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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)
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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)
0 votes

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 (12 hours ago)
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Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted 03:47 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
Back light Leaf Fish by George Touliatos
Back light Leaf Fish
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 16, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Mouth full of eggs!!! by George Touliatos
Mouth full of eggs!!!
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 15, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Striped anemone shooting out white sticky defensive threads by Peet J Van Eeden
Striped anemone shooting out white sticky defensive threads
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 14, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Striped anemone shooting out white sticky defensive threads
Common starfish, zeester, asterias rubens by Eduard Bello
Common starfish, zeester, asterias rubens
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 14, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Map Puffer Close-Up by Henley Spiers
Map Puffer Close-Up
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 14, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Hippocampus denise. Just at Alam Batu Housereef by Yustus Mananggung
Hippocampus denise. Just at Alam Batu Housereef
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 14, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Batfish taken at Blue Heron Bridge by Beate Seiler
Batfish taken at Blue Heron Bridge
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 13, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Hotlips Hotlips is one of the two spider crabs unique ... by Peet J Van Eeden
Hotlips
Hotlips is one of the two spider crabs unique to South African waters. It derived its name from red markings arounnd its mouth
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic South Africa
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Musdea by Antonio Venturelli
Musdea
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Always beautiful by Eduard Bello
Always beautiful
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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"Sunset Squid" - A squid checks out the camera as sunset ... by Susannah H. Snowden-Smith
"Sunset Squid" - A squid checks out the camera as sunset light ripples on the surface just above.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Muraena helena & Lysmata seticaudata Symbiosis by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Muraena helena & Lysmata seticaudata
Symbiosis
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 11, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Close up Headshot of a very shy Sea horse with head bowin... by Niall Deiraniya
Close up Headshot of a very shy Sea horse with head bowing down
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 11, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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kreeftje by Marc Van Den Broeck
kreeftje
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 11, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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funny Fish, La Paz Mexico by Alejandro Topete
funny Fish, La Paz Mexico
shortlistedShortlisted!
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 11, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Happy Moray by Abimael Márquez
Happy Moray
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 10, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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A reef lobster portrait in the waters of the Roatan Marin... by David Gilchrist
A reef lobster portrait in the waters of the Roatan Marine Park.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 10, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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Blenny in Black, La Paz México by Alejandro Topete
Blenny in Black, La Paz México
shortlistedShortlisted!
46 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 9, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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A Damselfish poses for the camera in the waters of the Ro... by David Gilchrist
A Damselfish poses for the camera in the waters of the Roatan Marine Park.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 9, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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red and grey by Marc Van Den Broeck
red and grey
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 9, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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eyes by Marc Van Den Broeck
eyes
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 9, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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This was the first time I capture the Mantis shrimp on ca... by Hani Omar
This was the first time I capture the Mantis shrimp on camera, was excited and a bit worried because of all the stories I heard about its punch that can break my port's glass.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 9, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Slijmvis, parablennius lypophris by Eduard Bello
Slijmvis, parablennius lypophris
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 8, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Pachycerianthus fimbriatus by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 7, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Weedy! by Eduardo Arribada
Weedy!
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 6, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Hotlips Hotlips spider crab is unique to South Africa... by Peet J Van Eeden
Hotlips
Hotlips spider crab is unique to South African waters It derives its name from the red markings around its mouth
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 5, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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