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Elysia timida_June 2025 (Canon RF100, 1/200,f16,iso125)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes

Baby Shortnose Gar taken in shallow water in a small bay of Lake Michigan
By Max Janssen
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

The eye contact. Meet the little Ring-eye Pygmy Goby, specifically Trimma benjamini of Raja Ampat..
By Nellson Sim
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Hello from the yellow polka dots from Tioman island, Malaysia
By Nellson Sim
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

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)
0 votes

Flabelina affinis nudibranch_June 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f13,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Dwarf Sea Hare - Aplysia parvula
By Stefanos Michael
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted 03:45 CST Today (9 hours ago)
0 votes

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
Title: bright and beautiful Date Taken:1 DEC 2018 Locat... by Ming Wen
Title: bright and beautiful
Date Taken:1 DEC 2018
Location: Anilao Philippines
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/18 1/200 ISO 400
RETRA LSD
...
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Blacktip grouper or redbanded grouper (Epinephelus fascia... by Filip Staes
Blacktip grouper or redbanded grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus), Dahab, Egypt.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Blue-Ringed Octopus by Michal Štros
Blue-Ringed Octopus
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Yellow variant of the feather duster worm adds color the ... by Peet J Van Eeden
Yellow variant of the feather duster worm adds color the already colorful reef
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Swimming with friend.Pink eye goby. by Yustus Mananggung
Swimming with friend.Pink eye goby.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Weduweroos, sagartiogeton undatus by Eduard Bello
Weduweroos, sagartiogeton undatus
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Little boxer crab ready to defend its turf. by J. Daniel Horovatin
Little boxer crab ready to defend its turf.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 17, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Sunrise Sunset The golden colors of a sea anemone in t... by Peet J Van Eeden
Sunrise Sunset
The golden colors of a sea anemone in the chilly 10 degrees Celsius of the Atlantic Ocean at a depth of 15 metres
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 17, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Underwater Venus Fly Trap by Henley Spiers
Underwater Venus Fly Trap
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 17, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Sandy sea-anemone at Star walls dive site. probably endem... by Peet J Van Eeden
Sandy sea-anemone at Star walls dive site. probably endemic to South African waters. May walk around
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 17, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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In Sao Tome! by Andrew Macleod
In Sao Tome!
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 16, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Guinea Sao Tome and Principe
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Clown fish and trigger fish Maldives . Nikon D800E , ma... by Marchione Giacomo
Clown fish and trigger fish
Maldives .
Nikon D800E , macro wide , two strobo
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 15, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Fast Food. Gas flame nudibranch feeds at the opening... by Peet J Van Eeden
Fast Food.

Gas flame nudibranch feeds at the opening of a squirt
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 15, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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The rare walking sea anemone unique to the Cape Peninsula... by Peet J Van Eeden
The rare walking sea anemone unique to the Cape Peninsula with scarlet lines radiating from the mouth outwards
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 15, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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The hide away Klipvis in a palmate sea fan by Peet J Van Eeden
The hide away
Klipvis in a palmate sea fan
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 15, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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The beautiful colors of juvenile abalone in an abalone nu... by Peet J Van Eeden
The beautiful colors of juvenile abalone in an abalone nursery
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 14, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Title: Tozuma Date Taken:30 NOV 2018 Location: Anilao P... by Ming Wen
Title: Tozuma
Date Taken:30 NOV 2018
Location: Anilao Philippines
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/22 1/160 ISO 400
RETRA LSD
感谢Casa Escon...
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 13, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Stonefish with parasite!!! by George Touliatos
Stonefish with parasite!!!
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 13, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Mr. Shy guy! by Azman Kamaluddin
Mr. Shy guy!
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Through the ball! by Elisabeth Verhuven
Through the ball!
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5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Title:Snuggle together Date Taken: 30 11 2018 Location:... by Ming Wen
Title:Snuggle together
Date Taken: 30 11 2018
Location: Anilao Philippines
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/20 1/200 ISO 160
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Div...
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Really tiny goby... by Eduard Bello
Really tiny goby...
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 11, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Egypt
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Balloonfish by Gareth Davies
Balloonfish
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 10, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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SCHELPDIERBANKDAG, bot by Eduard Bello
SCHELPDIERBANKDAG, bot
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 9, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Rhinophia vs his meal. Only 2 people in the world know if... by Stefaan Haegeman
Rhinophia vs his meal. Only 2 people in the world know if he has eaten or not...
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 9, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Cleaning time, Seraya, Bali. by Filip Staes
Cleaning time, Seraya, Bali.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 9, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Clown froggy by Ajiex Dharma
Clown froggy
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 7, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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