This fish Trombetta was photographed at night in the Strait of Messina. These fish inhabit the deep sea beyond -100 but strong currents raise large masses of water to the surface carrying the fish that can be admired in a few meters of water.

Clown with her eggs

Relaxing in the water

fishes

There is no time to think if you shoot a Orange-striped triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus) with 105mm!

Slender File Fish
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young bannerfishes

Trumpet Fish

I like the colour contrast of this shot :-)

Camouflaged octopus close up

while I was trying to take a decent shot of some anthias this big blue guy just swam close by. Olympus E410 in Ikelite housing wiht one DS125 strobe

Grouper receiving the "the cleaning service" taken at Campsite 2, Marsa Bareika, Ras Mohamed Park. Taken with 105mm lens and olympus e300.

Mimic octopus.

Lovers:Nikon D200- 105 macro. two strobo
Moal Boal, Cebu 2008

CLOWN IN BLUE

Bluetail trunkfish (Ostracion cyanurus) getting serviced in Na'ama bay.

Robust ghost pipefish, Tulamben

Juvenile batfish. Very shy fish.

Banggai Cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni. Taken in Lembeh Strait

Large Puffer Fish

hawkfish amongst the soft coral
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Nikon D80, Subal Housing, Subtronic Flash, 60mm macro lens.

Dusk dive in the Lembeh Strait.

LION FISHE, Bora Bora.
Close up. Cybershot Sony T5

Nemo

Banggai Cardinalfish. Native to Banggai Island and Lembeh Straits. Nikdon D200. Lembeh.

Jellyfish and reflection taken at Ras Umm Sid on a night dive.
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