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Underwater Photographs of Clipperton Island
April 18, 2007

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Clipperton Island Coral Reef
Clipperton Island Coral Reef
Clipperton Island Coral Reef
Clipperton Island Coral Reef
Caranx melampygus (Bluefin trevally)
Caranx melampygus
(Bluefin trevally)
Caranx melampygus (Bluefin trevally)
Caranx melampygus
(Bluefin trevally)
Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi
(Clipperton Angelfish)
Ostracion meleagris (Whitespotted boxfish) & Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)
Ostracion meleagris
(Whitespotted boxfish) &
Holacanthus limbaughi
(Clipperton Angelfish)
Alicia Hermosillo diving at Clipperton Island
Alicia Hermosillo
diving at
Clipperton Island
Alicia Hermosillo above the Coral Reef at Clipperton Island
Alicia Hermosillo
above the Coral Reef
at Clipperton Island
Arothron meleagris (Guineafowl puffer)
Arothron meleagris
(Guineafowl puffer)
Sandy Curtis
Sandy Curtis
Aluterus scriptus (Scrawled filefish)
Aluterus scriptus
(Scrawled filefish)
Aluterus scriptus (Scrawled filefish)
Aluterus scriptus
(Scrawled filefish)
Aluterus scriptus (Scrawled filefish)
Aluterus scriptus
(Scrawled filefish)
Aluterus scriptus (Scrawled filefish)
Aluterus scriptus
(Scrawled filefish)
Aluterus scriptus (Scrawled filefish)
Aluterus scriptus
(Scrawled filefish)
Aluterus scriptus (Scrawled filefish)
Aluterus scriptus
(Scrawled filefish)
Cantherhines dumerilii (Whitespotted filefish, Barred filefish)
Cantherhines dumerilii
(Whitespotted filefish,
Barred filefish)
Cantherhines dumerilii (Whitespotted filefish, Barred filefish)
Cantherhines dumerilii
(Whitespotted filefish,
Barred filefish)
Johnrandallia nigrirostris (Barberfish), Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish), & Stegastes baldwini (Clipperton gregory)
Johnrandallia nigrirostris (Barberfish),
Holacanthus limbaughi
(Clipperton Angelfish),
& Stegastes baldwini
(Clipperton gregory)
Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi
(Clipperton Angelfish)
Epinephelus clippertonensis (Clipperton grouper)
Epinephelus clippertonensis
(Clipperton grouper)
Dermatolepis dermatolepis (Leather bass)
Dermatolepis dermatolepis
(Leather bass)
Dermatolepis dermatolepis (Leather bass) & Myripristis berndti (Bigscale soldierfish)
Dermatolepis dermatolepis
(Leather bass) &
Myripristis berndti
(Bigscale soldierfish)
Stegastes baldwini (Clipperton gregory)
Stegastes baldwini
(Clipperton gregory)
Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi
(Clipperton Angelfish)
Coral
Coral
Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Gymnothorax dovii
(Fine-spotted Moray)
Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Gymnothorax dovii
(Fine-spotted Moray)
Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi
(Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi
(Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi
(Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi
(Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi
(Clipperton Angelfish)
Melichthys niger (Black durgon)
Melichthys niger
(Black durgon)
Ctenochaetus marginatus (Striped-fin surgeonfish)
Ctenochaetus marginatus
(Striped-fin surgeonfish)
Johnrandallia nigrirostris (Barberfish) & Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)
Johnrandallia nigrirostris
(Barberfish) &
Holacanthus limbaughi
(Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi
(Clipperton Angelfish)
Melichthys niger (Black durgon)
Melichthys niger
(Black durgon)
Melichthys niger (Black durgon)
Melichthys niger
(Black durgon)
Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Gymnothorax dovii
(Fine-spotted Moray)
Mary & John Munch
Mary & John Munch
(Munchnet.com)
Roberto Chavez Arce
Roberto Chavez Arce
(Vallartech)
Coral
Coral
Mulloidichthys dentatus (Mexican goatfish)
Mulloidichthys dentatus
(Mexican goatfish)
Acanthurus nigricans (Whitecheek surgeonfish)
Acanthurus nigricans
(Whitecheek surgeonfish)
Ctenochaetus marginatus (Striped-fin surgeonfish), Acanthurus nigricans (Whitecheek surgeonfish), & Zanclus cornutus (Moorish idol)
Ctenochaetus marginatus
(Striped-fin surgeonfish),
Acanthurus nigricans
(Whitecheek surgeonfish),
& Zanclus cornutus
(Moorish idol)
Echinothrix diadema (urchin)
Echinothrix diadema
(urchin)
Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Gymnothorax dovii
(Fine-spotted Moray)
Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Gymnothorax dovii
(Fine-spotted Moray)
Ctenochaetus marginatus (Striped-fin surgeonfish), Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)
Ctenochaetus marginatus
(Striped-fin surgeonfish), &
Holacanthus limbaughi
(Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi
(Clipperton Angelfish)
Dermatolepis dermatolepis (Leather bass)
Dermatolepis dermatolepis
(Leather bass)
Dermatolepis dermatolepis (Leather bass)
Dermatolepis dermatolepis
(Leather bass)
Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish)
Holacanthus limbaughi
(Clipperton Angelfish)
Aulostomus chinensis (Pacific trumpetfish), Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish), Ctenochaetus marginatus (Striped-fin surgeonfish), & Epinephelus clippertonensis (Clipperton grouper)
Aulostomus chinensis
(Pacific trumpetfish),
Holacanthus limbaughi
(Clipperton Angelfish),
Ctenochaetus marginatus
(Striped-fin surgeonfish), &
Epinephelus clippertonensis
(Clipperton grouper)
Clpperton Island Coral Reef
Clpperton Island Coral Reef
Juvenile Dermatolepis dermatolepis (Leather bass)
Juvenile
Dermatolepis dermatolepis
(Leather bass)
Johnrandallia nigrirostris (Barberfish), Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish), Thalassoma robertsoni (Clipperton rainbow wrasse), & Thalassoma grammaticum (Sunset wrasse)
Johnrandallia nigrirostris
(Barberfish),
Holacanthus limbaughi
(Clipperton Angelfish),
Thalassoma robertsoni
(Clipperton rainbow wrasse),
& Thalassoma grammaticum
(Sunset wrasse)
Epinephelus clippertonensis (Clipperton grouper)
Epinephelus clippertonensis
(Clipperton grouper)
Epinephelus clippertonensis (Clipperton grouper)
Epinephelus clippertonensis
(Clipperton grouper)
Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Gymnothorax dovii
(Fine-spotted Moray)
swims along the anchor chain
of the Nautilus Explorer
Stegastes baldwini (Clipperton gregory)
Stegastes baldwini
(Clipperton gregory)
Stegastes baldwini (Clipperton gregory)
Stegastes baldwini
(Clipperton gregory)
Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Gymnothorax dovii
(Fine-spotted Moray)
swims along the anchor chain
of the Nautilus Explorer
Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Gymnothorax dovii
(Fine-spotted Moray)
swims along the anchor chain
of the Nautilus Explorer
Gymnothorax dovii (Fine-spotted Moray)
Gymnothorax dovii
(Fine-spotted Moray)
swims along the anchor chain
of the Nautilus Explorer
Pedro Medina Rosas above the coral reef at Clipperton Island
Pedro Medina Rosas
above the coral reef
at Clipperton Island

Kirstie Kaiser
Kirstie Kaiser
collecting mollusks
at Clipperton Island

The First Dive Trip to Clipperton Island

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