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Sponge Decorator Crab (Hyastenus elatus)Observer
fiftygritDescription
this was a face-off between a larger and smaller crab
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Peacock Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)Observer
wayneosbornDescription
Taking a clean load of sand to the burrow. House Reef Wakatobi. Pam Osborn free diving image.
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Pale Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus deformis)Observer
wayneosbornDescription
Night.
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Jeweled Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus gemmatus)Observer
thiebaudDescription
Very tiny! Thumb in second photo for scale.
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Bear-like Hermit Crab (Aniculus ursus)Observer
belairjoDescription
There were three individuals nearby each other, all of similar sizes.
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Mourning Cuttlefish (Sepia plangon)Observer
mikejonesdiveDescription
Mourning Cuttlefish (Sepia plangon)
Chowder Bay Jetty, Sydney
8/1/2023
Depth -6.0 m
©2022 Mike Jones
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Southern Pygmy Leatherjacket (Brachaluteres jacksonianus)Observer
mikejonesdiveDescription
Southern Pygmy Leatherjacket (Brachaluteres jacksonianus)
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Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus)Observer
emma_brown1Description
Top Crab
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Eastern Red Scorpionfish (Scorpaena jacksoniensis)Observer
mikejonesdiveDescription
Eastern Red Scorpionfish (Scorpaena jacksoniensis)
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Jeweled Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus gemmatus)Observer
sea-kangarooDescription
Night tidepooling.
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Tassled Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus)Observer
fiftygritDescription
scary Santa Clause
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Red Handfish (Thymichthys politus)Observer
mattytestoniPlace
Missing Location
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tonydiverDescription
Nudibranch pushed off algae by current - free swimming until landed on another solid
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Giant Australian Cuttlefish (Sepia apama)Observer
steve_parishDescription
Uploaded by Thomas Mesaglio (@thebeachcomber) with Steve's permission. All initial identifications made by Thomas Mesaglio.
Note that the date of observation is approximate. Location provided by Steve as "inside and along the cliffs of Jervis Bay".
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Pancake Aphelodoris (Aphelodoris varia)Observer
mikejonesdiveDescription
Pancake Nudibranch (Aphelodoris varia)
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White-spotted Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos)Observer
albertkangDescription
Family of Anemonefish fighting off Hermit Crab
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White-spotted Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos)Observer
currenfraschDescription
Large White-spotted Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos) surrounded by Dardanus scutellatus attempting a mass shell swap. At one point I saw ten blue-eyed crabs waiting in line! see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/134116948 for Dardanus scutellatus (Blue-eyed Hermit Crab)
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Gold-and-purple Goniobranchus (Goniobranchus aureopurpureus)Observer
mattdowse
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Stareye Hermit (Dardanus venosus)Observer
kerry_lewisDescription
Night dive.
Very shallow <5m.
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Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus)Observer
patrickjakielDescription
Dardanus pedunculatus
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Genus TrizochelesObserver
danvaughanDescription
Looking for an ID. Maybe something like a juvenile Hairy Yellow Hermit Crab?
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Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus)Observer
berniedupDescription
Makawide, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, INDONESIA
