Cosmoledo

Cosmoledo is 650 miles south of Mahe and 70 miles east of Assomption. It is a limestone atoll atop basalt, consisting of twelve islands and a roughly circular lagoon. Cosmoledo is home to many sea birds, especially boobies, and many sea turtles.

soft coral sea fans soft coral soft coral soft coral sea fan sea fans soft coral soft coral soft coral

oriental sweetlips Oriental sweetlips, Plectorhinchus vittatus

dog-faced puffer Guineafowl pufferfish, Arothron meleagris (yellow morph)

white-spotted puffer White-spotted puffer, Arothron hispidus

honeycomb moray eeel Honeycomb moray, Gymnothorax favagineus

undulated moray eel Latticetail moray, Gymnothorax buroensis

redtooth triggerfish Redtooth triggerfish, Odonus niger

common lionfish Common lionfish, Pterois volitans

goatfish (night colors) Goatfish, Parupeneus sp.

sand anemone with juvenile three-spot dascyllus Clownfish, Amphiprion sp.

Indian sailfin tang Indian sailfin tang Indian sailfin tang, Zebrasoma desjardinii

pixy hawkfish in soft coral Pixy hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus (red morph)

checkerboard wrasse Checkerboard wrasse, Halichoeres hortulanus

bluestriped fangblenny Blue-striped fangblenny, Plagioytremus rhinorhynchos

tomato grouper Tomato grouper, Cephalopholis sonnerati

freckled hawkfish Forster's hawkfish, Paracirrhintes forsteri

bluestripe snappers Blue-striped snapper, Lutjanus kasmira

striped large-eye breams Striped large-eye bream, Gnathodentex aureolineatus

sabre squirrelfish Giant squirrelfish, Sargocentron spiniferum

neon fusilier <TBS>

unknown cardinal fish Spiny-head cardinalfish, Apogon urostigma

crinoids on sea fan crinoid Crinoids

Spanish dancer egg veil of Spanish dancer Spanish dancer, Hexabranchus sanguineus, and its egg veil

cleaning shrimp White-banded cleaner shrimp, Lysmata amboinensis

banded coral shrimp Banded boxer shrimp, Stenopus hispidus

anemone hermit crab Anemone carrier, Dardanus tinctor

soft coral crab Spiny spider crab, Achaeus spinosus

pencil urchin Pencil urchin

sea cucumber Graeff's sea cucumber, Bohaelschia graeffi

spiral gill worm Christmas tree worm, Spirobranchus giganteus

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