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Donkey Equus asinus

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 17, 2008

Description

One of the island's ferals.

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French Grunt Haemulon flavolineatum

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

Small/young fish near a rubble pile.

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Sand Diver Synodus intermedius

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

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Blackbar Soldierfish Myripristis jacobus

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

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French Angelfish Pomacanthus paru

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

Getting near adult size, but still juvenile coloring. Photos are of two different animals in the same general vicinity.

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sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

Attacking a depth gauge, and later some fingers.

Longfin or Threespot. Unfortunately neither I not my dive buddies got a better photo.

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Yellow Goatfish Mulloidichthys martinicus

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

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Queen Angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

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sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

Masked or Glass Goby.

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Spotted Drum Equetus punctatus

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

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sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

Thoroughly encrusted so no spines are visible, but from the "lip" pattern I think it must be a thorny oyster.

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Split-crown Feather Duster Anamobaea orstedii

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

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Brown Chromis Chromis multilineata

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

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Tarpon

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

Out in the blue past the drop-off.

Ray-finned Fishes

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baitfish

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

Big school near the scuba dock.

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Needlefishes Family Belonidae

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

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Redspotted Hawkfish Amblycirrhitus pinos

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

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Bicolor Damselfish Stegastes partitus

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

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Bar Jack Caranx ruber

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

One of many different kinds of largeish fish raptly following a hunting Sharptail Eel.

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Graysby Cephalopholis cruentata

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

One of many different kinds of largeish fish raptly following a hunting Sharptail Eel.

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Sharptail Eel Myrichthys breviceps

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

Both hunting in the rocks. No eel fight resulted.

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Coney Cephalopholis fulva

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

One of many different kinds of largeish fish raptly following a hunting Sharptail Eel.

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Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

One of many different kinds of largeish fish raptly following a hunting Sharptail Eel.

Do Schoolmasters and Grey Snapper hybridize?

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Spanish Hogfish Bodianus rufus

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

One of many different kinds of largeish fish raptly following a hunting Sharptail Eel.

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Christmas Tree Worm Spirobranchus giganteus

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

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Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilis

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

Protecting his nest.

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Orange Cup Coral Tubastraea coccinea

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft, late afternoon.

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sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008

Description

Dive site Bari Reef, max depth 14.3 m/47 ft.

Not sure if Longlure or Ocellated.

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Creole Wrasse Clepticus parrae

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

May 16, 2008