I enjoyed 3 days diving cruise on Palau Sport. It was a short stay,so there are only 3 photos and 1 movie.
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Antennarius maculatus. Giant Anglerfish. ( Oomon Izariuo in Japanese ).
Neopetrolisthes maculatus. ( No English name. ) ( Kohoshi Kanidamashi in Japanese ). commensal with Stichodactyla haddoni (Haddon's Sea Anemone ) (Ibohatago isoginchaku in Japanese).
Oncinopus sp. (It is often called Orang-Utan crab. ) concealing itsel in Plerogyra sinuosa. (Bubble coral ). (Mizutama sango in Japanese ).
Caution !! it is a movie. (1.4MB mp4 file )
Rastrelliger kanagurta. Mouth Mackerel. (Gurukuma in Japanese ).
Glittering part is wide-open mouth and gill to capture zooplankton.