Papuan Collection (#2)

White-bibbed Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus rivoli) adult, perched on branch, Lelet Plateau, New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, April

Blue-eyed Cockatoo (Cacatua ophthalmica) adult, perched on leaf stem, Kimbe, West New Britain Province, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, April

Hunsteins Mannikin (Lonchura hunsteini) adult, standing in grass, Kavieng Airport, New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, April

Long-tailed Myna (Mino kreffti) adult pair, perched in tree, Lelet Plateau, New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, April

New Britain Boobook (Ninox odiosa) adult, perched on branch at daytime roost, Kimbe, West New Britain Province, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, April

Bismarck Crow (Corvus insularis) adult, perched on branch, Kimbe, West New Britain Province, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, April

Variable Goshawk (Accipiter hiogaster lavongai) adult, perched on branch, Lelet Plateau, New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, April

Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris tristrami) adult, standing on metal post in farmland, near Kimbe, West New Britain Province, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, April

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus girrenera) adult, in flight, Kimbe, West New Britain Province, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, April

Slender-billed Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia amboinensis carteretia) adult pair, perched on branch, New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, April

Nudibranch on a sponge C014 / 2910
Nudibranch (Flabelline exoptata) on a sponge. Nudibranchs are shell-less marine molluscs that live in seas around the world

Banded toadfish C014 / 2944
Banded toadfish (Halophryne diemensis) on a coral reef. This bottom-dwelling predatory fish conceals itself on sand on the seafloor where it lies in wait to ambush its prey

Cumings starfish (Neoferdina cumingi) on a coral reef. Starfish, or sea stars, are a type of marine invertebrate known as echinoderms

Necklace starfish C014 / 2931
Necklace starfish (Fromia monilis) on a coral reef. Sea stars, or starfish, are a type of marine invertebrate known as echinoderms

Charmosyna papou, Papuan lorikeet
Plate 15 from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea, Vol. 5 (1875-88). Hand coloured lithograph

colorful soft corals and gorgonian sea fans, Raja Ampat region of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya)

schooling fish, fusiliers, Raja Ampat region of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya)

MR underwater photographer, soft corals, sponges, tunicates, Raja Ampat region of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya)

Colorful Sea Fan with attached crinoid, baby sweepers schooling, Raja Ampat region of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya)

MR female scuba diver near brilliant colored Soft Corals (Dendronepthya sp. ) Raja
MR female scuba diver near brilliant colored Soft Corals (Dendronepthya sp.) Raja Ampat region of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya)

MR female scuba dive near large Sea Fans, afternoon streaming light, Raja Ampat region of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya)

female scuba diver near brilliant colored Soft Corals (Dendronepthya sp. ) Raja Ampat
female scuba diver near brilliant colored Soft Corals (Dendronepthya sp.) Raja Ampat region of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya) (MR)

Shallow healthy Hard Coral Reef, Blue-gold Fusiliers (Caesio teres) Raja Ampat region of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya)

Vibrant Sea Fan and schooling Anthias fish (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) Raja Ampat region of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya)

MR female scuba diver, large vibrant Sea Fans, Raja Ampat region of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya)

Profuse and colorful soft corals (Dendronepthya sp. ) small anthias fish (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)
Profuse and colorful soft corals (Dendronepthya sp.) small anthias fish (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) and behind schooling Unicornfish (Naso thynnoides), Raja Ampat region of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya)

Purple Gorgonian Sea Fan and attached crinoid, Raja Ampat region of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya)

NEW GUINEA: PAPUAN, 1880. A Papuan from Kiwai Island, Papua New Guinea. Wood engravaing from New Guinea, what I Did and what I Saw by L.M. D Albertis, 1880

Thorny oyster mantle. Thorny oysters (Spondylus varians) are filter feeders and are common on steep reefs and walls. Along the edge of their mantle are simple eyes (small dots, upper right)

Starfish in a mangrove swamp. Red starfish (class Asteroidea) and corals amongst mangrove (Rhizophora sp.) trees in a swamp on the edge of a coral reef

Anemone shrimp. Ancylomenes sarasvati anemone shrimp in a bleached sea anemone (order Actiniaria). Photographed off Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Mangrove swamp. Shoal of yellowfin goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) swimming through mangrove (Rhizophora sp.) trees in a swamp on the edge of a coral reef

Fan worms. Close-up of the tentacled heads of a colony of Sabellastarte sp. fan worms. These polychaete tube worms live in tubes using their tentacles to catch food particles as they float by

Corals in a mangrove swamp. Soft corals growing amongst mangrove (Rhizophora sp.) trees in a swamp on the edge of a coral reef. Photographed off Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Bleached Montipora undata coral on a reef. Coral bleaching results when the symbiotic zooxanthellae (single-celled algae) are released from the original host coral organism due to stress

Hairy squat lobster on a sponge
Hairy squat lobster (Lauriea siagiani) on a sponge. Photographed off Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Meyers butterflyfish on a reef
Meyers butterflyfish (Chaetodon meyeri) on a reef. Photographed off Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Allied cowrie on a reef
Allied cowrie (Ovula ovum) on a reef. Cowries are sea snails that cover their shell with a mantle, which is coloured and textured to match the host organism

Eurycantha stick insect (Eurycantha horrida). This specimen is from Papua New Guinea

Eurycantha stick insect head
Eurycantha stick insect (Eurycantha horrida), close-up of the head. This specimen is from Papua New Guinea

Soft coral and sea squirts

Giant clam on the sea bed
Giant clam (Tridacna Tridacna gigas) on the sea bed. Photographed in the Andaman Sea, Thailand

Giant clam mantle. Close-up of the mantle of a giant clam (Tridacna Tridacna gigas). The bright colours in the mantle come from symbiotic zooxanthellae (protozoa) in the tissue

Giant barrel sponge (Xestopongia testudinaria, centre) on a coral reef. Photographed off Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Sponge on coral. Sponge (red) attached to black coral (order Antipatharia, white). Photographed oof Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Red seastar and seasquirts
Red seastar (Fromia milleporella) amongst seasquirts (Atriolum robustum) on a reef. Photographed off Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Cushion seastar. Close-up of the underside of a cushion starfish (Culcita novaeguineae). Photographed off Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Elegant seastar on a reef
Elegant seastar(Fromia nodosa) amongst corals on a reef. Photographed off Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

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