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Hypselodoris bullockii_January 2025 (CanonEF100,1/200,f14,iso200)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes

Elysia timida_June 2025 (Canon RF100, 1/200,f16,iso125)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Baby Shortnose Gar taken in shallow water in a small bay of Lake Michigan
By Max Janssen
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

The eye contact. Meet the little Ring-eye Pygmy Goby, specifically Trimma benjamini of Raja Ampat..
By Nellson Sim
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Hello from the yellow polka dots from Tioman island, Malaysia
By Nellson Sim
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Hungry Froggy diving into its yummy sashimi lunch with gusto!
By Nellson Sim
posted Yesterday
0 votes

The moment of peace.. A Denise Pygmy seahorse enjoying it's
By Nellson Sim
posted Yesterday
0 votes

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

Dwarf Sea Hare - Aplysia parvula
By Stefanos Michael
posted 08:56 CST Today (6 hours 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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Leafy Sea Dragon by Charles Wright
Leafy Sea Dragon
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Stare by Kelvin H.y Tan
Stare
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 1, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Pike by Abimael Márquez
Pike
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 1, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Rhinomuraena quaesita by Sofia Tenggrono
Rhinomuraena quaesita
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2021

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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 1, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Boxing shrimp by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Boxing shrimp
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 31, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Gobi on bubble coral by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Gobi on bubble coral
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8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Radial leatherjacket (Acreichthys radiatus) by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Radial leatherjacket (Acreichthys radiatus)
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Sand goby by Kelvin H.y Tan
Sand goby
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Octopus eye by Yoav Lavi
Octopus eye
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 25, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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Tunicate shrimp by Kelvin H.y Tan
Tunicate shrimp
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 24, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Beauty comes from dark. Bodrum Turkey. by Ahmet Caglar
Beauty comes from dark. Bodrum Turkey.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 21, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Egg cowrie by Kelvin H.y Tan
Egg cowrie
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Cleaner shrimp inside a small anemon with snooted light by Raffaele Livornese
Cleaner shrimp inside a small anemon with snooted light
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 17, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Long-legged spider crab - Macropodia rostrata by Athanassios Lazarides
Long-legged spider crab - Macropodia rostrata
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 16, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Norwegian Sea Norway
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Spotted cleaner shrimp by Arun Madisetti
Spotted cleaner shrimp
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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The singer. Parablennius pilicornis by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
The singer.
Parablennius pilicornis
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 11, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Muraena augusti moray eel found north of the eastern Cent... by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Muraena augusti moray eel found north of the eastern Central Atlantic ocean.
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 7, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicum) by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicum)
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 6, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Ecsenius namiyei by Julian Hsu
Ecsenius namiyei
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7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 6, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Taiwan
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Sea rabbit from Karaburun Izmir Turkey, Olympus EM1 mark ... by Ahmet Caglar
Sea rabbit from Karaburun Izmir Turkey, Olympus EM1 mark II Nauticam Housing, INON Flash. f/10 1/200 ISO 200
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Goniobranchus geometricus pipe fish face detail by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Goniobranchus geometricus pipe fish face detail
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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SEPIOLA by Marko Perisic
SEPIOLA
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 4, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Small Hermit Crab (Dardanus sp) by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Small Hermit Crab (Dardanus sp)
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 4, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Tiger shirmp in double exposure in the camera by Massimo Giorgetta
Tiger shirmp in double exposure in the camera
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30 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 3, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus hystrix). Film Fujifilm Pro... by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus hystrix).
Film Fujifilm Provia 100 ASA and Nikon F60 with Nikon 105 mms macro. Scanned with Epson pro scanner
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 30, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Kiss me Amphiprion bicinctus Red Sea Clown fish by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Kiss me
Amphiprion bicinctus Red Sea Clown fish
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 29, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Amphiprion perideraion also known as the pink skunk clown... by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Amphiprion perideraion also known as the pink skunk clownfish or pink anemonefish
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 25, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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