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Elysia timida_June 2025 (Canon RF100, 1/200,f16,iso125)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes

Baby Shortnose Gar taken in shallow water in a small bay of Lake Michigan
By Max Janssen
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

The eye contact. Meet the little Ring-eye Pygmy Goby, specifically Trimma benjamini of Raja Ampat..
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Hello from the yellow polka dots from Tioman island, Malaysia
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Hungry Froggy diving into its yummy sashimi lunch with gusto!
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
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The moment of peace.. A Denise Pygmy seahorse enjoying it's
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Flabelina affinis nudibranch_June 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f13,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Dwarf Sea Hare - Aplysia parvula
By Stefanos Michael
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted Yesterday
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Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted Yesterday
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Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5 to 30cm) in size (e.g. large fish or diver head) that dominates the frame - any background is incidental and occupies LESS THAN 50% of frame
1/250 f/22.0 ISO 200 by Songda Cai
1/250 f/22.0 ISO 200
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Golden squid in night dive by Raffaele Livornese
Golden squid in night dive
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Frogfish portrait with snooted light by Raffaele Livornese
Frogfish portrait with snooted light
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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The integrate fine network of the feeding arms of a sea c... by Peet J Van Eeden
The integrate fine network of the feeding arms of a sea cucumber
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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Dasycaris zanzibarica by Mathieu Foulquié
Dasycaris zanzibarica
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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camouflage by Marc Van Den Broeck
camouflage
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Battle of the Tompots by Henley Spiers
Battle of the Tompots
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2017
Runner Up Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2017 awards final round judging

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
They almost seem too cute to actually battle. Amazing behavioral shot.
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: English Channel United Kingdom
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Amphipod from blackwater diving in Romblon by Liang Fu
Amphipod from blackwater diving in Romblon
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Philippines
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Parablennius marmoreus PORTRAIT by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Parablennius marmoreus
PORTRAIT
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 4, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Hiding by Chun Zhou
Hiding
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 3, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Cleaning time, Seraya, Bali. by Filip Staes
Cleaning time, Seraya, Bali.
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44 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 3, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Parablennius gattorugine by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Parablennius gattorugine
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 3, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Harlequin shrimp using its needle like claws to ingest di... by Peet J Van Eeden
Harlequin shrimp using its needle like claws to ingest digestive enzymes in its sea star prey
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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Nemo sought lights by Plamena Mileva
Nemo sought lights
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 1, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Honeycomb moray, Saraya, Bali by Tobias Reitmayr
Honeycomb moray, Saraya, Bali
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 30, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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hairy time by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
hairy time
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 30, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Marbled Shrimp-Anilao by Richard Goluch
Marbled Shrimp-Anilao
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6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 30, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Flying in the Dark/Squid/Anilao,Philippine/Canon 5D MarkI... by Yuping Chen
Flying in the Dark/Squid/Anilao,Philippine/Canon 5D MarkIV, 100mm macro Lens
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 29, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Hello by Twila Grower
Hello
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 29, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Papua New Guinea
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Spiny squat lobster (Galathea strigosa) - Picture taken... by Gary Carpenter
Spiny squat lobster (Galathea strigosa) - Picture taken in Kenmare Bay, Ireland.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 29, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Ireland
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get out my head :) by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
get out my head smile
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 29, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Gobius cruentatus INSIDERS by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Gobius cruentatus
INSIDERS
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 29, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Mantis shrimp under the snoot by Mario Robillard
Mantis shrimp under the snoot
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 23, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Smilely emoji (Tunicate absract) by Kelvin H.y. Tan
Smilely emoji (Tunicate absract)
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 23, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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pls do not bite me by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
pls do not bite me
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 23, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Whitemouth by Marc Van Den Broeck
Whitemouth
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Hymenocera picta on red sea star , double exposition. Ni... by Marchione Giacomo
Hymenocera picta on red sea star , double exposition.
Nikon D800E , 105 macro , snoot Retra with Inon Z240
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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