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Nudibranchs Hypselodoris apolegma Hypselodoris apolegma Date: 09/01/2007 Hypselodoris apolegma
(Yonow, 2001).

H.apolegma which may be a colour form of Hypselodoris bullocki.
Nudibranch Chromodoris magnifica Chromodoris magnifica Date: 09/02/2007 Chromodoris magnifica
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

Chromodoris quadricolor, which is known from the Red Sea is most similar to C. africana and C. magnifica having three blue-black stripes, separated by white, and a wide orange marginal band. The rhinophores and gills are orange-red.
Pygmy seahorse in pink gorgona Hippocampus Bargibanti Date: 09/02/2007 Hippocampus Bargibanti(Whitley, 1970)
Zebra lion fish Dendrochirus zebra Date: 09/02/2007 Dendrochirus zebra
Orned ghost pipefish Solenostomus paradoxus Date: 05/26/2006 Solenostomus paradoxus
Trigger fish Blue Trigger fish Date: 09/02/2007 Blue trigger fish
Nudibranch Phyllidiella pustulosa Phyllidiella pustulosa Date: 09/02/2007 Phyllidiella pustulosa

The tubercles in this species can range in colour from pink to green to white.
Yellow shortfin lionfish Dendrochirus brachypterus Date: 09/02/2007 Dendrochirus brachypterus

Rare yellow variation
17cm.
Devil fish Date: 09/02/2007
Nudibranch Chromodoris tinctoria Chromodoris tinctoria Date: 09/20/2007 Chromodoris tinctoria

C. reticulata is one of the synonyms of Chromodoris tinctoria. This colour form lacks the orange or yellow marginal band on the mantle.
Nudibranchs Risbecia tryoni Risbecia tryoni Date: 09/02/2007 Risbecia tryoni
(Garrett, 1873)
Nudibranchs Hypselodoris nigrostriata feeding a Dysidea dark blue sponge Hypselodoris nigrostriata Date: 09/02/2007 Hypselodoris nigrostriata

Identified by Bill Rudman :
I am pretty sure this is Hypselodoris nigrostriata, but I find it pretty difficult to distinguish it from H. zephyra.
I have made in messages concerning both species I have some doubts about whether we are dealing with one or two species here.
Of more interest is that these two animals are feeding on the dark blue sponge. The oral tube of the animal on the right of your photo is clearly visible. The sponge is almost certainly a species of Dysidea.
Bill Rudman
Australian Museum, Sydney

Locality: Lambeh strait, 15 m, Indonesia, North Sulawesi, Indo Pacific, 30 april 2006, muck dive. Length: 50-70 mm.
Nudibranch Hypselodoris apolegma Hypselodoris apolegma Date: 09/01/2007 Hypselodoris apolegma

H.apolegma which may be a colour form of H.bullocki.
Red small pterois Dendrochirus brachypterus Date: 09/02/2007 Dendrochirus brachypterus
Nudibranch Glossodoris rufomarginata Glossodoris rufomarginata Date: 09/02/2007 Glossodoris rufomarginata
Red Scorpion Fish Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus Date: 09/01/2007 Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus
Crab Date: 09/02/2007
Eel in black sand Date: 09/20/2007
Nudibranch Glossodoris cincta Date: 09/02/2007 Glossodoris cincta
This nudibranch grows up to three inches in length and is known to discharge a white fluid from its mantle when provoked. The beautiful turquoise and yellow margin along the mantle is one of three color schemes known for the species;
Lion fish Pterois volitans Date: 09/02/2007 Pterois volitans
Nudibranch Phyllidia ocellata Phyllidia ocellata Date: 09/02/2007 Phyllidia ocellata

Another example of a species belonging to the family Phyllidiidae, characterised by the absence of external dorsal gills and the appearance of wart-like bumps on its mantle. They are also stiff and rubbery in texture compared to most nudibranchs, and move very slowly (even for a nudibranch).
Nudibranch Thuridilla Thuridilla gracilis Date: 09/21/2007 Thuridilla gracilis.

This to be a form of Thuridilla gracilis. It is possible there is more than one species involved but the different colour patterns seem to merge into one another.
Pink skunk clownfishes Amphiprion perideraion Date: 09/02/2007 Amphiprion perideraion
Oriental flying gurnard Dactyloptena orientalis Date: 09/20/2007 Dactyloptena orientalis

Inhabits coastal waters with sandy substrates at depths of 1 to more than 40 m. Feeds on crustaceans, clams, and small fish. May be caught using ringnets.
Octopus Octopus sp. Date: 09/02/2007 Octopus sp.
Nudibranch Glossodoris Glossodoris atromarginata Date: 09/02/2007 Glossodoris atromarginata

This member of family Chromodorididae is fairly abundant. As with the other Glossodoris nudibranchs, it has a thick body and swollen, undulating mantle edge -- in this case emphasized with a dark line. This one is about 1 1/2 inches in length.
Squids Mesonychoteuthis sp. Date: 09/20/2007 Mesonychoteuthis sp.
Scorpion fish Scorpaenopsis sp Date: 09/02/2007 Scorpaenopsis sp
Fingered Dragonet Dactylopus dactylopus Date: 09/02/2007 Dactylopus dactylopus
Yellow leaf scorpion fish Taenianotus triacanthus Date: 09/02/2007 Taenianotus triacanthus
Nudibranch Chromodoris lochi Chromodoris lochi Date: 09/02/2007 Chromodoris lochi
Rudman, 1982
Octopus Octopus sp. Date: 09/02/2007 Octopus sp.
Nudibranch Nembrotha Nembrotha cristata
Bergh, 1877 Date: 09/02/2007 Nembrotha cristata
Bergh, 1877
Nudibranch Hypselodoris kanga Hypselodoris kanga Date: 09/02/2007 Hypselodoris kanga

"I am pretty sure this is Hypselodoris kanga. The spots on the outer face of each gill are not clear but there is a double orange line which indicates the gills are triangular in cross-section. Now and then there are specimens in which the spots are not easy to see."
Bill Rudman
Australian Museum, Sydney

Locality: Lambeh strait, 15 m, Indonesia, North Sulawesi, Indopacific, 30 april 2006, Muck. Length: 50-70 mm.
Orned ghost pipefish Solenostomus paradoxus Date: 09/02/2007 Solenostomus paradoxus
Nudibranchs Platydoris sanguinea Platydoris sanguinea Date: 09/20/2007 Platydoris sanguinea
Bergh, 1905.
Pyramid Butterflyfish Hemitaurichthys polylepis Date: 01/16/2023 Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Nudibranch Hypselodoris kanga Hypselodoris kanga Date: 09/20/2007 Hypselodoris kanga

"This is Hypselodoris kanga. It can be distinguished from similarly coloured species such as H. infucata by the shape and colour of the gills. If you look carefully, the gills of H. kanga are triangular in cross-section and there are white or yellow spots on the smooth outer edge of each gill. This animal is feeding on the dark blue sponge. The extended oral tube of the animal is clearly visible. The sponge is almost certainly a species of Dysidea".
Bill Rudman
Australian Museum, Sydney

Locality: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia, Indo pacific, 28 April 2006, muck dive. Length: about 70 mm.
Nudibranch Janolus with his egg ribbon Janolus sp.4 Date: 09/20/2007 Janolus sp.4 - This is an unnamed species of Janolus.
Giant frogfish Antennarius commersoni Date: 09/02/2007 Antennarius commersoni
Anemon fishes Amphiprion ocellaris Date: 09/02/2007 Amphiprion ocellaris anemon fishes in red anemon.
Nudibranch Chromodoris coi Chromodoris coi Date: 09/20/2007 Chromodoris coi
(Risbec, 1956)
Anemon fishes Amphiprion ocellaris Date: 09/02/2007 The Amphiprion ocellaris clown fish, oval, with large rounded fins, orange colour with 3 white bars, the middle one with a bulge forward. A thin black line separates white and orange. All fins are orange with black edge. 9 cm. Distribution : From Andaman Sea to Moluccas (Western Pacific). It lives in obligate symbiosis with few anemone species, in particular with Heteractis magnifica (the more common), Stichodactyla gigantea and S. mertensii.
Porcelain crabs in anemon Neopetrolisthes ohshimai Date: 09/02/2007 Neopetrolisthes ohshimai
Java moray Gymnothorax javanicus Date: 09/20/2007 Gymnothorax javanicus
Nudibranch Chromodoris albopunctata Chromodoris albopunctata
Garrett, 1879 Date: 09/20/2007 Chromodoris albopunctata
Garrett, 1879

Considerable variation in mantle colour from red to yellow, but in all cases there is a pattern of white spots and rings and a pale blue border. In all specimens the ubderside of the mantle and all the body and foot are bright yellow.
Pygmy seahorse Hippocampus bargibanti Date: 09/02/2007 Hippocampus bargibanti
Sea horse Hippocampus histrix Date: 09/20/2007 Hippocampus histrix
Little shrimp in anemon Periclimenes sp. Date: 09/02/2007 Periclimenes sp.
Golden Seahorse Hippocampus Kuda Date: 09/02/2007 Hippocampus Kuda

On the black sand of Lambeh. 2006.
Alligator pipefish Syngnathoides biaculeatus Date: 09/02/2007 Syngnathoides biaculeatus

Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses), subfamily: Syngnathinae.
Occur in protected coastal shallows over or among algae, seagrasses, or floating weeds. Juveniles occasionally found near the surface. Ovoviviparous. The males carry the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail. Unfortunately used in Chinese medicine to extract Hailong, one of the important drugs.
Leaf fish Ablabys taenianotus Date: 09/02/2007 Ablabys taenianotus
Pygmy seahorse in yellow gorgona Hippocampus bargibanti Date: 09/02/2007 Hippocampus bargibanti
Robust ghost pipefishes Solenostomus cyanopterus Date: 09/02/2007 Solenostomus cyanopterus

Couple of robust pipe fishes.
Juvenile pink frogfish Antennarius sp. Date: 09/02/2007 Antennarius sp.
Yellow leaf scorpion fish Taenianotus triacanthus Date: 09/02/2007 Taenianotus triacanthus
Ruban Eel Rhinomuraena quaesita Date: 09/20/2007 Rhinomuraena quaesita
Juvenil ruban eel Rhinomuraena quaesita Date: 09/20/2007 Rhinomuraena quaesita
Orange Frogfish Antennarius sp. Date: 09/02/2007 Antennarius sp.
Nudibranchs Chromodoris annae Chromodoris annae Date: 09/02/2007 Chromodoris annae
Bergh, 1877

This is one of the most colorful yet most common of indopacific nudibranchs...
Nudibranch Janolus Janolus sp.4 Date: 09/20/2007 Janolus sp.4.

This is an unnamed species of Janolus.
Porcelain crab Neopetrolisthes ohshimai Date: 09/01/2007 Neopetrolisthes ohshimai
Orange Frogfish Antennarius sp. Date: 09/02/2007 Antennarius sp.
Xenocrab on whip coral Xenocrab Date: 09/02/2007 Xenocrab
Harp Harpa major Date: 06/15/2010 Harpa major

This is the most widespread of the genus. The members of the family display a relatively small shell in respect to the body size and therefore not able to retract into it. This harp is feeding at night.
Murex shell Murex tribulus Date: 06/15/2010 Murex tribulus

The distinct body shape of the Murex is due to the muddy areas on which it lives.
Spiny devilfish Inimicus didactylus Date: 09/02/2007 Inimicus didactylus
Devil scorpion fish.
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