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Lembeh Strait, Indonesia, 2010

Underwater photos from a trip to Lembeh Strait, Indonesia, March 3-10, 2010. Special thanks to Kasawari Lembeh Resort and to Scubacam for organizing the Night Safari! During this trip, I used the INON insect eye lens (underwater endoscope) along with a Nauticam underwater housing for the Canon 7D to capture both stills and video.
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An emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) hitches a ride on a purple-edged ceratosoma nudibranch (Ceratosoma tenue). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_0253006
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An emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) hitches a ride on a purple-edged ceratosoma nudibranch (Ceratosoma tenue). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_0253006

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  • Bobbit worm: a fanged nightmare that lives in the sand (Eunice aphroditois). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252965
  • An emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) hitches a ride on a purple-edged ceratosoma nudibranch (Ceratosoma tenue). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_0252975
  • An emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) hitches a ride on a purple-edged ceratosoma nudibranch (Ceratosoma tenue). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_0252995
  • An emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) hitches a ride on a purple-edged ceratosoma nudibranch (Ceratosoma tenue). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_0253006
  • A pair of Coleman's shrimp (Periclimenes colmani) on their host fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_0253054
  • A pair of Coleman's shrimp (Periclimenes colmani) on their host fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_0253068
  • A pair of Coleman's shrimp (Periclimenes colmani) on their host fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_0253084
  • A pair of Coleman's shrimp (Periclimenes colmani) on their host fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_0253085
  • Tiny red juvenile frogfish under a burlap sack. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_0253087
  • Tiny yellow juvenile frogfish in Halimeda sp. algae. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_0253133
  • Purple-edged ceratosoma nudibranch (Ceratosoma tenue). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_0253138
  • Purple-edged ceratosoma nudibranch (Ceratosoma tenue). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_0253155
  • A porcelain crab (Neopetrolisthes maculatus) filter feeds from the safety of its host anemone (Stichodactyla haddoni). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_0253160
  • A porcelain crab (Neopetrolisthes maculatus) filter feeds from the safety of its host anemone (Stichodactyla haddoni). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_0253178
  • Two tiny shrimp hitch a ride on a nudibranch. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_0253211
  • Striped catfish (Plotosus lineatus) feed on the sandy bottom in a tight school. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_025232
  • Baby squid (Bigfin reef squid, Sepioteuthis lessoniana, probably), ready to hatch, inside their eggs. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_0253253
  • Baby squid (Bigfin reef squid, Sepioteuthis lessoniana, probably), ready to hatch, inside their eggs. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100305_0253296
  • Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100306_0253303
  • Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100306_0253325
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