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Tompot blenny - Parablennius gattorugine
By Stefanos Michael
posted (6 days ago)
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Elysia beauty_October 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f11,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (3 days ago)
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Salt Pier Late Afternoon
By William Goers Jr
posted Saturday, November 8, 2025
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The Guardian
By William Goers Jr
posted Saturday, November 8, 2025
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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
The king of the castle by Diogo Ferreira Sayanda
The king of the castle
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Rhinopias by Danny Van Belle
Rhinopias
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Squilla #6 by Marco Gargiulo
Squilla #6
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Seaneedle by Andreas Ochsenbein
Seaneedle
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Sailfin blennie battle by Danny Van Belle
Sailfin blennie battle
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2016
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Excellent behaviour shot, well lit and perfectly captured!
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Netherlands Antilles
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Anilao, great Critter territory by Larry Polster
Anilao, great Critter territory
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Open wide wider widest ...Yellowface pike-blenny Chaenop... by John Roach
Open wide wider widest ...Yellowface pike-blenny
Chaenopsis limbaughi. Bonaire. "Something Special"
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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shrimp on seapen by Volker Lonz
shrimp on seapen
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6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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~ Where is Nemo? ~ by Geo Cloete
~ Where is Nemo? ~
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11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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shrimp with a red light by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
shrimp with a red light
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Marmara Turkey
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A mouthful of eggs by Leena Roy
A mouthful of eggs
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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~ The Month Long Feast ~ Harlequin shrimp predate on Sta... by Geo Cloete
~ The Month Long Feast ~
Harlequin shrimp predate on Starfish. The work in pairs to flip the Starfish over and then proceed to consume the legs, one at time. The poor Starfish remains alive.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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Mantis Shrimp with eggs. Anilao, Philippines. by Marylin Batt
Mantis Shrimp with eggs. Anilao, Philippines.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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A beautiful pair of Ghost Pipe fish, Zumbaguita, Philippi... by Marylin Batt
A beautiful pair of Ghost Pipe fish, Zumbaguita, Philippines.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Squilla mantis #5 by Marco Gargiulo
Squilla mantis #5
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 31, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Pigami Sea horse by Helen Hansen
Pigami Sea horse
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Common Octopus by Helen Hansen
Common Octopus
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Crab Coral Hermit Crab, Paguritta sp by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
Crab Coral Hermit Crab, Paguritta sp
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Peixe Palhaço by Gonçalo Gomes
Peixe Palhaço
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 28, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Portugal
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A Look to the Sky by Abimael Márquez
A Look to the Sky
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 27, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Crab in home, Bonaire by Alejandro Topete
Crab in home, Bonaire
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 27, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Cyclops by Tony Cherbas
Cyclops
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 25, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United States
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Gobie - Danny Van Belle by Danny Van Belle
Gobie - Danny Van Belle
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 25, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Everybody needs a home. Coconut octopus living in a disc... by Marylin Batt
Everybody needs a home. Coconut octopus living in a discarded can.
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27 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Squilla mantis going away by Marco Gargiulo
Squilla mantis going away
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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who's watching who by Les Baptiste
who's watching who
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Cape Verde
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A tiny mandarin fish taken on my first dive in Lembeh on ... by Charlotte Sams
A tiny mandarin fish taken on my first dive in Lembeh on the house reef. A colourful and secretive fish, found within piles of broken coral. Taken with Nauticam housing, and Sea&Sea strobes.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 21, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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