This is a Stonefish. This colorful fish has poison barbs in the dorsal fin. It has the amazing ability to make itself look just like part of a shipwreck, or a piece of coral on a reef, or whatever. They are best avoided.
One of the many varieties of crabs that inhabit the reef around Kwajalein.
A Giant Killer Clam! This one is only about 2 ft. across, but I've seen these in Kwajalein Lagoon as big as 6 ft.! It's actual name is "Giant Tridacna Clam". They are very powerful, but they are also very slow.
These two "feather dusters" are animals called Crinoids. I photographed them while on a Kwajalein Scuba Club Dive Boat trip to a large coralhead in Kwajalein Lagoon. The dive boat (a KMR landing craft) is visible in the background.
These fish are called Moorish Idols.
I don't know what kind of fish these are.
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