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Five-band lizard fish (Synodus ulae)
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White-mouth moray eel (Gymnothorax meleagris)
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Hawaiian white-spotted toby (Canthigaster jactator)
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If you think your life sucks, at least you haven't evolved to live in the anus of a sea urchin, like this urchin crab (Echinoecus pentagonus).
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Decoy scorpionfish (Iracundus signifer)
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Urchin crab (Echinoecus pentagonus)
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This harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera picta) just wanted to pose
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This fine-scaled triggerfish (Balistes polylepis) was guarding the nest of eggs below it, which just looked like a bunch of foamy sand
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A pair of gold-lace nudibranchs (Halgerda terramtuentis), working on making more of themselves
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Jolly green giant nudibranch (Glossodoris rufomarginata). These guys are rare enough that the entire crew of the boat took turns going down and taking a look at it!
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White-margin nudibranch (Glossodoris rufomarginata)
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Fried-egg nudibranch (Phyllidia varicosa)
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Bicolor nudibranch (Flabellina bicolor)
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Hawaiian turkeyfish (Pterois sphex)
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White-mouth moray eel (Gymnothorax meleagris)
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Hawaiian octopus (Octopus hawaiiensis)
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Blue dragon nudibranch (Pteraeolidia ianthina)
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Gold-lace nudibranch (Halgerda terramtuentis)
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Blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri)
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Zebra moray eel (Gymnomuraena zebra)