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Elysia timida_June 2025 (Canon RF100, 1/200,f16,iso125)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (5 days ago)
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Baby Shortnose Gar taken in shallow water in a small bay of Lake Michigan
By Max Janssen
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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
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Hungry Froggy diving into its yummy sashimi lunch with gusto!
By Nellson Sim
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The moment of peace.. A Denise Pygmy seahorse enjoying it's
By Nellson Sim
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Flabelina affinis nudibranch_June 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f13,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
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Dwarf Sea Hare - Aplysia parvula
By Stefanos Michael
posted Thursday, July 3, 2025
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Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
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Inland Sea | Gozo
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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)
'Chasing the Dragon' this beatiful Dragon Faced Pipefish ... by Morgan Riggs
'Chasing the Dragon' this beatiful Dragon Faced Pipefish was a slippery subject but finally gave me a brief chance to celebrate its beauty after patiently following and wiating for the right moment. Shot in Lembeh Strait using a Canon G7Xii and inon
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 5, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Squat lobster hunting at night by Tobias Reitmayr
Squat lobster hunting at night
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Ocean Art in Anilao by Norm Vexler
Ocean Art in Anilao
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Sea-anemone in False Bay, Cape Peninsula by Peet J Van Eeden
Sea-anemone in False Bay, Cape Peninsula
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 2, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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what are you missing? by Chun Zhou
what are you missing?
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 1, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippines
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Herbstia condyliata Majoid Crab CAMOUFLAGE by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Herbstia condyliata
Majoid Crab
CAMOUFLAGE
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 30, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Mechanical shrimp by Ferdinando Meli
Mechanical shrimp
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 30, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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New Life by Jinggong Zhang
New Life
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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A Rockpool shrimp nearby my house by Rune Edvin Haldorsen
A Rockpool shrimp nearby my house
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 25, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: North Sea Norway
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It is all about the eyes! Taken in Anilao, Philippines by Patricia Sinclair
It is all about the eyes!
Taken in Anilao, Philippines
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date posted posted: Monday, June 25, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Toby with parasite, Kalimaya House Reef, Sumbawa by Tobias Reitmayr
Toby with parasite, Kalimaya House Reef, Sumbawa
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 21, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Softcoral Crab at Sangeang Volcano by Tobias Reitmayr
Softcoral Crab at Sangeang Volcano
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Red or Portuguese Blenny (Parablennius ruber) - Picture t... by Gary Carpenter
Red or Portuguese Blenny (Parablennius ruber) - Picture taken in Dunmanus Bay Ireland
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 12, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Ireland
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Blenny Blenniidae by Patrick Ess
Blenny Blenniidae
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 11, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Under the red focus light. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Under the red focus light.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 10, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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The yellow variant of a feather duster worm by Peet J Van Eeden
The yellow variant of a feather duster worm
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 9, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Turret sponges by Peet J Van Eeden
Turret sponges
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 8, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Taken in Anilao, at the dive site called Coconuts. A yel... by Patricia Sinclair
Taken in Anilao, at the dive site called Coconuts. A yellow goby pair was very obvious on thee abandoned tube, so while going around the tube, we located the eggs they were so carefully guarding, eggs are about a day or two away from hatching.
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date posted posted: Friday, June 8, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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Hairy yellow goby. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Hairy yellow goby.
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5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 7, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Doto greenamyeri is one of the favorite objects to shoot ... by Catrin Pichler
Doto greenamyeri is one of the favorite objects to shoot when visiting Tulamben, Bali. They are very shiny and fragile and are living on hydroids.
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date posted posted: Monday, June 4, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Hello friendly Nemo by Igor Tarasevich
Hello friendly Nemo
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Laccidive Sea Maldives
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"Chiaroscuro" - I photographed this arrow crab using one ... by Susannah H. Snowden-Smith
"Chiaroscuro" - I photographed this arrow crab using one strobe to give strong shadows and light. The title is a reference to the Italian word for this kind of lighting, found in Renaissance paintings.
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Editor's Comment
Magnificent lighting and spot on focus.
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Reality by Henrik Gram Rasmussen
Reality
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Japanese style...hahaha... by Xiaomeng Pang
Japanese style...hahaha...
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Saw blade shrimp. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Saw blade shrimp.
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 2, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Parablennius gattorugine Always curious by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Parablennius gattorugine
Always curious
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date posted posted: Friday, June 1, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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The other side of the shrimp by Salvatore Ianniello
The other side of the shrimp
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 31, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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