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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)
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

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~ Little Gems ~ Although not so rare, these Chinese Klip... by Geo Cloete
~ Little Gems ~
Although not so rare, these Chinese Klipfish is not often spotted thanks to their excellent camouflage. This juvenile was luckily spotted on this singularly coloured sea fan.
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 28, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South) South Africa
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Battle Scars by Susannah H. Snowden-Smith
Battle Scars
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9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 28, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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X - S T Y L E Yellow clown goby with eggs (Gobiodon okin... by Irwin Ang
X - S T Y L E
Yellow clown goby with eggs (Gobiodon okinawae)
Anilao, Philippines. June 2015
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Gobie on whip coral by Peet J Van Eeden
Gobie on whip coral
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Whip coral goby (Bryaninops yongei) by Hon Ping
Whip coral goby (Bryaninops yongei)
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) by Laura Dinraths
Ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus)
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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~ Who am I ~ by Geo Cloete
~ Who am I ~
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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Hawkfish by Beate Seiler
Hawkfish
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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This squirrel fish stayed just long enough to snap this s... by Jayme Kegel
This squirrel fish stayed just long enough to snap this shot. I have this on my wall, and I can't walk past it without getting caught up in his eyes everytime! This was in John's place diving in Roatan on my birthday.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 23, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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First attempt at backlighting. Fortunately subject was v... by Meryl Mae Ong
First attempt at backlighting. Fortunately subject was very cooperative and stayed relatively still.
OMD EM5 12-50mm lens @43mm
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 23, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Fairy basslet on black by Jim Catlin
Fairy basslet on black
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 21, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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stargazer settling in by Dave Baxter
stargazer settling in
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 20, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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"Whistleblower? ;-)" - The smart cuttlefish by Andre Philip
"Whistleblower? ;-)" - The smart cuttlefish
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 20, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Up Close with bartailed moray eel by Marteyne Van Well
Up Close with bartailed moray eel
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 19, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Mantis shrimp with babies @ Dauin, Negros Oriental, Phill... by Hon Ping
Mantis shrimp with babies @ Dauin, Negros Oriental, Phillipines.
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date posted posted: Friday, June 19, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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"Blue Beauty" This Filefish's color was amazing. After s... by Chase Darnell
"Blue Beauty"
This Filefish's color was amazing. After spending some time gaining it's trust I was able to get a detailed portrait highlighting his blue lines on his face.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 18, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Curious by Abimael Márquez
Curious
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 18, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish by Henley Spiers
Flamboyant Cuttlefish
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Peacock mantis shrimp, no eggs - pity! Unusually not run... by Elaine Wallace
Peacock mantis shrimp, no eggs - pity! Unusually not running for cover but quite chilled in front of the camera.
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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'March of the Ball Helmet' A Ball Helmet (Semicassis bis... by Henley Spiers
'March of the Ball Helmet'
A Ball Helmet (Semicassis bisulcata)makes surprisingly fast progress as it slides through the night in Dumaguete, Philippines.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Porcelain Crab by Jonny Haugstad
Porcelain Crab
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Squat cleaner shrimp on tube anemone by Laura Dinraths
Squat cleaner shrimp on tube anemone
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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The shy juvenile diamond filefish. Abt 1 cm long. by Jonny Haugstad
The shy juvenile diamond filefish. Abt 1 cm long.
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date posted posted: Monday, June 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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This is a close-up macro shot of the inside of a Feather ... by Emma Camp
This is a close-up macro shot of the inside of a Feather duster worm. The shot shows the amazing complexity and patterns inside of the worm.
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date posted posted: Friday, June 12, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Cayman islands
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Colourful Cowrie by John Parker
Colourful Cowrie
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date posted posted: Friday, June 12, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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Mouth of a Morray by Jan Morton
Mouth of a Morray
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 11, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Leaf Scorpionfish by Taco Cheung
Leaf Scorpionfish
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 11, 2015
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