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The trip to Cocos Island, Costa Rica
aboard the Sea Hunter
December 30, 2005

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Bajo Manuelita
Mottled Soapfish (Rypticus bicolor) at Bajo Manuelia, Isla del Coco, Costa Rica, Cocos Island
Mottled Soapfish
(Rypticus bicolor)		 rock scallop
rock scallop		 Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Whitetip Reef Shark
(Triaenodon obesus)		 Red Spiny Lobsters (Panulirus penicillatus)
Red Spiny Lobsters
(Panulirus penicillatus)
Yellow-edged Moray (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus)
Yellow-edged Moray
(Gymnothorax flavimarginatus)		 Brown Urchin (Tripneustes depressus)
Brown Urchin
(Tripneustes depressus)		 Brown Urchins (Tripneustes depressus)
Brown Urchin
(Tripneustes depressus)		 urchin (Echinothrix diadema)
urchin
(Echinothrix diadema)
Barbarfish (Johnrandallia nigrirostris)
Barbarfish
(Johnrandallia nigrirostris)		 Burrito Grunt (Anisotremus interruptus)
Burrito Grunt
(Anisotremus interruptus)		 Sailfin Grouper (Mycteroperca olfax)
Sailfin Grouper
(Mycteroperca olfax)		 Sailfin Grouper (Mycteroperca olfax)
Sailfin Grouper
(Mycteroperca olfax)
Yellowfin Surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus)
Yellowfin Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus xanthopterus)		 urchin (Echinothrix diadema)
urchin
(Echinothrix diadema)		 Moorish Idol (Zanclus cornutus)
Moorish Idol
(Zanclus cornutus)		 King angelfish (Holocanthus passer)
King angelfish
(Holocanthus passer)

Silverado
Black Durgon (Melichthys niger), aka Black Triggerfish
Black Durgon
(Melichthys niger),
aka Black Triggerfish		 Quakerfish (Malacanthus brevirostris) at Silverado, Cocos Island, Costa Rica
Quakerfish
(Malacanthus brevirostris)		 Quakerfish (Malacanthus brevirostris) at Silverado, Cocos Island, Costa Rica
Quakerfish
(Malacanthus brevirostris)		 Quakerfish (Malacanthus brevirostris) at Silverado, Cocos Island, Costa Rica
Quakerfish
(Malacanthus brevirostris)
Flag Cabrilla (Epinephelus labriformis)
Flag Cabrilla
(Epinephelus labriformis)		 PC300838F2S20lr.jpg
PC300838F2S20lr.jpg		 Yellow-edged Morays (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus)
Yellow-edged Moray
(Gymnothorax flavimarginatus)		 Chocolate Chip Star (Nidorellia armata)
Chocolate Chip Star
(Nidorellia armata)
Snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa), aka Starry Moray
Snowflake moray
(Echidna nebulosa)
aka Starry Moray		 Snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa), aka Starry Moray
Snowflake moray
(Echidna nebulosa)
aka Starry Moray		 sabellid worm, genus Megalomma
sabellid worm, genus Megalomma		 A hermit crab, (Dardanus sinistripes) at Isla del Coco, Costa Rica, Cocos Island
A hermit crab
(Dardanus sinistripes)
Tiger Snake Eel (Myrichthys tigrinus)
Tiger Snake Eel
(Myrichthys tigrinus)		 Tiger Snake Eel (Myrichthys tigrinus)
Tiger Snake Eel
(Myrichthys tigrinus)		 Tiger Snake Eel (Myrichthys tigrinus)
Tiger Snake Eel
(Myrichthys tigrinus)		 Tiger Snake Eel (Myrichthys tigrinus)
Tiger Snake Eel
(Myrichthys tigrinus)
A dark or melanistic Snowflake Moray (Echidna nebulosa), aka Dark Starry Moray
A dark or melanistic
Snowflake Moray
(Echidna nebulosa)		 A dark or melanistic Snowflake Moray (Echidna nebulosa), aka Dark Starry Moray
A dark or melanistic
Snowflake Moray
(Echidna nebulosa)		 A dark or melanistic Snowflake Moray (Echidna nebulosa), aka Dark Starry Moray
A dark or melanistic
Snowflake Moray
(Echidna nebulosa)		 A dark or melanistic Snowflake Moray (Echidna nebulosa), aka Dark Starry Moray
A dark or melanistic
Snowflake Moray
(Echidna nebulosa)

Isla Manuelita night dive
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Whitetip Reef Shark
(Triaenodon obesus)		 Whitetip Reef Sharks (Triaenodon obesus)
Whitetip Reef Sharks
(Triaenodon obesus)		 Whitetip Reef Sharks (Triaenodon obesus)
Whitetip Reef Sharks
(Triaenodon obesus)		 PC302404Fxlr.jpg
Fabio, Ido, & an urchin
(Echinothrix diadema)
spawning urchins (Echinothrix diadema)
spawning urchins
(Echinothrix diadema)		 spawning urchins (Echinothrix diadema)
spawning urchins
(Echinothrix diadema)		 spawning urchins (Echinothrix diadema)
spawning urchins
(Echinothrix diadema)		 spawning urchins (Echinothrix diadema)
spawning urchins
(Echinothrix diadema)
spawning urchins (Echinothrix diadema)
spawning urchins
(Echinothrix diadema)		 spawning urchins (Echinothrix diadema)
spawning urchins
(Echinothrix diadema)		 spawning urchins (Echinothrix diadema)
spawning urchins
(Echinothrix diadema)		 Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Green Sea Turtle
(Chelonia mydas)
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Green Sea Turtle
(Chelonia mydas)		 Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Green Sea Turtle
(Chelonia mydas)		 Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Green Sea Turtle
(Chelonia mydas)		 Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Green Sea Turtle
(Chelonia mydas)
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Whitetip Reef Shark
(Triaenodon obesus)		 Whitetip Reef Sharks (Triaenodon obesus)
Whitetip Reef Sharks
(Triaenodon obesus)


The trip to Cocos Island

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