Images tagged "chagos"

Anderson Mayfield photographs the curious Painted Spiny Lobster (Panulirus versicolor).
Sailor\'s Eyeball (Valonia ventricosa) algae is a common site but not usually seen in the asexual budding stage.
Pair of Tawny Nurse Sharks (Nebrius ferrugineus) getting cozy under an overhang.
School of Yellowmask Surgeonfish (Acanthurus mata) schools above a sloping drop-off.
Mixed school of Blue and Yellow Fusiliers (Caesio teres) and Double-lined Fusiliers (Pterocaesio digramma).
Blue-lined Triggerfish (Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus).
Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) hiding in its burrow lined by rocks and shells.
Fluted Giant Clam (Tridacna squammosa) with spotted mantle.
Juvenile Red Snapper (Lutjanus bohar).
Male Scalefin Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis).
A new species of sea cucumber we\'ve been seeing in Chagos--possibly related to the Pineapple Sea Cucumber.
Pair of Spotted Unicornfish (Naso brevirostris).
Yellow-spotted Scorpionfish (Sebastapistes cyanostigma) hiding among the branches of a Pocillopora coral.
Granular Sea Star (Choriaster granulatus).
Guineafowl Puffer (Arothron meleagris) solid yellow form.
School of Longfin Spadefish (Platax teira) buzz by along a drop-off.
Two-banded Anemonefish (Amphiprion bicinctus).
Blacktail Reef Shark (Carcharhinus wheeleri).
Blacktail Reef Shark (Carcharhinus wheeleri).
Cushion Stars (Culcita sp.) with an interesting tesselated and spotted pattern.

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