Papua New Guinea Collection (page 12)

Gray reef sharks. Papua New Guinea
Gray reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos), Inglis Shoal, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Red whip fan coral with diver, Papua New Guinea
Red whip fan coral (Ctenocella sp.) with diver, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

A feather star with arms extended, Papua New Guinea
A feather star (Crinoid sp.) with arms extended, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Colony of red whip fan coral with diver, Papua New Guinea
Colony of red whip fan coral (Ctenocella sp.) with diver, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Broadclub Cuttlefish, Papua New Guinea
A Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus), Inglis Shoal, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Rare Tiger Shrimp on volcanic sand, Papua New Guinea
The rare Tiger Shrimp (Phyllognathia ceratophthalmus) on volcanic sand, Volcano Crater, Witu Islands, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Extreme close-up of a crust anemone, Papua New Guinea

Jorunna funebris nudibranch eggs, Papua New Guinea

Close-up of soft coral revealing the spicules that give stability to its form, Papua New Guinea

Colourful sea fan with crinoid, Papua New Guinea
Colourful sea fan (Melithaea sp.) with crinoid, Restorf Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Red whip fan coral with diver and anthias fish, Papua New Guinea
Red whip fan coral (Ctenocella sp.) with diver and purple athias, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Golden damsel close-up, Papua New Guinea
Golden damsel (Amblyglyphidodon aureus), facial view, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

A Spotfin Lionfish flares its dorsel spines and fins, Papua New Guinea
A Spotfin Lionfish flares its dorsel spines and fins to display threat while laying on a colorful reef at night in the warm clear waters of Papua New Guinea

Dwarf Hawkfish, Papua New Guinea

Juvenile Ocellaris clownfish in its host anemone, Papua New Guinea
Juvenile Ocellaris Clownfish in its host anemone, Papua New Guinea

Spiny devilfish camouflaged on the ocean floor, Papua New Guinea
Spiny devilfish (Inimicus didactylus) camouflaged to match the volcanic sand, Volcano crater, Witu Islands, Papua New Guinea

A colony of feather stars attached to sponge, Papua New Guinea
A colony of multi-colored Crinoid feather stars (Crinoid sp) attached to a sponge, Vannessas reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Unidentified species of sponge with diver, Papua New Guinea
Unidentified species of sponge with diver, Restorf Island, Kimbe bay, Papua New Guinea

Papuan scorpionfish lying on a reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
Papuan scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis papuensis), orange red in color lying on a reef, head view, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Extreme close-up of a Hermit Crab, Papua New Guinea

Detailed close-up view of a Crocodile Fish face, Papua New Guinea
Detailed close-up view of a Crocodilefish face, Papua New Guinea

Colony of crinoids, Papua New Guinea
Colony of crinoids, Fathers reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

A colony of red whip fan corals with diver, Papua New Guinea
A colony of red whip fan corals (Ctenocella sp.) with diver, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Whip sea fan with elephant ear sponge and diver, Papua New Guinea
Whip sea fan (Ctenocella sp.) with elephant ear sponge and diver, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

The coral encrusted stern of the Japanese Cross Wreck
The coral encrusted stern of the Cross Wreck, a Japanese coaster sunk in World War 2. Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia

Nudibranch on orange sponge, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
Nudibranch or sea slug (Chromodoris coi) on orange sponge, Fathers reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

A yellow nudibranch crawling across a colorful reef, Papua New Guinea
A Banana Nudibranch (Notodoris minor) crawling across a colorful reef in the warm ocean waters of Papua New Guinea

Strange looking crab, Papua New Guinea

Bright orange sponge with sunburst, Papua New Guinea
Bright orange sponge and seascape with sunburst, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Leopard blenny perched on coral, Papua New Guinea
Leopard blenny (Exallias brevis) perched on coral, Fathers reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

A remora attached to a diver, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
A remora (Echeneis naucrates) hitches a free ride from a diver, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Hawksbill turtle in the diving position, Papua New Guinea
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the diving position, Papua New Guinea

Bright red Cowrie on coral, Papua New Guinea
Bright red Cowrie (Phenacovolva tokioi) on coral, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Facial view of a great barracuda, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
Facial view of a great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda), Fathers reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

A Butterflyfish swims up along a coral reef, Papua New Guinea
A Butterflyfish swims up along a coral reef in the warm and clear ocean waters of Papua New Guinea

Emporer Shrimp on a large pin cushion starfish, Papua New Guinea
Emperor shrimp on a large pin cushion starfish, Papua New Guinea

Reef scene with sea fan, Papua New Guinea
Spectacular reef scene showing sea fan (Semperina sp.) at Barneys reef, Witu Islands, Papua New Guinea

Hawksbill turtle ascending against a colony of bubbles
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) ascending aganist a colony of bubbles, Fathers reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

A red sea fan with purple anthias fish, Papua New Guinea
A red sea fan (Melthaea sp.) with purple anthias fish, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Spinecheek anemonefish in anemone, Papua New Guinea
Spinecheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) in anemone, Volcano crater, Witu Isalnds, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Barrel sponge and diver, Papua New Guinea
Barrel sponge (Xestospongia sp.) and diver, Restorf Island, Kimbe bay, Papua New Guinea

A gathering of crinoid feather stars, Papua New Guinea
A gathering of three crinoid feather stars, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Nudibranch feeding on algae, Papua New Guinea

A diver looks on at a giant barrel sponge, Papua New Guinea
A diver looks on at a giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria), Fathers reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Gorgonain fan with polyps out feeding, Papua New Guinea

Diver explores the wreck of a Mitsubishi Zero fighter plane, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

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