Underwater Photo Location: Berlengas

by Carlos Ernesto
sepia officinalis. Olympus C-7070 and YS- 60

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by José Carvalho
Trigger fish staring at busy photographer - Berlengas Islands - Portugal.

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by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
A species less often seen, Favorinus branchialis, which mainly feeds on eggs from other sea slugs. Shot using a Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro and Nikonos SB-105 strobe

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by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
Caloria elegans. This species shows some color variation along its distribution range, having either pale or orange/red cerata. This individual shows a mixed variation with the cerata being pale in the middle but orange near the tip and base.

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by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
Polycera faeroensis. Shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.

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by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
Polycera faeroensis, shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.

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by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
Pair of Polycera faeroensis mating. Shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.

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by Mário Monteiro
tiny fish lying on gorgonian

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by Mário Monteiro
Red Scorpionfish - Perfect Camuflage...

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by Mário Monteiro
beautifull eyes 8) (photo slightly croped)

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by Mário Monteiro
The future...

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by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
A large adult Marionia blainvillea eating away. Shot using Canon EOS 350D and Canon 100mm macro in Ikelite housing, Ikelite 50 and SB-105 strobes.

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by Nuno Rodrigues
Parasites on grouper

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by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
Two spotted gobies (Gobiusculus flavescens) are the only members of its family in this area which prefer to free swim rather than stay in the bottom. Shot using Canon EOS 350D, 100mm macro, Ikelite housing, twin Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

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by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
Conenmarra clingfish (Mirbelia candolii) clearly showing its ventral sucker. Shot using Canon EOS 350D, 100mm macro, Ikelite housing and twin Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

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by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
Small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) shot using Canon EOS 350D, Canon 100mm macro, 2x SB-105 strobes, Ikelite housing. These small sharks have become very rare above 30m due to overfishing.

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by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
Basket star (Astrospartus mediterraneus) shot in an unusually shallow depth: only 8.5m deep. A bit hard to shoot with the 100mm macro (the animal is about 30cm wide) but sightings of this species this shallow are not common.

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by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
Marionia blainvillea, up close and personal. Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, 2x Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

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by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
Felimare fontandraui spawning.

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by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
Dondice banyulensis trying to decide where to go next. Canon EOS 350D, Canon 100mm macro, Ikelite housing, 2x Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

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by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
A couple of Felimare fontandraui spawning. Canon EOS 350D, Canon 100mm macro, 2x Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

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