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  • Larva of a tube anemone. This free-swimming gelatinous animal was about 1cm in size, encountered while blackwater diving in Palau.
    unidentified-cnidarian-polyp-blackwa...tif
  • A juvenile squirrelfish (Sargocentron sp.) encountered during blackwater diving at night over deep water in Palau. Approximately 3cm in length.
    juvenile-squirrelfish-sargocentron-b...tif
  • Juvenile soldierfish (Myripristis sp.) encountered during blackwater diving at night over deep water in Palau. Approximately 2cm in length.
    juvenile-soldierfish-myripristis-bla...tif
  • This is a colorful pygmy squid (Idiosepius sp.), less than 1cm in length, hunting for food in relatively shallow water at night. Photographed during a blackwater dive in Palau.
    pygmy-squid-idiosepius-sp-palau-blac...tif
  • A juvenile blotched bigeye or glasseye (Heteropriacanthus cruentatus), 3-4cm in size, photographed during a blackwater dive in Palau.
    juvenile-heteropriacanthus-cruentatu...tif
  • A juvenile squirrelfish (Sargocentron sp.) encountered during blackwater diving at night over deep water in Palau. About 3cm long, photographed with harsh backlighting to emphasize translucent areas of fins and head.
    sargocentron-squirrelfish-juvenile-b...tif
  • Cute juvenile combtooth blenny (Aspidontus sp.) swimming in mid-water at night over deep ocean. Encountered during a blackwater night dive. Between 5cm and 6cm in length.
    juvenile-combtooth-blenny-aspidontus...tif
  • Juvenile lizardfish (Synodontidae), about 2cm long, encountered during a blackwater night dive in Palau. The second dorsal fin is an adipose fin (with no rays in it).
    juvenile-lizardfish-synodontidae-pal...tif
  • Juvenile triggerfish (Balistidae) encountered over deep water during a blackwater night dive in Palau. Approximately 4cm in length.
    triggerfish-juvenile-balistidae-pala...tif
  • Tiny swimming mollusk known as a cigar pteropod (Cuvierina columnella). This swimming mollusk is found throughout temperate and tropical waters around the world. Photographed during a blackwater night dive in Palau.
    cigar-pteropod-cuvierina-columnella-...tif
  • White-jawed Cardinalfish (Pseudamia amblyuroptera) encountered at 15m to 25m depth during a blackwater dive just off the reef at Short Dropoff in Palau. This fish was about 10cm in length, suggesting that it is an adult or near adult. The fish was hanging vertically in the water. It showed no concern with divers being present, making no effort to swim away. It also never adopted a horizontal position.
    pseudamia-amblyuroptera-white-jawed-...tif
  • Juvenile oriental flying gurnard (Dactylopterus orientalis), measuring between two and three centimeters. Photographed during a blackwater dive at Short Dropoff in Palau.
    juvenile-flying-gurnard-dactylopteru...tif
  • Late larval stage juvenile leopard blenny (Exallias brevis) encountered over deep water in Palau during a blackwater dive at night. 3cm in length.
    juvenile-hawkfish-cirrhitidae-blackw...tif
  • Spawning polychaete worms. The ones pictured here are often called fireworms due to the pain that ensues if you touch the bristles, which contain a neurotoxin. Photographed during a blackwater dive a couple of days prior to the new moon.
    polychaete-worm-spawning-fireworm-br...tif
  • Juvenile crustacean encountered during blackwater night dive in Palau. Likely the megalop stage of a decapod crab, which is the final stage of development prior to settling down to morph into benthic form. Possibly Carpilius juvenile. Carapace less than 1cm.
    decapod-crab-megalop-stage-blackwate...tif
  • Juvenile crustacean encountered during blackwater night dive in Palau. Likely the megalop stage of a decapod crab, which is the final stage of development prior to settling down to morph into benthic form. Possibly Carpilius juvenile. Carapace less than 1cm.
    crab-megalop-stage-blackwater-diving...tif
  • Juvenile crescent-tail bigeye (Priacanthus hamrur) measuring approximately five centimeters. Photographed at night over deep water (greater than 1000m depth) in Palau.
    juvenile-crescent-tail-bigeye-priaca...tif
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