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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
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Salt Pier Late Afternoon
By William Goers Jr
posted 04:32 CST Today (12 hours ago)
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The Guardian
By William Goers Jr
posted 04:40 CST Today (12 hours 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

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Juvenile striped eel catfishes in the Bay by Olivier Notz
Juvenile striped eel catfishes in the Bay
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 19, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Juvenile striped eel catsfishes in the Bay by Olivier Notz
Juvenile striped eel catsfishes in the Bay
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 19, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Gangga Island , Galathea Nikon D800E, 105 macro, two strobo by Marchione Giacomo
Gangga Island , Galathea
Nikon D800E, 105 macro, two strobo
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30 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 19, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Smoothhead Sculpin Seattle, WA, U.S.A. by Tom Radio
Smoothhead Sculpin
Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 18, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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found in Sipalay by Thomas Lueken
found in Sipalay
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 18, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Chimerical frogfish by Dmitry Starostenkov
Chimerical frogfish
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 18, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Toad in the Lake of Lucerne Every year in April, toads a... by Olivier Notz
Toad in the Lake of Lucerne
Every year in April, toads are coming to the lake of Lucerne, to reproduce
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 17, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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I N V I S I B L E Juvenile-Hairy frogfish (Striated frog... by Irwin Ang
I N V I S I B L E
Juvenile-Hairy frogfish (Striated frogfish)
Anilao, Philippines. February 2014
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 17, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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I think this red frogfish was telling the photographer to... by J. Daniel Horovatin
I think this red frogfish was telling the photographer to move on.
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Pigmy was Taken at Raja Ampat Cape Kri dive spot by Melriansyah Df
Pigmy was Taken at Raja Ampat Cape Kri dive spot
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arafura Sea Indonesia
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The pretty abstract shot. The planet "Anemone shrimp" is ... by Dmitry Starostenkov
The pretty abstract shot. The planet "Anemone shrimp" is turning around the "Anemone mouth" sun.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Lionfish on tube coral by J. Daniel Horovatin
Lionfish on tube coral
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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The small clown fish with his soft and comfortable sofa. ... by Kaiyun Cheng
The small clown fish with his soft and comfortable sofa. This photo was taken with my Canon G15 in Kenting, Taiwan.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 14, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Taiwan
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Squat anemone shrimp by J. Daniel Horovatin
Squat anemone shrimp
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 14, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Some deserved rest for this tiny anemone shrimp! by Samantha Buonvino
Some deserved rest for this tiny anemone shrimp!
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 14, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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underwater flower by Walter Bassi
underwater flower
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 14, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Spotted Cleaner Shrimp by J. Daniel Horovatin
Spotted Cleaner Shrimp
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 14, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Giant Frogfish (Antennarius commerson)...Puerto Galera, P... by Beth Watson
Giant Frogfish (Antennarius commerson)...Puerto Galera, Philippines
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 13, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Hawksbill turtle portrait by Andre Philip
Hawksbill turtle portrait
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 13, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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"A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serve... by Stefan Follows
"A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at." Bruce Lee. Feather Star - Crinoid sp. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f2.8-iso200-Inon D2000
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 13, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Juvenile Trunkfish by J. Daniel Horovatin
Juvenile Trunkfish
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 12, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Sharpnose Puffer by J. Daniel Horovatin
Sharpnose Puffer
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 12, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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White mouth moray eel. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
White mouth moray eel.
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 12, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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The lionfish found his face mirrored in the plan port qu... by Olivier Notz
The lionfish found his face mirrored in the plan port quite interesting!
11 Votes
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A painted frogfish caught at the tail end of its yawn by Marteyne Van Well
A painted frogfish caught at the tail end of its yawn
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 12, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Arrow Crab in tube coral by J. Daniel Horovatin
Arrow Crab in tube coral
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 11, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Rare chance to shoot up on a flounder by Craig Springer
Rare chance to shoot up on a flounder
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 11, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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