Dave Fortin’s Kwajalein Critters
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Culcita novaeguinea This object is actually a starfish! It is called a cushion star. It is roughly the size of a basketball with a slight pentagon shape to it. The surface is generally rough. There is a great variation in these guys and I cannot resist taking a shot when I see one, so you’ll see more of these in future pages. |
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Spirobranchus giganteus Here’s another Christmas Tree worm. This guys is maybe 1.25” tall or so. |
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Anemone: Heteractis magnifica Fish: Amphiprion perideraion This anemone was Oceanside of Gehh island. I had the macro setup and looking for small subjects. It was nearing the end of the dive and I started chasing these baby clown fish around with the camera. To make a long story short, I have several close-ups of the anemone and this ONE with a fish in it! |
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Another shot taken on “the wall” of a soft coral. This is a Gorgonian or octocoral. |
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Although not a shot of the Gorgonian immediately above, this is a close-up of a similar critter. You can count the eight tentacles on the polyps which give it its name. |
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Lima (possibly Lima fragilis) This is a file shell. This little guy is a bi-valve is just over an inch around. You are looking at the opening of the two shell halves. I found this guy under a rock off of Gehh Island and he scurried all around. I got 5 shots of him, but it was quite a chase! This guy can really move! |
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