictures.

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Fire dartfish (Nemateleotris magnifica)
Fire dartfish (Nemateleotris magnifica)
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Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti)
Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti)
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Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutas)
Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutas)
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Singular bannerfish (Heniochus singularis)
Singular bannerfish (Heniochus singularis)
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Two-banded soapfish (Diploprion bifasciatum)
Two-banded soapfish (Diploprion bifasciatum)
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Long-nosed butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissim...
Long-nosed butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus)
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Yellow-ribbon sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polyta...
Yellow-ribbon sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia)
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Bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus)
Bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus)
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Bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus)
Bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus)
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Tasseled wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)
Tasseled wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)
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Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion)
Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion)
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Harlequin sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodono...
Harlequin sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides)
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Black coral shrimp (Pontonides unciger)
Black coral shrimp (Pontonides unciger)
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Leaf scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus)
Leaf scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus)
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Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion)
Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion)
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Robust sea squirt (Atriolum robustum) and hydr...
Robust sea squirt (Atriolum robustum) and hydroids
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Reticulated dascyllus (Dascyllus reticulatus)
Reticulated dascyllus (Dascyllus reticulatus)
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Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus corniculatu...
Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus corniculatus complex) and Robust sea squirt (Atriolum robustum)
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Highfin blenny (Atrosalarias fuscus)
Highfin blenny (Atrosalarias fuscus)
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Gold-specs jawfish (Opistognathus randalli)
Gold-specs jawfish (Opistognathus randalli)
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Manta ray (Manta birostris)
Manta ray (Manta birostris)
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Manta ray (Manta birostris)
Manta ray (Manta birostris)
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this may be a baby scorpionfish of some kind
this may be a baby scorpionfish of some kind
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Papuan bamboo shark (Hemiscyllum sp)
Papuan bamboo shark (Hemiscyllum sp)
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Yellow-ribbon sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polyta...
Yellow-ribbon sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia)
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Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie)
Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie)
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Striped surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus)
Striped surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus)
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Pepper-and-salt commensal shrimp (Ancylomenes ...
Pepper-and-salt commensal shrimp (Ancylomenes venustus)
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Pepper-and-salt commensal shrimp (Ancylomenes ...
Pepper-and-salt commensal shrimp (Ancylomenes venustus)
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Bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus)
Bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus)
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Bluestriped fangblenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhyn...
Bluestriped fangblenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos)
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Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise)
Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise)
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Painted spiny lobster (Panulirus versicolor)
Painted spiny lobster (Panulirus versicolor)
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blenny in a hole
blenny in a hole
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coral close-up
coral close-up
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Scribbled pipefish (Corythoichthys intestinali...
Scribbled pipefish (Corythoichthys intestinalis)
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Bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus)
Bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus)
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Pacific clown anemone shrimp (Periclimenes bre...
Pacific clown anemone shrimp (Periclimenes brevicarpalis) on Cryptodendrum adhaesivum
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Sea fan coral
Sea fan coral
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Brown-marbeled grouper (Epinephelus fuscogutta...
Brown-marbeled grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) feasting on a filefish
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juvenile scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis sp)
juvenile scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis sp)
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Palette surgeonfish (Paracanthurus hepatus)
Palette surgeonfish (Paracanthurus hepatus)
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Pyramid butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylep...
Pyramid butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis)
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Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie)
Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie)
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Yellow sweeper (Parapriacanthus ransonneti)
Yellow sweeper (Parapriacanthus ransonneti)
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Lamarck's angelfish (Genicanthus lamaracki)
Lamarck's angelfish (Genicanthus lamaracki)
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Redtooth triggerfish (Odonus niger)
Redtooth triggerfish (Odonus niger)
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Lined sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus)
Lined sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus)
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the nudibranch Goniobranchus coi
the nudibranch Goniobranchus coi
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Squarespot anthias (Pseudanthias pleurotaenia)
Squarespot anthias (Pseudanthias pleurotaenia)
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Princess damsel (Pomacentrus vaiuli)
Princess damsel (Pomacentrus vaiuli)
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Western clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellari...
Western clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
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Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise)
Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise)
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Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise)
Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise)
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Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise)
Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise)
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Peach anthias (Pseudanthias dispar)
Peach anthias (Pseudanthias dispar)
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Bandcheek wrasse (Oxycheilinus digramma)
Bandcheek wrasse (Oxycheilinus digramma)
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Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion)
Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion)
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cuttlefish (Sepia sp)
cuttlefish (Sepia sp)
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cuttlefish (Sepia sp)
cuttlefish (Sepia sp)
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Mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus)
Mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus)
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Robust ghost pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopteru...
Robust ghost pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus)
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Severns' pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus severnsi)
Severns' pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus severnsi)
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Bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus)
Bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus)
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possibly Broadhead flathead (Eurycephalus aren...
possibly Broadhead flathead (Eurycephalus arenicola)
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Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)
Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)
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Bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus)
Bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus)
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Double-spotted queenfish (Scomberoides lysan)
Double-spotted queenfish (Scomberoides lysan)
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a pretty Golden damsel (Amblyglyphidodon aureu...
a pretty Golden damsel (Amblyglyphidodon aureus)
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Bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum)
Bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum)
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Goldbelly damsel (Pomacentrus auriventris)
Goldbelly damsel (Pomacentrus auriventris)
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Orange anemonefish (Amphiprion sandaracinos)
Orange anemonefish (Amphiprion sandaracinos)
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the nudibranch Goniobranchus kuniei
the nudibranch Goniobranchus kuniei
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Mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus)
Mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus)
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Common marble shrimp (Saron marmoratus)
Common marble shrimp (Saron marmoratus)
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Stripey snapper (Lutjanus carponotatus)
Stripey snapper (Lutjanus carponotatus)
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Smashing mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus sp)
Smashing mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus sp)
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Vanikoro sweeper (Pempheris vanicolensis)
Vanikoro sweeper (Pempheris vanicolensis)
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fishes in the current
fishes in the current
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Bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus)
Bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus)
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Bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus)
Bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus)
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Diagonal-banded sweetlips (Plectorhinchus line...
Diagonal-banded sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus) and Five-lined snapper (Lutjanus quinquelineatus) below
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Diagonal-banded sweetlips (Plectorhinchus line...
Diagonal-banded sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus)
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Elongate surgeonfish (Acanthurus mata)
Elongate surgeonfish (Acanthurus mata)

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