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  • Raja Ampat is among the few areas in the world where colorful soft corals,  Dendronepthya sp., grow within inches of the surface, sometimes attached  mangrove roots. Healthy mangrove forests are a prime feature of Raja Ampat, and are key to healthy marine habitat, functioning as nurseries to many species. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
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  • A pair of Regal Angelfish, Pygoplites diacanthus, browsing amdist coral rubble.  Similan Islands Marine National Park, Andaman Sea, Thailand, Indian Ocean
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  • This colorful Regal Angelfish, Pygoplites diacanthus, was swimming quickly but steadily, allowing me to compose this shot as I panned along.  In this case I kept the zoom at the 70mm length to minimize distance between lens and subject. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea. Nikon F100 in Seacam housing, twin Ikelite 200 strobes, Ultra Light arms, Fujichrome Velvia 50 film.  f-8, 1/125 sec.
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  • Reef Squid, Sepioteuthis sp., Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • An example of the considerable color variation within the same species of nudibranch, a pair of Chromodoris geometrica browse among encrusting sponges. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • A school of White-Collar Butterflyfish, Chaetodon collare, hover in formation in mid-water. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    Whitecollar Butterflyfish School 20 x 30
  • Like some kind of animated pancake, a Black-blotched or Marble Stingray, Taeniura meyeni, glides over a rocky reef, displaying the venomous barb visibile on its ribbon-shaped tail.  Wounds from such barbs are extremely painful and occasionally life-threatening, but are easily avoided. Stingrays are actually among the most gentle and docile of animals, resorting to their barbs only as a last line of defense. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea; Indian Ocean
    Marbleray Descending.jpg
  • Lemon Coralgoby, Gobiodon citrinus, Namena Marine Reserve, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121020_fiji_0057.tif
  • An easy hike provides a great view of an idyllic beach at Ko Similan, Similan Islands National Marine Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • A snorkeler explores sunlit shallows at Ko Similan, Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand
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  • A diver observes a golden damselfish, Amblyglyphidodon aureus, while hovering above  lush colonies of soft coral and crinoids.  Similan Islands Marine National Park, Andaman Sea, Thailand, Indian Ocean
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  • Close-up detail of a colony of Closed Brain Coral, Oulophyllia sp., showing characteristic maze-like pattern.  Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    coraldet4LM.tif
  • Critically endangered, the strange, ancient-looking Bowmouth Guitarfish, Rhina ancylostoma, shares characteristics of both sharks and rays, with the well-developed tail and fins of the former, as well as ventrally-located mouth and gill openings of the latter.  Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    Bowmouth Guitarfish 16x24
  • This Porcelain crab, Neopetrolisthes maculatus, is perched on its host, an adhesive sea anemone. The crab uses feathery mouth parts to strain plankton from the water column; its claws are only for defense. Ko Tachai, Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    crab75.tif
  • Snorkeler Suzy Forman relaxes on an idyllic beach at Ko Similan, Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    tssp6.tif
  • A snorkeler explores sunlit shallows at Ko Similan, Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand
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  • An emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator, glides among thriving soft corals, Dendonepthya sp., and schooling anthias, Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • Thriving hard and soft corals, abundant reef fish, all signs of a healthy reef system. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand,  Andaman Sea
    rss169norm.tif
  • A snorkeler explores sunlit shallows at Ko Similan, Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand
    tssp4.tif
  • A Crown-Of-Thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, and an Emperor Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator, are among many examples of healthy marine life living on the edge of a vertical wall at Barren Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    15FEB07rsand162CP.tif
  • Close up detail of Soft Coral, Dendronepthya sp.  Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Indian Ocean
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  • Juvenile Horn Shark, Heterodontus francisci, Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, California, USA, Pacific Ocean
    20160713_california_0145.tif
  • A school of Lunar-Tail Bigeyes, Priacanthus hamrur, hover over a garden of staghorn coral.  Similan Islands Marine National Park, Andaman Sea, Thailand, Indian Ocean. filename: beyesch2
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  • This dragon-like beast is a Ribbon Eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita.  As the oversize flared nostrils imply, ribbon eels depend largely on their sense of smell to locate prey.  Namena Marine Reserve, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
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  • This nudibranch, Phyllidia ocellata, occurs in a wide variety of coloration and markings. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • This elegant nudibranch, Caloria indica, is relatively common in the Andaman Sea. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea; Indian Ocean
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  • Thriving marine life on a current-swept ridge at Vatu-i-ra, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121022_fiji_0050.tif
  • A pair of Orange-spotted Glassy Bubble Snails, Haminoea cymbalum, crawl on a rubble bottom. Namena Marine Reserve, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121019_fiji_0137.tif
  • A Western Clown Anemonefish, Amphiprion ocellaris, snuggles among the tentacles of its host sea anemone.  Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    clown7CP.tif
  • Armed with highly venomous fin spines, an Indian Lionfish, Pterois muricata, hovers near a fan coral. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • Twinspot Lionfish, Dendrochirus biocellatus, Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • This colorful nudibranch, Hypselodoris bullockii, deposits an egg ribbon on the branch of a dead gorgonian. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea; Indian Ocean. filename: nb134
    nb134.tif
  • A pair of Risbecia pulchella nudibranchs snuggle prior to mating. Surin Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • A tiny nudibranch, Cuthona sibogae, feeding on stinging hydroids. Namena Marine Reserve, Blight Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121019_fiji_0164.tif
  • Portrait of a Silver Sweetlips, Diagramma pictum. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • Thriving marine life on a current-swept reef at Vatu-i-ra, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121021_fiji_0067.tif
  • A Blue-Spotted Coral Grouper, Cephalopholis miniata, patrols among colorful soft corals and gorgonians.  Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • A Humpback Whale calf, Megaptera novaeangliae, makes a very close approach. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190913_Moorea_0427.tif
  • Mother and calf Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190912_Moorea_0071.tif
  • A Humpback Whale calf, Megaptera novaeangliae, makes a very close approach. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190913_Moorea_0078.tif
  • Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, displaying its propulsion equipment,  powerful tail flukes. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190908_Moorea_0051.tif
  • A humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, approaches a snorkeler at the surface. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190913_Moorea_0042.tif
  • Mother and calf Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190912_Moorea_0080.tif
  • A pair of Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, ascend to breathe.  Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190909_Moorea_0015.tif
  • Humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, displaying their propulsion equipment,  powerful tail flukes. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190908_Moorea_0115.tif
  • A Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae,  ascends to breathe. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190908_Moorea_0034.tif
  • A pair of Green Turtles, Chelonia mydas, cavort over a hard coral slope.  Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20181220_RajaAmpat_0001.tif
  • painted anglerfish, Antennarius pictus, perched among sponges and algae. Dumaguete, Dauin, Negros, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20190620_Philippines_0026.tif
  • Freckled frogfish, Antennarius coccineus, Witu Islands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
    20191031_PNG_0110.tif
  • Mother and calf Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190912_Moorea_0273.tif
  • Silvertip Shark, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Fathers Reefs, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
    20191104_PNG_0030.tif
  • Silvertip Shark, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Fathers Reefs, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
    20191104_PNG_0026.tif
  • Mother and calf Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, relaxing at the surface. Male escort barely visible in the distance. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190912_Moorea_0282.tif
  • Silvertip Shark, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Fathers Reefs, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
    20191104_PNG_0051.tif
  • A juvenile Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, surfaces to breathe.   Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190913_Moorea_0323.tif
  • White Bonnet Anemonefish, Amphiprion leucokranos, with eggs. Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20181218_RajaAmpat_0115.tif
  • Blue Ringed Octopus, Hapalochlaena lunulata, putting on a brilliant display.  Dumaguete, Dauin, Negros, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20190617_Philippines_0050.tif
  • This brilliant little fish, a Bluebanded Goby, Gobio bonito, is a commonly encountered inhabitant of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, including central California, Baja and the Gulf of California. Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Pacific Ocean
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  • In a perfect example of symbiosis, the shy Aurora Shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris aurora, warns its partner, a Randall’s Shrimp, Alpheus randalli, of danger by wiggling its fins. With this signal, both animals dash into the safety of their shared burrow, which is constructed & maintained by the shrimp. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    20100225_Andamans_0061.tif
  • Inherently shy, this Aurora Shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris aurora, warns its partner, a Randall?s Shrimp, Alpheus randalli, of danger by wiggling its fins. With this signal, both animals dash into the safety of their shared burrow, which is constructed & maintained by the shrimp. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    20100308_Andamans_0050.tif
  • Box Jellyfish, Ko Tachai, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • Yellow and Whitestriped Pygmygoby, Eviota mikiae, resting on boulder coral. Similan Islands, Thailand, Andaman Sea
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  • Blue Shark, Prianace glauca, Long Beach, California, Pacific Ocean
    20130526BlueShark-0028.tif
  • Black-spotted Moray, Gymnothorax favagineus, being serviced by several Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus. Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    20160305_andamans_0164.tif
  • Lemon Coralgoby, Gobiodon citrinus, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121020_fiji_0054.tif
  • A pair of Lemon Sharks, Negaprion brevirostris, patrol the shallow, warm waters of the Little Bahama Bank. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    12july08lemon10CP.tif
  • American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, Chincorro Bank, Caribbean Sea, Mexico
    20210817_chinchorro _0083.tif
  • American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, Chincorro Bank, Caribbean Sea, Mexico
    20210817_chinchorro _0058.tif
  • An  curious Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, banks towards the photographer (not pictured) for a closer look. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • A tightly packed school of Big-Scale Soldierfish, Myripristis berndti,  gathers in a rocky crevice. Andaman Sea; Indian Ocean
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  • Bornella anguilla nudibranch, feeding on hydroids.  Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea
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  • Male Coral Marble Shrimp, Saron neglectus, showing distinctive enlongated claw arms. Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae. In this case a mother and calf surface to breathe as an adult male, serving as escort, descends.  When the calf is several months old it will follow its mother away from the warm, sheltered waters of the tropics and swim thousands of miles to summer feeding grounds in the Southern Ocean. Tonga; Pacific Ocean
    30SEP08humpbk350.tif
  • Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, cruises among schooling fusiliers. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
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  • A Long-Beaked Common Dolphin, Delphinus capensis, leaps clear of the water as its companions keep pace just below the glassy surface. Offshore of San Diego, USA, eastern Pacific Ocean
    dolph4CP.tif
  • A Banded Sea Krait, Laticauda colubrina, makes its way among orange cup corals while searching for the crustaceans and small fish it preys upon. Although extremely venomous, sea snakes are very mild-mannered and docile, posing virtually no threat to divers. Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea
    snake3CP.tif
  • A mother and calf Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
    28SEPT08humpbk195LM-2.tif
  • Detail of Jewel Box Urchin, Mespilia globulus, Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
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  • Sporting a pattern reminiscent of a bunch of fried eggs, a nudibranch, Chromodoris annulata, browses amidst a colony of encrusting sponge.   Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea
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  • A mother and calf Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
    28SEPT08humpbk195bw-2.tif
  • A snorkler experiences the thrill of a lifetime, swimming next to a Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus.  Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    wsd30.tif
  • A young California Sheephead, Semicossyphus pulcher, swims amidst structure of the Eurika oil rig, which is encrusted with colorful anemones and sponges. Long Beach, California, USA, Pacific Ocean
    20150920_rigs_0044.tif
  • A mother and calf Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
    28SEPT08humpbk195bw-2.tif
  • Banded Sea Krait, Laticauda colubrina,  tastes the water with its forked tongue while searching for crustaceans and small fish. While extremely venomous, sea snakes are mild-mannered and docile, posing virtually no threat to divers.  Andaman Sea
    snake5andCP.tif
  • Banded Sea Krait, Laticauda colubrina,  tastes the water with its forked tongue while searching for crustaceans and small fish. While extremely venomous, sea snakes are mild-mannered and docile, posing virtually no threat to divers. Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea
    snake5CP.tif
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  • A female Pharaoh Cuttlefish, Sepia pharaonis, hovers near a soft coral (far left) while positioning herself to deposit one fertilized egg at a into a crevice to deposit eggs while 3 males compete for the chance to mate with her. During such courtship rivalries, males display spectacular, rapidly changing color patterns, probably meant to intimidate their rivals. Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    Cuttlefish Romance 16x20
  • An example of cooperative feeding, two bluespotted grouper, Cephalopholis cyanostigma team up with a white-eyed moray, Siderea thyrsoidea.  Richelieu Rock, Thailand, Andman Sea
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  • This colorful nudibranch, Halgerda bacalusia, was discovered by the photographer on the same dive as his namesake, H. stricklandi. Andaman Sea
    nb315CPix.tif
  • A squadron of Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks, Sphyrna lewini, cruise in mid-water. Darwin Island, Galapagos, Equador, Pacific Ocean
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  • 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
  • Oceanic White-tip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, approaching several underwater photographers.  Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    02july08owts130.tif
  • A Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, patrols among stalks of Giant Kelp at Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands, California, Pacific Ocean
    20150819_conception_0033.tif
  • Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    01july08owts174.tif
  • Thriving colonies of soft coral, Dendronepthya sp., and encrusting sponge adorn a sloping reef, surrounded by dark volcanic sand. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    2009feb10rsand22LM.tif
  • Oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, swims past underwater photographer over deep water. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    01july08owts070.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
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  • 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
  • A cabezon or marbled sculpin,  Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, perches among anemones and soft corals as a garibaldi,  garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, hovers in an adjoining crevice. Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands, California, Pacific Ocean
    20141231_conception-75-2.tif
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