I'm told that this is a rabbitfish of some sort, perhaps (Siganus magnificus). But the species magnificus does not have brown spots under the eye or a brown ring iris. Another candidate for the wetpixel critter ID.(Slam Malam, Jef Pele) |
A juvenile starry dragonet (Synchiropus stellatus) next to (Nephtheid sp.) soft corals. (Gunun Laut, Jilliet) |
A juvenile filefish (tiny) hides in coral and crinoid arms (Lamprometra palmata) (Ikan Muda, Gamfi Street)
Possibly a Diamond Leatherjacket (Pervagor sp.) |
A juvenile starry dragonet (Synchiropus stellatus) (Dinding Selatan, Sel Pelee) |
A small scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus) hides by a gorgonian (Dinding Selatan, Sel Pelee) |
Leafy filefish with skin flaps (Chaetodermis penicilligera). He is securely holding on to the hydroid stalk with his mouth. (Dinding Selatan, Sel Pelee)
Possibly a Diamond Leatherjacket (Pervagor sp.) |
An upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopeia andromeda). These are commensal with photosynthetic algae, so they just flip over and swim into the ocean floor, exposing the algae to the sun (Sel Pelee Bay - Exploration) |
A huge Helmut gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis). The ID book I have says that these critters get up to around 15 inches in length, but I swear this one was bigger. I shot with a 100mm lens and had to swim *very far away* to get this shot. (Dinding Selatan, Sel Pelee) |
A huge Helmut gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis) (Dinding Selatan, Sel Pelee) |
A huge Helmut gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis) (Dinding Selatan, Sel Pelee) |
Unknown fish hanging out under a coral (Tempat Lego, Wajag) |
Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) in a gorgonian sea fan (Jamur Tengah, Wajag) |
Juvenile barramundi (Cromileptus altivelis) are beautiful and swim with a neat, undulating motion (Dinding Selatan, Sel Pelee)
I really love these! |
A pair of freckled goatfish (Upeneus tragula) -- in red phase (they are color changers) (Dinding Selatan, Sel Pelee) |
A bait ball of anchovies (Engraulis australis) scatters as it is being fed upon by roving jacks (Dinding Selatan, Sel Pelee) |
Schooling bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes) (Sardine's Reef) |
Bluefin trevallies/jacks (Caranx melampygus) hunt with giant trevallies (Caranx ignobilis) (Sardine's Reef) |
Schooling bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes) (Cape Kri) |
A drifting school of Bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus) (Mios Kon) |
A longfin spadefish/batfish (Platax teira) hovers as it is cleaned by two bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) (Mios Kon) |
