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Underwater Photographs of Clipperton Island
April 17, 2007

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Zanclus cornutus (Moorish idol)	Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus (Coral hawkfish)	Ophioblennius steindachneri (Panamic fanged blenny)	Tripneustes depressus (Brown urchin)
Tripneustes depressus (Brown urchin)	Paranthias colonus (Pacific creolefish) & Thalassoma robertsoni (Clipperton rainbow wrasse)	Tripneustes depressus (Brown urchin)	Tripneustes depressus (Brown urchin)
Juvenile Stegastes baldwini (Clipperton gregory)	male Ostracion meleagris (Whitespotted boxfish)	Holothura atra	Tripneustes depressus (Brown urchin)
Tripneustes depressus (Brown urchin)	Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)	Cirrhitus rivulatus (Giant hawkfish)	Cirrhitus rivulatus (Giant hawkfish)
Myripristis berndti (Bigscale soldierfish)	Arothron meleagris (Guineafowl puffer)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray) & Myripristis berndti (Bigscale soldierfish)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Clipperton Island Coral Reef	Clipperton Island Coral Reef	Clipperton Island Coral Reef	Mulloidichthys dentatus (Mexican goatfish)
Clipperton Island Coral Reef	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Paranthias colonus (Pacific creolefish)	Paranthias colonus (Pacific creolefish)
Paranthias colonus (Pacific creolefish)	Caranx melampygus (Bluefin trevally) & Paranthias colonus (Pacific creolefish)	Jeff Mondragon	Cantherhines dumerilii (Whitespotted filefish, Barred filefish)
Arothron meleagris (Guineafowl puffer)	Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)	Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)	Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)	Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)	Dermatolepis dermatolepis (Leather bass) & Myripristis berndti (Bigscale soldierfish)	Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish) & Epinephelus clippertonensis (Clipperton grouper)	Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)	Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)	Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)
Caranx melampygus (Bluefin trevally)	Berthellina ilisima	Berthellina ilisima	Berthellina ilisima
Berthellina ilisima	Berthellina ilisima	Echinothrix sp.	Myripristis berndti (Bigscale soldierfish)
Myripristis berndti (Bigscale soldierfish)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray) & Myripristis berndti (Bigscale soldierfish)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Zanclus cornutus (Moorish idol) with an extra forked dorsal fin	Zanclus cornutus (Moorish idol) with an extra forked dorsal fin	Zanclus cornutus (Moorish idol) with an extra forked dorsal fin	spawning Echinothrix diadema
spawning Echinothrix diadema	spawning Echinothrix diadema	spawning Echinothrix diadema	spawning Echinothrix diadema
spawning Echinothrix diadema	spawning Echinothrix diadema	spawning Echinothrix diadema	Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Acanthurus triostegus (Convict tang)	Trachinotus stilbe (Steel pompano)	Acanthurus triostegus (Convict tang)	Acanthurus triostegus (Convict tang)

The First Dive Trip to Clipperton Island

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