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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 (2 days ago)
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (2 days ago)
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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
Octopus in spotlight by Ponnie J
Octopus in spotlight
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Juvenile Squid,taken @ Dumaguate Dauin.The guy was hiding... by Shah Aida
Juvenile Squid,taken @ Dumaguate Dauin.The guy was hiding and took me alot of time capture him with my Canon G16,Fantasea FG16 Housing,inon Z240×2 Strobes with Nuaticam CMC Lens.To capture his eyes open it took time.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Mediterranean mantis shrimp, night dive, nikon f100 fuji ... by Marco Gargiulo
Mediterranean mantis shrimp, night dive, nikon f100 fuji velvia, 1990
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Resting Peakcock Flounder by Adeline Wee
Resting Peakcock Flounder
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 13, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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S N O O T Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera) Lembeh Strait, ... by Irwin Ang
S N O O T
Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera)
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. March 2014
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 13, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Aplisya face by Marco Gargiulo
Aplisya face
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 13, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Tiger Eel Nikon D700 Nauticam housing inon strobes 1... by Simon Gardener
Tiger Eel
Nikon D700
Nauticam housing
inon strobes
105mm
F13
1/60
ISO-200
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 12, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman Oman
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Whip Coral Shrimp - Pontonides ankeri by Dennis Chen
Whip Coral Shrimp - Pontonides ankeri
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 12, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Anemonefish in bubble coral by Volker Lonz
Anemonefish in bubble coral
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7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 12, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Brittle star Niton D7000, nauticam housing, 1 DS 160 ... by Simon Gardener
Brittle star
Niton D7000, nauticam housing,
1 DS 160 strobe
F19
1/250
ISO-100
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 12, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Qatar
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Whip Coral Shrimp - Pontonides ankeri by Dennis Chen
Whip Coral Shrimp - Pontonides ankeri
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 11, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Thorny seahorse in seagrass by Laura Dinraths
Thorny seahorse in seagrass
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 11, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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On landing. by Sergey Lisitsyn
On landing.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 10, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Malaysia
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'Toothless Dinosaur' I just got back from an evening dat... by Henley Spiers
'Toothless Dinosaur'
I just got back from an evening date with this rather attractive Spotted Snake Eel (Ophichthus ophis) in Saint Lucia. After about half an hour it got tired of my company and yawned...which made me happy.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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Crab in an anemone by Lindsey Mobley
Crab in an anemone
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Found this little cutie where I work. Two seahorses have ... by Lindsey Mobley
Found this little cutie where I work. Two seahorses have been found on the reef and have been there for at least a month now.
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Yellow Sea Horse, Taken with E-M5 Mark 2 and 9-18mm lens ... by Ran Mor
by: Ran Mor
Yellow Sea Horse, Taken with E-M5 Mark 2 and 9-18mm lens with a Zen Dome.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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Delicate Britle star beauty by Peet J Van Eeden
Delicate Britle star beauty
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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3 Squat Shrimps. Taken at Tulamben Area - Bali, using G16... by Ari Karyadi
3 Squat Shrimps. Taken at Tulamben Area - Bali, using G16,Fantasea housing with YS D-1.
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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'The Watcher' Peacock Mantis Shrimp keeps a careful eye ... by Henley Spiers
'The Watcher'
Peacock Mantis Shrimp keeps a careful eye out from his burrow.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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'The Line-Up' Juvenile Reef Squid stay close together ju... by Henley Spiers
'The Line-Up'
Juvenile Reef Squid stay close together just under the surface in St Lucia.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 6, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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White false-Stonefish with contrast lighting by Wayne Jones
White false-Stonefish with contrast lighting
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 5, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Anemone crab, Bunaken Island Indonesia by Benita Vincent
Anemone crab, Bunaken Island Indonesia
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 2, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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grunt by Marco Gargiulo
grunt
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 2, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Juvenile starry/giant puffer fish (2-3 cm) by Laura Dinraths
Juvenile starry/giant puffer fish (2-3 cm)
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Taken at Mornington pier, water temp 13 degrees. by David Haintz
Taken at Mornington pier, water temp 13 degrees.
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) by Hon Ping
Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus)
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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