Dave Fortin’s Kwajalein Critters
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Conus floccatus Here’s a cone shell that was found on the Oceanside of Legan Island. It turns out this is fairly rare, but I left it behind. I forget now if it was empty or not. Generally cone shells can be dangerous, so unless I have something that I can safely carry them in I just leave them behind. |
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Subergorgia mollis Here’s a shot of some fan coral down on “the wall”. The camera is pretty much level and you can see the angle that the bottom drops off at. |
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Some plating coral.. |
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Gymnothorax meleagris The common name for this guy is Whitemouth Moray. There are a few critters that I am not particularly fond of and these guys rate right up there with snakes in my book! However, much like sharks, I find that getting these guys to come out and pose for a picture is pretty hard. They scoot into the coral pretty quickly if threatened, so the don’t appear to be as aggressive as you tend to want to think. |
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Here’s a close-up shot of a nudibranch. I won’t dare try to tell you what it is called. I know I wrote it down somewhere, but our local expert on nudibranchs will have to remind me what this guy’s name is again. I’ll add the name later; although coming from Scott it will be in Latin I’m afraid! Nudibranchs are commonly called “sea slugs”. This guy is on the order of 1.5” long at best. |
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Calotomus (probably spinidens) This is a Star Eyed Parrotfish. We found this guy in one of the “Japanese Pools” at night. The water in these pools is maybe 15’ at best. On night dives I seem to have a bit more luck with the fish shots. Kind of like getting a “deer in the headlights” as I am sure my Uncle Richard can tell you all about! |
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