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A sixbar wrasse swims over a cauliflower coral. Captured off the shore of Mo'orea, French Polynesia, this photograph highlights the intricate biodiversity found in the Western Pacific. Photographed using Nikon D5600 in ikelite underwater housing.
By Erica Sarters
posted (3 days ago)
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Flabellina Affinis_June 2026
(Canon RF100,1/200,f13,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted 09:57 CST Today (4 hours ago)
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Smaller subjects typically 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.5cm) shot on macro settings or with macro equipment that are NOT MOVING usually on the bottom (i.e. between 1:1 and 1:3)
My donation to the many Ghost Pipefish photos. Canon A640, Tulamben
Nudibranchs - Cratena peregrina
Crinoid lobster at Tulamben
Conversation with a Blenny - Moyo Island, Indonesia (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)

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a central subject - but it works
Elysia pratensis from the Cayman Islands. These little sea slugs are very rare in the Caribbean, so I was really lucky to spot this one.
Latin name-Scorpaena porcus.Night shot.
Frog hanging out, D300, VR105
Baby squid. No more than a few mm long. Taken in Lembeh Straits.
D300, 60mm AF-S, Nexus Diopter, YS-110a strobes
stargazer snake eel in lembeh strait.
"Love is in the sea".Latin name- Partunus holsatus.Bulgarian name-Swimming crab.Canon G9,housing Canon,strobe Ikelite AF 35.
A closer look at a European fan worm (Sabella spallanzanii)
Latin name-Syngnathus tenuirostris.Bulgarian name-Delicate nozzle needle fish.
Need some teeth cleaning?
Mating mandarin pair. Look at the back, you will see the female releasing her eggs
Commensal Shrimp (Periclemenes brevicarpalis). My first encounter with one. Too bad he was scurrying away! Oh well.
Flat worm in Tanzania, Nikon D70S, 105mm, DS160
D300, 60mm AF-S, YS-110a strobes, Lembeh Straits
Xeno Crab at Lembeh. Canon G9/Ikelite DS160
OK, the guy is not swimming at the moment of the picture YET he was going up and down the coral whip like a yo-yo on steroids! In the end I've got him!
Lettuce slug, Bonaire, D300, 105VR
urocaridella antonbrunii on moray eel in lembeh strait.
Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus Bargabanti),
Lembeh Straits, D300, 60mm AF-S
Corals
Aidablennius sphinx. "My house is a calm".Canon G9,housing Canon,strobe Ikelite AF35.
Ecsenius opsifrontalis: Comical Blenny
Yellow frog fish.
Change of clothes.... I was lucky enough to watch from my viewfinder this shrimp molt and kick off it's old shell in front of me! This is the last of a 5 part sequence of shots.
D300, YS-110a Strobes. Lembeh Straits, Night Dive
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