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Close enough to see the parasites above the nostrils on this Undulated Moray (Gymnothorax undulatus)..¸><((((º>...Canon G9 & stacked Inon UCL-165s
By Brian Mayes
posted Sunday, November 23, 2008
57 votes

Nudibranchs enjoying a cuddle. (Chromodoris sp. 20 per Indo-Pacific Nudibranchs & Sea Slugs by Gosliner, Behrens & Valdés)...¸><((((º>...Canon G9 & stacked Inon UCL-165
By Brian Mayes
posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008
55 votes

Just as I found this Fringed Blenny (Mimoblennius cirrosus) it darted in a hole and would only peep out every so often to see if I was still there. Which of course I was, since I wanted a close up shot. ...¸><((((º>.....Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165's
By Brian Mayes
posted Saturday, November 29, 2008
50 votes

<((((º>.....Canon G9" title=""What a happy face. ;-)".....Spotfin Lionfish (Pterois antennata).......¸><((((º>.....Canon G9" style="margin: 0px auto;max-height:900px;max-width:100%;" />
By Brian Mayes
posted Monday, December 15, 2008
47 votes

Fish in to the shell
By Patrick Torresan
posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008
44 votes

This friendly Smalescale Sandperch (Parapercis robinsoni) started to follow me and came right up to the camera. I think it was hoping that I would disturb the sand and it would find something to eat....¸><((((º>.....Canon G9
By Brian Mayes
posted Wednesday, November 26, 2008
43 votes

Sepia's in love
By Alberto D'este
posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008
42 votes

This tiny coral crab (Cymo melanodactylus) is so fury, it's more like a teddy bear than a crab. It was nicely posed like this when I found it and didn't dive for cover when I started snapping away, like most critters do..¸><((((º>..Canon G9 & lenses
By Brian Mayes
posted Sunday, November 30, 2008
41 votes

I think this Pixie Triplefin (Enneapterygius pusillus) on bed of green coral, needs some camouflage training....¸><((((º>.....Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165
By Brian Mayes
posted Thursday, November 27, 2008
40 votes

Flatworm (Pseudoceros cf scintillatus) out for a crawl....¸><((((º>...Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165's
By Brian Mayes
posted Friday, November 28, 2008
40 votes
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Jorunna Funebris by Amr Shahin
Jorunna Funebris
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 21, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Nudi Train by Amr Shahin
Nudi Train
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Carlotta in pool by Alberto D'este
Carlotta in pool
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
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Good dive site in Oman. by Alberto D'este
Good dive site in Oman.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
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Blotched Moray off Muscat on Fuji F30 by Philip Sykes
Blotched Moray off Muscat on Fuji F30
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 27, 2008
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Cuttlefish pairing off by Philip Sykes
Cuttlefish pairing off
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date posted posted: Monday, April 21, 2008
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Sepia's in love by Alberto D'este
Sepia's in love
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Fish in to the shell by Patrick Torresan
Fish in to the shell
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 01, 2008
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Tiny red hermit crab struggling to free itself from a Sea... by Brian Mayes
Tiny red hermit crab struggling to free itself from a Sea Cucumber that has trapped it's home.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Oman
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Tube Anemone from Bandar Khairan near Muscat. Canon G7 by Brian Mayes
Tube Anemone from Bandar Khairan near Muscat. Canon G7
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 21, 2007
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
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A couple of Hypselodoris nigrostriata feeding on sponge by Brian Mayes
A couple of Hypselodoris nigrostriata feeding on sponge
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 05, 2007
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A couple of Risbecia pulchella proudly displaying their g... by Brian Mayes
A couple of Risbecia pulchella proudly displaying their gills..........Canon G7
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007
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Just a quick snap of a Rusty Parrotfish, but I like the c... by Brian Mayes
Just a quick snap of a Rusty Parrotfish, but I like the colours and lighting, hopefully you will too.................Canon G7
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 01, 2007
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Moray double act.........Canon G7 by Brian Mayes
Moray double act.........Canon G7
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nice double take Brian
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 29, 2007
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Cute looking Spiny Puffer with a smile...................... by Brian Mayes
Cute looking Spiny Puffer with a smile......................Canon G7
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 26, 2007
date posted category: Macro - swimming
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This Honeycomb Moray was huge, easily 6ft in length and i... by Brian Mayes
This Honeycomb Moray was huge, easily 6ft in length and it's head shown here, seemed as big as mine. Very intimidating to photograph.....................Canon G7
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date posted posted: Monday, April 23, 2007
date posted category: Macro - swimming
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Aden Blenny..................Canon G7 & Inon UCL 165 macr... by Brian Mayes
Aden Blenny..................Canon G7 & Inon UCL 165 macro lens
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date posted posted: Friday, April 20, 2007
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Risbecia pulchela munching on some hydroid.........Canon ... by Brian Mayes
Risbecia pulchela munching on some hydroid.........Canon G7 & Inon UCL165 Macro lens
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date posted posted: Monday, April 16, 2007
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Tiny Red-dotted Coral Crab safe and secure from predators... by Brian Mayes
Tiny Red-dotted Coral Crab safe and secure from predators and photographers............Canon G7 & Inon UCL 165 macro lens
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date posted posted: Friday, April 13, 2007
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
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An familiar subject, but I like them, so that's my excuse... by Brian Mayes
An familiar subject, but I like them, so that's my excuse for showing this one.............Canon G7
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2007
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"Look at me, I've got a long fin"...............Canon G7 by Brian Mayes
"Look at me, I've got a long fin"...............Canon G7
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 05, 2007
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Emperor Angelfish close up by Brian Mayes
Emperor Angelfish close up
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 03, 2007
date posted category: Macro - swimming
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Dermatobranchus ornatus munching on soft coral entwined w... by Brian Mayes
Dermatobranchus ornatus munching on soft coral entwined with a brittle star. According to Bill Rudman of SeaSlugForum, for the Nudi it's the equivalent of getting a caterpillar in your salad. click here
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 31, 2007
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
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Chromodoris tinctoria taking a leisurely stroll, or shoul... by Brian Mayes
Chromodoris tinctoria taking a leisurely stroll, or should that be slime?
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 29, 2007
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This was just a quick snap at a school of Dotted Bream, b... by Brian Mayes
This was just a quick snap at a school of Dotted Bream, but it seems to have worked out quite nicely.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2007
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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I feel a right t*t in here so I'm busting to get out........ by Brian Mayes
I feel a right t*t in here so I'm busting to get out.............Canon G7 & Inon UCL165
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 25, 2007
date posted category: Macro - swimming
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Yellowmouth Moray. Blamed in a recent finger biting incid... by Brian Mayes
Yellowmouth Moray. Blamed in a recent finger biting incident. The Undulated Moray is more likely to be guilty imho. This guy wouldn't harm a fly, would he.......Canon G7
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Is that the remains of a fingernail in its mouth?!
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