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  • A rare jawfish mouthbrooding his eggs. Opistognathidae, the jawfishes, includes about 80 species. Raja Ampat, West Papua, New Gunea, Indonesia
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  • Sleeping pink anemonefish, Amphiprion perideraion, also known as the pink skunk clownfish is widespread from northern Australia through the Malay Archipelago and Melanesia.Expedition "In the footsteps of Alfred Wallace" to Bird's neck peninsular, Papua Barat province, Indonesia (Island New Guninea)
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  • Coral polyps in a gorgonia, Triton Bay,Bird's neck peninsular, Papua Barat, Indonesia<br />
Expedition "In the footsteps of Alfred Wallace" to Bird's neck peninsular, Papua Barat province, Indonesia (Island New Guninea)
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  • A whale shark, Rhincodon typus, followed by herds of remoras in Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia
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  • Crinoid on Gorgonia. Expedition "In the footsteps of Alfred Wallace" to Bird's neck peninsular, Papua Barat province, Indonesia<br />
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Ancient arms - Three feeding arms hanging down from a crinoid, a marine animal, which here clings itself onto a coral sea fan. These ancient animals are often called sea lilies and they live in both shallow water and as depth water as 9 000 meters (30 000 feet). This variant have both small legs and longer feeding arms, and they can also actively swim buy undulating their feeding arms in an amazing swimming style.<br />
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There are some 600 crinoid species in the ocean. Long time ago they were much more abundant and diverse, and limestone beds dating to the Paleozoic are almost entirely made up of disarticulated crinoid fragments.
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  • The mouth of a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, in Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia
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  • Peacock mantis, Odontodactylus scyllarus, carrying around eggs for safety. Also known as peacock mantis shrimp, harlequin mantis shrimp, painted mantis shrimp, clown mantis shrimp or rainbow mantis shrimp. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
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  • The tassled scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephala, filament and protrusions on the body, combined with the ability to change color according to the environment, make it very difficult to detect. Camouflage and quiet waiting are a successful concept for this coral reef "ambush hunter", which is also equipped with toxic, thorn-like fin rays along the back.
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