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Elysia timida_June 2025 (Canon RF100, 1/200,f16,iso125)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
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Baby Shortnose Gar taken in shallow water in a small bay of Lake Michigan
By Max Janssen
posted (4 days ago)
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The eye contact. Meet the little Ring-eye Pygmy Goby, specifically Trimma benjamini of Raja Ampat..
By Nellson Sim
posted (2 days ago)
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Hello from the yellow polka dots from Tioman island, Malaysia
By Nellson Sim
posted (2 days ago)
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Hungry Froggy diving into its yummy sashimi lunch with gusto!
By Nellson Sim
posted (2 days ago)
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The moment of peace.. A Denise Pygmy seahorse enjoying it's
By Nellson Sim
posted (2 days ago)
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Flabelina affinis nudibranch_June 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f13,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (2 days ago)
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Dwarf Sea Hare - Aplysia parvula
By Stefanos Michael
posted Yesterday
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Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted 03:45 CST Today (9 hours ago)
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Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted 03:47 CST Today (9 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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Anemone shrimp by J. Daniel Horovatin
Anemone shrimp
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 28, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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When I took this image of the Christmas Tree Worm, I saw ... by Patricia Sinclair
When I took this image of the Christmas Tree Worm, I saw that there was a shrimp on it, a very small translucent shrimp
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Blue Ribbon Eel portrait. Kimbe bay by Sam Taylor
Blue Ribbon Eel portrait. Kimbe bay
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arafura Sea Papua New Guinea
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Weide mantel, aecuipecten opercularis by Eduard Bello
Weide mantel, aecuipecten opercularis
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Macro photo - Close up of a giant clam, I was drawn to th... by Chiara Boardman
Macro photo - Close up of a giant clam, I was drawn to the incredible natural colours and lines. Taken In the Komodo National park using Olympus Tg4 and Olympus housing.
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 25, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Groene zeedonderpad, Enophrys Bubalis with nest. Cold wat... by Eduard Bello
Groene zeedonderpad, Enophrys Bubalis with nest. Cold water 4C.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 23, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Rinophia backlite portrait by Raffaele Livornese
Rinophia backlite portrait
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 23, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Peacock Mantis shrimp - Odontodactylus scyllarus under Ba... by Hansruedi Wuersten
Peacock Mantis shrimp - Odontodactylus scyllarus under Barrel Sponge - Xestospongia testudinaria
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 21, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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het is een zeer kleine mossel in de wel begeerde put van ... by Guido Wouters
het is een zeer kleine mossel in de wel begeerde put van Ekeren
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Belgium
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Weide mantel, aecuipecten opercularis by Eduard Bello
Weide mantel, aecuipecten opercularis
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Title: Pink Lady Date Taken:21 DEC 2017 Location:Indone... by Ming Wen
Title: Pink Lady
Date Taken:21 DEC 2017
Location:Indonesia
Camera: Canon 5D Mark 4
Housing: Sea & Sea
Lens: Canon 100mm Marco F/2.8L
Strobe: 2* Sea & Sea Ysd1
Diopter: Naticam SMC
Setting: F/13 1/125 ISO 200
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Octopus vulgaris by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Octopus vulgaris
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Candy crab. Nikon D800E. , 105 macro , two strobo. Raja... by Marchione Giacomo
Candy crab.
Nikon D800E. , 105 macro , two strobo.
Raja ampat.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 16, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Tube Anemone - Cerianthus filiformis by Hansruedi Wuersten
Tube Anemone - Cerianthus filiformis
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 15, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Pygmy Seahorse by Wawan Mangile
Pygmy Seahorse
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 14, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Tasseled Scorpionfish - Scorpaenopsis oxycephala perfect... by Hansruedi Wuersten
Tasseled Scorpionfish - Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
perfectly camouflaged
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 14, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Square-mouth striped anemone with its distinctive square ... by Peet J Van Eeden
Square-mouth striped anemone with its distinctive square mouth
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Just a common fish... by Eduard Bello
Just a common fish...
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Egypt
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Hairy Frogfish in Lembeh by Anna Ewa Manzel
Hairy Frogfish in Lembeh
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Indonesia
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Tiger Cardinalfish - Cheilodipterus macrodon by Hansruedi Wuersten
Tiger Cardinalfish - Cheilodipterus macrodon
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Giant frogfish - Antennarius commerson by Hansruedi Wuersten
Giant frogfish - Antennarius commerson
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Zebra Lionfish - Dendrochirus zebra by Hansruedi Wuersten
Zebra Lionfish - Dendrochirus zebra
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date posted posted: Monday, February 11, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Starry Blenny by Stefaan Haegeman
Starry Blenny
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 10, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Fan Worm - Sabellastarte by Hansruedi Wuersten
Fan Worm - Sabellastarte
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 10, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Blenny with colors, Plataforma Tiburon México by Alejandro Topete
Blenny with colors, Plataforma Tiburon México
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 8, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Spiral Coral - Stichopathes sp by Hansruedi Wuersten
Spiral Coral - Stichopathes sp
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date posted posted: Friday, February 8, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Always around and beautiful, anemone fish. by Eduard Bello
Always around and beautiful, anemone fish.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 8, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Egypt
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