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Boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata), resting on coral. Note stinging Sea Anemones that are held in claws, which are used in defence. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Candy Crab (Hoplophrys oatesii), decorated in Soft Coral. Also known as Soft Coral or Dendronephthya Crab. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata), resting on coral. Note stinging Sea Anemones that are held in claws, which are used in defence. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Rock Crab (Plagusia dentipes). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus). This species covers its shell in Sea Anemones, providing camouflage and protection for the crab. Common throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Scissors Crab (Lupocyclus philippinensis), with eggs (orange). This crab is identified by its long pincers and very active at night on sandy bottoms. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Swimmer Crab (uncertain species), resting in sand. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Scissors Crab (Lupocyclus philippinensis). This crab is identified by its long pincers and very active at night on sandy bottoms. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Harlequin Crab (Lissocarcinus laevis). This free swimming commensal crab lives in association with Sea Anemones and Soft Corals throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Crab (unknown species), covered in sand and half burried. This image gives a good example of extreme camouflage, where the animal blends ferfectly into the surrounds. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Harlequin Crab (Lissocarcinus orbicularis), male and female on a Sea Cucumber. This free swimming commensal crab lives on Sea Cucumbers and Sea Anemones throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Pebble Crab (possibly: Leucosia sp.) Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Hermit Crab (Dardanus lagopodes), carrying its eggs and living in an empty sea shell. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Spider Crab (possibly: Achaeus sp.), on an Elephant Ear Sponge (Ianthella basta). Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Spider Crab (possibly: Achaeus sp.), on an Elephant Ear Sponge (Ianthella basta). Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Black Coral Crab (Quadrella maculosa), on Black Coral. Found throughout the Indo Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata), female with eggs. Note: stinging Sea Anemones held in claws for use as defence. Found throughout the Indo Pacific. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus). This species covers its shell in Sea Anemones, providing camouflage and protection for the crab. Common throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus). This species covers its shell in Sea Anemones, providing camouflage and protection for the crab. Common throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus). This species covers its shell in Sea Anemones, providing camouflage and protection for the crab. Common throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Rock Crab (Plagusia dentipes). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Squat Lobster (Galathea sp.), on Coralline Alga (Halimeda opuntia). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Rock Crab (Plagusia dentipes), feeding on an Octopus that it just captured. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Box Crab (Calappa sp.), closed in lock position in defence. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Box Crab (Calappa sp.), walking across a sandy bottom. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Porcelain Crab (Porcellanella picta), resting between the blades of the Seapen (Pteroeides sp.). Photo taken off Komodo, Indonesia. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Crocodilefish (Cymbacephalus beauforti). Found throughout the West Pacific on coastal and outer reefs, perfectly camouflaged on sheltered sand and rubble zones. Photo taken in Papua New Guinea.
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Diver obseving a Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) on a coral reef. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
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A female Cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis), laying its eggs in a crevice in the reef. Photo taken off Thailand. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Crinoid Feather Star (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crinoid Feather Star (possibly: Petasometra sp.). Found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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A cluster of Crinoid Feather Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a coral head as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Feather Star (Possibly: Oxycomanthus sp.). Photo taken in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
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Underwater coral reef seascape, showing Fire Coral attached to a coral "bommie" (Pavona sp.). Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Colourful tropical reef scene, showing schooling Orange Fairy Basslets (Pseudanthias cf cheirospilos), feeding on plankton drifting through reef with crinoid feather stars. Typical reef scene found throughout Indo Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Colourful tropical reef scene, showing a coral reef decorated in Crinoid Feater Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti). A typical reef scene found through Indo Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Colourful tropical reef scene, showing schooling Orange Fairy Basslets (Pseudanthias cf cheirospilos), feeding on plankton drifting through reef with crinoid feather stars. Typical reef scene found throughout Indo Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Colourful tropical reef scene, showing a Moorish Idol and schooling Orange Fairy Basslets (Pseudanthias cf cheirospilos), feeding on plankton drifting on reef with crinoid feather stars. Reef scene throughout Indo Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Colourful tropical reef scene, showing a coral reef decorated in Crinoid Feather Stars (Oxycomanthus bennetti). A typical reef scene found through Indo Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Colourful tropical reef scene, showing schooling Orange Fairy Basslets (Pseudanthias cf cheirospilos), feeding on plankton drifting through reef with crinoid feather stars. Typical reef scene found throughout Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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