Wakatobi,
South Sulawesi,
Indonesia.
Wakatobi is a small island chain off the southern coast of Sulawesi. The area is famous not only for it’s deep, coral-covered walls and schooling reef fish, but also for its critters.

Schooling fish under local jetty I

Nudibranch, Chromodoris kuniei

Mantis Shrimp, Odontodactylus scyllarus

Orang-utan Crab, Achaeus japonicus

Ambon Shrimp, Thor amboinensis

Pygmy cuttlefish, Sepia bandensis

Cardinalfish Sp. with eggs

Anemone Shrimp, Periclemines Sp.

Schooling fish under local jetty II

Blue Eyed Coral Crab, Cymo Sp.

Spotfin Lionfish, Pterois antennata

Ornate Ghostpipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus

Leaf Scorpionfish, Taenianotus triacanthus

Pipefish, Corythoicthys Sp.

Pipefish, Corythoicthys Sp.

Robust Ghostpipefish, Solonostomus cyanopterus

Barred-fin Moray, Gymnothorax zonipectis

Ringed Pipefish with eggs, Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

Razorfish, Aeoliscus strigatus

Ringed Pipefish with eggs, Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

Five-lined Cardinalfish with eggs, Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus

Five-lined Cardinalfish with eggs, Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus

Bristle-tailed Filefish, Acreichthys tomentosis

Sun Coral, Tubastrea Sp.

Clarks Anemonefish with eggs, Amphiprion clarkii

Mantis Shrimp, Odontodactylus scyllarus

Juvenile Harlequin Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus chaetodon

Urchin Clingfish, Diademichthys lineatus

Nudibranch mating, Jorunna funebris

Papuan Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis papuensis

Spotted Porcelain Crab, Neopetrolisthes maculatus

Banded Sea Snake, Laticauda colubrina