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Philippines

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  • A pair of Orange-Banded Pipefish, Doryhamphus pessuliferus, hover above a volcanic sand bottom. Dauin, Negros, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120625_philippines_0030.tif
  • A strikingly colored Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, uses specialized arms to walk across the seafloor. Dauin, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120626_philippines_0207.tif
  • Divers explore the wreck of a Cessna airplane, sunk as an artificial reef. Moalboal, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120623_philippines_0102.tif
  • Thriving invertebrate and fish life on a deep slope at Apo Island Marine Sanctuary, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120626_philippines_0011.tif
  • Proboscis raised, a Bat Volute, Cymbiola vespertilio, glides across a sandy bottom. Dauin, Negros, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120626_philippines_0175.tif
  • A diver observes as a Yellow-lipped sea krait,  Laticauda colubrine, swims over a healthy reef.  Apo Island, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean. Model Released
    20120626_philippines_0030.tif
  • Rarely seen by divers, a Pelagic Thresher Shark, Alopias pelagicus, cruises over a coral plateau while being serviced by cleaner fish. Monad Shoal, Malapascua Island, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120618_philippines_0017-2.tif
  • Rarely seen by divers, a Pelagic Thresher Shark, Alopias pelagicus, cruises over a coral plateau while being serviced by cleaner fish. Monad Shoal, Malapascua Island, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120620_philippines_0100.tif
  • Imperial Shrimp, Periclimenes imperialis, living on sea cucumber. Philippines, Visayan Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20120619_philippines_0138.tif
  • Warm, clear waters meet white sand beaches at Malapascua Island, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120620_philippines_0133.tif
  • Purple Anthias, Pseudanthias tuka, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120621_philippines_0127-2.tif
  • A Devil Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis diabolus, snuggles amidst a living carpet of ascidians. Dauin, Negros, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120625_philippines_0256.tif
  • A Devil Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis diabolus, snuggles amidst a living carpet of ascidians. Dauin, Negros, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120625_philippines_0226.tif
  • A pair of Orange Anemonefish, Amphiprion sandaracinos, snuggle among tentacles of their host anemone. Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120628_philippines_0043.tif
  • Rarely seen by divers, a Pelagic Thresher Shark, Alopias pelagicus, cruises over a coral plateau while being serviced by cleaner fish. Monad Shoal, Malapascua Island, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120614_philippines_0086.tif
  • Rarely seen by divers, a Pelagic Thresher Shark, Alopias pelagicus, cruises over a coral plateau while being serviced by cleaner fish. Monad Shoal, Malapascua Island, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120618_philippines_0016-2.tif
  • Flounder, winking. The periscope-like eyes of this flounder rotate individually, enabling it to keep a constant watch on its surroundings. Malapascua Island, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120617_philippines_0052.tif
  • A Crinoid Clingfish, Discotrema crinophila, snuggles in the arms of its host. Borocay, Sulu Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20110130_Philippines_0001.tif
  • A trio of bannerfish and various other schooling fish gather on a steep dropoff, accented by a crinoid and colorful Dendronepthya soft coral. Apo Reef, Sulu Sea, Philippiines, Pacific Ocean
    20110126_Philippines_0053.tif
  • Broadclub Cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, Paradise Island, Palawan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20110125_Philippines_0065.tif
  • Broadclub Cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, Paradise Island, Palawan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20110125_Philippines_0042.tif
  • An Orange Anemonefish, Amphiprion sandaracinos, dutifully tends its clutch of eggs. Well developed eyes of embryos indicate they are nearly ready to hatch. Anilao, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20110118_Philippines_0173-2.tif
  • An Orange Anemonefish, Amphiprion sandaracinos, dutifully tends its clutch of eggs. Anilao, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20110115_Philippines_0248.tif
  • Blue Velvet Helmetshield Slug, Chelidonura varians,  Anilao, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20110117_Philippines_0070.tif
  • Coconut Octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus, hiding in a clam shell. Anilao, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20110117_Philippines_0048.tif
  • Striped Snapping Shrimp Synalpheus striatus, surrounded by  arms of its host crinoid.  Anilao, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20110117_Philippines_0030.tif
  • Nudibranch, Chomodoris kuniei, flapping its mantle, possibly as a defense tactic. Anilao, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20110116_Philippines_0185.tif
  • Bobtail Squid, Euprymna berryi, Malapascua Island, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120617_philippines_0079.tif
  • This pygmy sea horse, Hippocampus bargibanti, is a master of camouflage, matching the color and texture of its gorgonian host. Malapascua Island, Visayan Sea, Philippines,  Pacific Ocean
    20120618_philippines_0142.tif
  • A female Tomato Anemonefish, Amphiprion frenatus, snuggles among tentacles of its host sea anemone. Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120622_philippines_0126.tif
  • Ornate Ghost Pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus, Dumaguete, Dauin, Negros, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20190620_Philippines_0149.tif
  • This colorful nudibranch, Trinchesia sp. or Tenellia sp., is normally found feeding on hydroids.  Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20190620_Philippines_0188.tif
  • A tiny nudibranch, Nudibranch, Mexichromis pusilla, browses in a field of filamentous algae. Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines
    20190624_Philippines_0032.tif
  • This tiny creature, roughly the size of a rice grain, is Kuro's sapsucking slug,  Costasiella kuroshimae. Dauin, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20190619_Philippines_0068.tif
  • This colorful nudibranch, Armina sp., feeds on sea pens. Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20190616_Philippines_0121.tif
  • A densely packed school of Scalefin Anthias, Pseudanthias squamippinis, gather around a pinnacle covered with soft corals, , Scleronepthya sp. Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20190627_Philippines_0025.tif
  • Ringed Octopus, Hapalochlaena lunulata, putting on a brilliant display.  Dumaguete, Dauin, Negros, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20190619_Philippines_0041.tif
  • Blue Ringed Octopus, Hapalochlaena lunulata, putting on a brilliant display.  Dumaguete, Dauin, Negros, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20190617_Philippines_0050.tif
  • Massive, densely packed school of Bigeye Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus. Balicasag Island, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120628_philippines_0058.tif
  • Boaz Samorai prepares to photograph a pair of crinoid feather stars at Apo Island Marine Preserve, Dumaguete, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20190618_Philippines_0024.tif
  • This Pygmy Sea Horse,  Hippocampus bargibanti, is a master of camouflage, matching the color and texture of its gorgonian host. Malapascua, Philippines, Visayan Sea
    20120618_philippines_0083.tif
  • Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas, Apo Reef, Sulu Sea,  Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20110127_Philippines_0010.tif
  • A tightly-packed school of scalefin anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, hold position above a gorgonian coral in brisk current. Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20190628_Philippines_0223.tif