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Coral Reef Color 23 images Created 27 Dec 2010

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  • Two species of sea anemone hosting false clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) and Orange anemonefish (Amphiprion sandaracinos) grow side by side on a reef in Wakatobi Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    CR333-35.jpg
  • A yellow trumpetfish is using a Yellow-masked Angelfish as a "stalking horse" to approach small fish unnoticed.  The Angelfish is a sponge eater that is ignored by small fish.
    MM7148_0031.jpg
  • A Carrier Crab carries an Upside-down Jelly fish on its back.  This species of crab frequently carries objects as a form of camouflage.  The Upside-down Jellyfish has symbiotic algae in its tentacles, and keeps them pointed upward to catch the most sunlight.
    Carrier Crab with Jellyfish.jpg
  • Comet (Calloplesiops altivelis aka Calloplesiops argus).  When alarmed, this fish sticks its head into a hole and leaves its tail exposed, mimicing the appearance of a moray eel (specifically, it mimics the Whitemouth Moray, Gymnothorax meleagris).  This image shows the fish in the head in hole positiion, mimicing a moray.
    CR355-36c.jpg
  • A giant frogfish (Antennarius commersoni) resting in a sponge.
    Giant Frogfish.jpg
  • Reef scene with soft and hard corals, anthias and golden damsel fish.
    Reef with Damsel Fish.jpg
  • Sharp blades at the base of the tail of a surgeonfish are powerful defensive weapons, and they are advertised by their bright yellow color.
    MM7148_0049.jpg
  • A marine flatworm (Pseudobiceros bedfordi) on a sponge.
    MM7148_0042.jpg
  • Marine flatworm (Pseudoceros sp.) crawls over a sponge.
    MM7148_0041.jpg
  • Fiji reef view with coral diversity and Anthias school.  Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)     Vatu-i-ra, Fiji.  Oct 03.
    CR70-19.jpg
  • Anthiases swimming over a reef  covered in sea fans and soft corals. Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)   .Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji.  Note many orange colored females, and scattered pink colored males.
    CR65-25.jpg
  • Anthiases swimming over a reef  covered in sea fans and soft corals. Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)   .Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji
    CR65-23.jpg
  • Anthias and hard corals on a Fiji reef.  Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)..Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji.  Oct 03
    CR63-17.jpg
  • Nudibranch (Roboastra luteolineolata) eating a Tambja sp.
    CR380-32c.jpg
  • Comet (Calloplesiops altivelis aka Calloplesiops argus).  When alarmed, this fish sticks its head into a hole and leaves its tail exposed, mimicing the appearance of a moray eel (specifically, it mimics the Whitemouth Moray, Gymnothorax meleagris).  This image shows the fish in a normal pose.
    CR355-21c.jpg
  • The small male and large female spinecheek anemnefish (Premnas biaculeatus) showing color difference.  In this species, juveniles all grow into males first, and then males later turn into females if they get their own anemone.  Only one female per anemone.  Wakatobi Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia.  June 2004.
    CR260-20.jpg
  • Nostril cleaning service:  A rare Debilius cleaner shrimp cleans a Moray Eel.  Bali, Indonesia.
    CR242-15.jpg
  • Bicolor parrotfish (Cetoscarus bicolor) juvenile color form.  Note that adult color form is vastly different with male becoming green with orange spots (see images R4-070505-124 and 972751)
    CR143-37c.jpg
  • Bicolor parrotfish (Cetoscarus bicolor) juvenile color form.  Note that adult color form is vastly different with male becoming green with orange spots (see images R4-070505-124 and 972751)
    CR139-25c.jpg
  • Bicolor parrotfish (Cetoscarus bicolor) juvenile color form.  Note that adult color form is vastly different with male becoming green with orange spots (see images R4-070505-124 and 972751)
    CR129-16c.jpg
  • A marine flatworm (pseudoceros sp.) on hydroids.
    MM7148_0052.jpg
  • A cleaner shrimp services a cardinal fish at its cleaning station on the reef, where other fish are lined up for cleaning.  Their red color is not visible underwater so their white limbs contrast highly against their black body to advertise where the cleaning stations are.
    CR232-16c.jpg
  • A male yellow-fin flasher wrasse (Paracheilinus flavianalis) not displaying, with fins down.  (See image MM7148_0021 for same fish in display colors).
    MM7148_0020.jpg