Papua New Guinea Collection (page 9)

Striped blenny on a pink sponge, Papua New Guinea
Striped blenny on a pink sponge, Volcano Crater, Witu Islands, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Lionfish foraging amongst corals and reef fish, Papua New Guinea
Lionfish (Pterois volitans) amongst corals and reef fish, Fathers reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Hawksbill turtle swimming with diver, Papua New Guinea
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming with diver, Lama Shoals, Witu Islands, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Clown Blenny on some coral, Papua New Guinea

Spearing mantis shrimp, Paupua New Guinea
Spearing mantis shrimp waits in its hole for any unsuspecting prey to pass by, Papua New Guinea

A broadclub cuttlefish, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
A broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus), Fathers reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Scuba diver and whale shark, Papua, Indonesia
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) gather under fishing platforms to feed from fishermens nets, Papua, Indonesia

Net full of Ikan Puri, a small anchovy like fish, West Papua, Indonesia
Net full of Ikan Puri, a small anchovy like fish, under a fishing platform (bagan), captured using a lift net and high powered lights during the nightime, West Papua, Indonesia

Red soft coral with crinoid and anthias fish, Papua New Guinea
Red soft coral (Dendronephthya sp) with crinoid, anthias and boat silhouette in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

A diver under the coral encrusted stern of the Japanese Cross Wreck
A diver under the coral encrusted stern of the cross wreck, a Japanese coaster sunk in WW2. Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia

Silvertip shark, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
Silvertip Shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus), Fathers reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Gray reef shark with divers, Papua New Guinea
Gray reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) with divers, Inglis Shoal, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Yellow feather star on red sea fan, Papua New Guinea
Yellow feather star (Crinoid Sp) on red sea fan, Kimbe bay, Papua New Guinea

Diver explores a coral reef in Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia
Diver explores a coral reef scape in the remote Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

A live conch shellfish looks out of its shell, Papua New Guinea

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

Close-up of open coral polyps, Papua New Guinea

Bright red crab on fan coral, Papua New Guinea
Bright red crab (Xenocarcinus conicus) on fan coral, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

A yellow nudibranch crawling away from its mass egg ribbon, Papua New Guinea
A Banana Nudibranch (Notodoris minor) crawling away from its mass egg ribbon implanted on the side of an outcropping on the reef in the warm clear ocean waters of Papua New Guinea

A Pair of nudibranch feeding on algae, Papua New Guinea
A pair of nudibranch feeding on algae, Papua New Guinea

Bottle nose dolphins breach the surface, Papua New Guinea
Bottlenose dolphins breach the surface in front of the boat, Papua New Guinea

Gray reef shark with diver, Papua New Guinea
Gray reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) with diver, Inglis Shoal, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Narrow barred Spanish mackerel in motion, Papua New Guinea
Narrow barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) in motion, South Emma Reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Orange Mantis Shrimp in its burrow, Papua New Guinea
Orange mantis shrimp (Lysiosquilloides mapia) in its burrow in volcanic sand, Volcano crater, Witu Islands, Papua New Guinea

Close-up view of a Mantis Shrimp, Papua New Guinea
Close-up head view of a Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus), Volcano crater, Witu Islands, Papua New Guinea

Mandarinfish sheltering amongst rocks, Papua New Guinea
Mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus), sheltering amongst rocks, volcano crater, Witu Islands, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Longfin spadefish, Papua New Guinea
Longfin spadefish (Platax teira), full body view, Fathers reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

A male ribbon eel peering from its hole, Papua New Guinea
A male ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita) peering from its hole, Volcano crater, Witu Islands, Papua New Guinea

An opisthobranch on volcanic sand, Papua New Guinea
A blue and white opisthobranch on volcanic sand, Papua New Guinea

Coral grouper, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata), head on view, Fathers reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Soft coral polyps feeding, Papua New Guinea

Underside of a table coral, Papua New Guinea
Underside of a table coral (Acropora hyacinthus), Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

A barrel sponge attached to a reef wall, Papua New Guinea
A barrel sponge (Xestosongia testudinaria) attached to a reef wall on South Emma reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

A diver peers through a red sea fan, Papua New Guinea
Red sea fan (Melithaea sp) with diver peering through with torch, Susans reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Scribbled Pipefish on a pink sponge, Papua New Guinea

Close up of the eye of a large Crocodile fish, Papua New Guinea

Orange Basslets and other reef fish, Papua New Guinea

A small Soldier Cone shell, Papua New Guinea

Anemone shrimp on its host, Papua New Guinea

A diver hangs on to a piece of WW2 stern wreckage, West Papua, Indonesia
A diver hangs on to a piece of stern wreckage on the cross wreck, a coaster sunk in WW2. Depth charges are clearly visible in the foreground. Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia

A pair of Yellowtail Damselfish amongst hard coral
A pair of Goldtail Demoiselle (Chrysiptera parasema) amongst hard coral, Volcano Crater Witu Islands, Papua New Guinea

Yellow commensal shrimp on crinoid
An undescribed yellow commensal shrimp (probably Laomenes sp.) on crinoid, Cenderwasih Bay, West Papua

Split level view of snorkeller at Restorf Island, Papua New Guinea
Split level shot of snorkeller at Restorf Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Feather stars with a boat in the background, Papua New Guinea
Feather stars (Crinoid sp.) with a boat in the background, Susans reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Exteme close-up of the mouth of a crinoid feather star, Papua New Guinea

Close-up view of a common octopus, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
Close-up view of a common octopus (octopus cyanea), Fathers reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Reticulate humbugs gather under stone coral, Papua New Guinea
Reticulate humbugs (Dascyllus reticulatus) gather under stone coral, Fathers reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Banded coral shrimp amongst staghorn coral, Papua New Guinea
Banded coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) amongst staghorn coral, Fathers reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

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