Paracirrhites forsteri

Coral Shrimp

I admit it: I like gobies. These amazing little fish when they are illuminated they show off bright colors on their little bodies. An assortment of beautiful metallic blue spots, bright red-orange lines, bars, & others.
(Canon100,1/200,f16,i.100)

Lemon goby, taken in Anilao

Close up photo of an Hermit Crab ( Dardanus arrosor) in its typical protective shell,taken a few meters deep in the Tyrrhenian Sea near Palermo_ June 2023 (Canon60,1/200,f16,iso200)

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Rolling stone
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Saw-blade shrimp
D850 w/105 mm lens
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Priacanthidae

Another photo of this small creature that roams the rocky terrain of Havelock Is. named Bedford's Flatworm , or Persian rug. It’s beauty is not only in how it looks but also in how it moves. Beautiful evolutions!
(Canon100,1/250,f13,i.100)

Shaun the Sheep
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I see you…
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Juvenile Scorpionfish - Scorpaena maderensis

Antennarius commerson (giant frogfish). (f/8, 1/40, ISO-200, 20mm). - Els

Mediterranean Moray - Muraena helena

Mom octopus

Scorpionfish - Scorpaena scrofa

This is a photo of a lizard fish resting on hard coral. Taken at Minilog site during the 2023 Anilao Underwater Shootout.

Microlife on the Andamans reef.Here we see a beautiful Blenny close-up . Abundant and highly biodiverse, these species mature early, produce many offspring and they are a vital food source for other marine creatures.
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)

Aeoliscus strigatus (razorfish). (f/8, 1/80, ISO-200, 42mm). - Els

"Good morning! "seems to say this little goby met at the end of my last dive in the Andamans. I take it as a goodbye and look forward to coming back here very soon_Feb 2023
(Canon100,1/250,f11,iso100)

This Spot-fin Porcupinefish is fully inflated underneath Blue Heron Bridge in Riviera Beach Florida. Taken on an Olympus tg6 with no lenses. Couldn't have asked for a better pose.
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This Longsnout Seahorse was found under Blue Heron Bridge in Riviera Beach Florida. This shot was taken around midnight when I came across this little guy clinging to the reef trying to avoid being swept away in the strong current.

Snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa)
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Skeleton shrimp

The blue eyes . Yellow goby in the tunnel
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This group of snails (Vermetidae or ‘worm snails’) make a tubular shell and adhere themselves to the reef. From the safety of their shell they excrete a mucus net.strobe diving from Dumaguete. Later, they reel it back in and enjoy.TG6 natural light