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Tompot blenny - Parablennius gattorugine
By Stefanos Michael
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Elysia beauty_October 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f11,iso100)
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Salt Pier Late Afternoon
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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

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The Mediterranean moray - Muraena helena (sometimes also ... by Marco Faimali (ismar-Cnr)
The Mediterranean moray - Muraena helena (sometimes also called Roman eel)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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"Face To Face" Queen angelfish are normally quite skiddi... by Susannah H. Snowden-Smith
"Face To Face"
Queen angelfish are normally quite skiddish, swimming off if a diver comes near. This one was eating a sponge and was more concerned with lunch than with me. I took this photograph when it momentarily looked up from the sponge.
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date posted posted: Monday, September 12, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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blenny by Scozio Salvatore
blenny
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date posted posted: Monday, September 12, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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S P O T T Y Juvenile Painted frogfish (Antennarius pic... by Lilian Koh
S P O T T Y
Juvenile Painted frogfish
(Antennarius pictus)
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 11, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Sea Flower spotted in Cirkewwa by Shirley Calleja
Sea Flower spotted in Cirkewwa
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 10, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Malta
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Stocky Hawkfish, or Po'opa'a in Hawaiian... Considered a ... by Tony Cherbas
Stocky Hawkfish, or Po'opa'a in Hawaiian... Considered a "rockfish" and less desirable by local fisherman..."The fisherman who fools around in shallow water takes home a Po'opa'a"
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 10, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Anemone and Anemonefish by Fabio Strazzi
Anemone and Anemonefish
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 10, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Emperor shrimp on close-up solar nudi by Christopher Teoh
Emperor shrimp on close-up solar nudi
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date posted posted: Friday, September 9, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Under the spell by Ponnie J
Under the spell
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date posted posted: Friday, September 9, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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S H A L L O W Sargassum frogfish (Histrio histrio) Tula... by Irwin Ang
S H A L L O W
Sargassum frogfish (Histrio histrio)
Tulamben, Indonesia. April 2016
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 9, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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family by Ming Wen
family
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 8, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Mr.watermelon canon 5d3 ysd1*2 by Ming Wen
Mr.watermelon canon 5d3 ysd1*2
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8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 8, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Fluo Anemone - found inside a wreck by Pietro Cremone
Fluo Anemone - found inside a wreck
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 8, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Cape Dorid Drop Zone, South Africa by Kate Jonker
Cape Dorid
Drop Zone, South Africa
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 8, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Holding Hands Dwarf Anemone, Gordon's Bay - South Africa by Kate Jonker
Holding Hands
Dwarf Anemone, Gordon's Bay - South Africa
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 8, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) South Africa
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Sea horse by Niky Šímová
Sea horse
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 7, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Croatia
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M A G I C I A N Wonderpus octopus (Wunderpus photogenicu... by Irwin Ang
M A G I C I A N
Wonderpus octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus)
Tulamben, Indonesia. April 2016
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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donzella by Scozio Salvatore
donzella
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 4, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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A seaweed blenny fights with his own reflection created w... by Brent Barnes
A seaweed blenny fights with his own reflection created with a small compact mirror put next to his hole.
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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OCEAN DREAM The coral with wrinkles around symbolises th... by Tianhong Wang
OCEAN DREAM
The coral with wrinkles around symbolises the hardships in the process of protecting environment but there is also a lovely innocent little squid, lying down peacefully,
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date posted posted: Friday, September 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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STRANGE GUEST by Tianhong Wang
STRANGE GUEST
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date posted posted: Friday, September 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Philippines
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Sweet moment by Ming Wen
Sweet moment
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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candy crab by Ming Wen
candy crab
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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The outline by Ming Wen
The outline
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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A fatal blow by Ming Wen
A fatal blow
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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wlcome to my home by Ming Wen
wlcome to my home
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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can you help me by Ming Wen
can you help me
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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