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The eye contact. Meet the little Ring-eye Pygmy Goby, specifically Trimma benjamini of Raja Ampat..
By Nellson Sim
posted (5 days ago)
1 votes

Baby Shortnose Gar taken in shallow water in a small bay of Lake Michigan
By Max Janssen
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes

Hello from the yellow polka dots from Tioman island, Malaysia
By Nellson Sim
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Hungry Froggy diving into its yummy sashimi lunch with gusto!
By Nellson Sim
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

The moment of peace.. A Denise Pygmy seahorse enjoying it's
By Nellson Sim
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Flabelina affinis nudibranch_June 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f13,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Dwarf Sea Hare - Aplysia parvula
By Stefanos Michael
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes
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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
[:b:]Blue eyes[:/b:] by Francesco Pacienza
Blue eyes
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 10, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Invader by Richard Micus
Invader
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South America coastal) Venezuela
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Pink Anemone. Nikon D90 Dual Strobes by Robert Michaelson
Pink Anemone. Nikon D90 Dual Strobes
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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necora puber by Carlos Ernesto
necora puber
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Sad eyes.....just trying to blend in..... by Chris Miskavitch
Sad eyes.....just trying to blend in.....
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 5, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Textile cone shell on the hunt at night by Laura Dinraths
Textile cone shell on the hunt at night
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 5, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Could use some help with identification of this crab, tha... by Robert Michaelson
Could use some help with identification of this crab, thanks. About 8 inches (21 cm) wide.
Nikon D90 85mm, dual strobes.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 4, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Tailspot goby sifting sand through gillrakers to feed by Laura Dinraths
Tailspot goby sifting sand through gillrakers to feed
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 4, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Eye of a crocodile fish by Joachim Neumann
Eye of a crocodile fish
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 3, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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"The Queen" The colors of the Queen Angel Fish are so vi... by Chase Darnell
"The Queen"
The colors of the Queen Angel Fish are so vibrant. It isn't very often they will allow you to get close enough for a face on portrait. I think the Turtle eating right beside this one gave it a reason to stick around.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Into the Stars" One of the prettiest eyed fish around. by Dusty Norman
"Into the Stars"
One of the prettiest eyed fish around.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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colors by Marc Van Den Broeck
colors
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Juvenile Puffer Filefish (Brachaluteres taylori) by Marteyne Van Well
Juvenile Puffer Filefish (Brachaluteres taylori)
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Pygmy cuttlefish flashing its tentacles by Marteyne Van Well
Pygmy cuttlefish flashing its tentacles
2nd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Excellent capture
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Sandperch by Joachim Neumann
Sandperch
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Cutie Pie - Redlip Blenny by Richard Micus
Cutie Pie - Redlip Blenny
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South America coastal) Venezuela
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Small moray eel by Beate Seiler
Small moray eel
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Boxer Crab by Joachim Neumann
Boxer Crab
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 30, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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I found this little Frogfish ( about 3mm big) on the Hous... by Marcel Waldis
I found this little Frogfish ( about 3mm big) on the House reef in Bohol. i was waiting for a bigger Frogfish to move in a good position to take a picture of it and then i spotted this little one. Olympus OMD EM 1 with 60mm f 2.8 , Nauticam CMC 1
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 30, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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batfish by Eduardo Nadal
batfish
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 29, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United States
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barfish by Eduardo Nadal
barfish
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 29, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United States
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M O M M Y by Lilian Koh
M O M M Y
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 29, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Juvenile basketstar by Adeline Wee
Juvenile basketstar
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 29, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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This beautiful Seahorse was taken on Cayman Brac. It stay... by Nina Banks
This beautiful Seahorse was taken on Cayman Brac. It stayed in our area for awhile before moving on.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 28, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Exit Buddy ... Koh Similan, Thailand. Canon G10-f4-1100-i... by Stefan Follows
Exit Buddy ... Koh Similan, Thailand. Canon G10-f4-1100-iso100
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 28, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Mouthbrooding tiger cardinalfish by Laura Dinraths
Mouthbrooding tiger cardinalfish
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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B L A C K Striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus) Ani... by Irwin Ang
B L A C K
Striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus)
Anilao, Philippines. April 2015
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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