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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)
0 votes

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 (12 hours ago)
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted 03:47 CST Today (12 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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Goby pair at their home (nursery on the other side) by Patricia Sinclair
Goby pair at their home (nursery on the other side)
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 4, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Basket star on a sea fan. I love the contrast colors by Peet J Van Eeden
Basket star on a sea fan. I love the contrast colors
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Brittle stars interwoven with cold water coral, forming a... by Peet J Van Eeden
Brittle stars interwoven with cold water coral, forming a display of color and texture
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Zeenaald, syngnathus acus by Eduard Bello
Zeenaald, syngnathus acus
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 2, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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The different colors and texture of a polished abalone by Peet J Van Eeden
The different colors and texture of a polished abalone
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 31, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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hermit crab _Tyrrhenian Sea by Antonio Venturelli
hermit crab _Tyrrhenian Sea
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 31, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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pofferface by Marc Van Den Broeck
pofferface
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 30, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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The hide away Cape rock crab in coldvwater noble coral... by Peet J Van Eeden
The hide away
Cape rock crab in coldvwater noble coral. Unique to the Cape Peninsula
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 30, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Harlekijnslak, Polycera quadrilineata by Eduard Bello
Harlekijnslak, Polycera quadrilineata
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 30, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
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Inside the coral ! by Claude Lespagne
Inside the coral !
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Common crab by Eduard Bello
Common crab
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Denises Pygmy Seahorse taken at Uepi, Solomon Islands. Wa... by Shelley Hooper
Denises Pygmy Seahorse taken at Uepi, Solomon Islands. Was under 1cm in size! Olympus OMD EM-5.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Solomon Sea Solomon islands
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Common hermietkreeftje, pagurus bernhardus by Eduard Bello
Common hermietkreeftje, pagurus bernhardus
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
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Awesome common lobster survived the nets by Eduard Bello
Awesome common lobster survived the nets
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 27, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Batfish at Blue Heron Bridge by Beate Seiler
Batfish at Blue Heron Bridge
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 27, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Face to Face by Abimael Márquez
Face to Face
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 26, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Walking on Mars Tiny amphipod perches on top of a small ... by Kate Jonker
Walking on Mars
Tiny amphipod perches on top of a small cuttlefish egg.
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 25, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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A close bond between 2 violet spotted sea anemones by Peet J Van Eeden
A close bond between 2 violet spotted sea anemones
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 24, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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he you by Marc Van Den Broeck
he you
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 24, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Ribbon eels , snooting with videolight Lembeh Indonesia by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
Ribbon eels , snooting with videolight
Lembeh Indonesia
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 24, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Common young lobster, homarus gammarus by Eduard Bello
Common young lobster, homarus gammarus
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 24, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
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red forest by Marc Van Den Broeck
red forest
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 23, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Squid on a night dive by Beate Seiler
Squid on a night dive
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 23, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Rare seahorse, awesome to spot by Eduard Bello
Rare seahorse, awesome to spot
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 23, 2018
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Adrasan-Antalya / Turkey by Mehmet Öztabak
Adrasan-Antalya / Turkey
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 23, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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cosy by Marc Van Den Broeck
cosy
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 22, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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interested by Marc Van Den Broeck
interested
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 21, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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