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  • 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
  • A diver explores a crevice covered with healthy gorgonians and soft corals. Sailstone Reef, Bligh Water, Viti Levu, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121029_fiji_0312.tif
  • Diver Chris Liles swims above healthy hard corals. Sandstone Reef, Bligh Water, Viti Levu, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121029_fiji_0406.tif
  • Chris and Vicki Liles  explore among vibrantly colored soft corals.  Vatu-i-ra, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121029_fiji_0180.tif
  • An Emperor Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator, glides past thriving colonies of Soft Corals, Dendronepthya sp., and encrusting sponge, as a diver observes from above. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    2009feb10rsand220LM.tif
  • A diver hovers above thriving colonies of encrusting sponge and soft corals, Dendronepthya sp., at a site called Purple Haze. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    2009feb10rsand298LM.tif
  • Divemaster Katya Saini approaches a Reef bannerfish,  Heniochus accuminatus, that's hovering near a barrel sponge. Narcondam Island, Andaman Islands, India, MR
    20160302_andamans_0107.tif
  • Snorkeler Zan VanBrunschot explores the sunlit shallows off Radhanagar Beach, a.k.a. Beach #7, Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India
    Havelock Split screenres.jpg
  • Divemaster Katya Saini explores among lush soft corals and huge barrel sponges at Ooh La La, Narcondam Island, Andaman Islands, India, MR
    20160302_andamans_0088.tif
  • Diver hovers above a thriving reefscape including Barrel Sponges, Soft Corals, and Golden Damselfish, Amblyglyphidodon aureus. Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20160301_andamans_0078.tif
  • Divemaster Katya Saini approaches the helm of the minesweeper HMS Sophie Marie, sunk by a mine in WWII. Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea. MR
    20160228_andamans_0032.tif
  • Snorkeler Suzy Forman relaxes on an idyllic beach at Ko Similan, Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    tssp6.tif
  • Vicki Liles observes a trio of Oriental Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus vittatus. Vatu-i-ra, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121029_fiji_0142.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
  • Dark volcanic substrate further emphasizes the brillinat colors of these pink soft corals, Dendronepthya sp., red encrusting sponge, and Blue Sea Star, Linckia laevigata. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India
    20100307_Andamans_0102.tif
  • A mother and calf Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeanglae, are accompanied by an adult male escort. Tonga, Pacific Ocean
    30SEP08humpbk280.tif
  • Imperial Shrimp, Periclimenes imperialis, living on sea cucumber. Philippines, Visayan Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20120619_philippines_0138.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
    20120618_philippines_0016-2.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
  • A colorful nudibranch, Tambja olivaria, browses on a sponge-covered substrate. Malapascua Island, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120619_philippines_0028.tif
  • The Hairy Squat Lobster, Lauriea siangiani, lives among the ridges of giant barrel sponges. Banda Sea, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    20101016_Indo_0188.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
  • Purple Anthias, Pseudanthias tuka, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120621_philippines_0127-2.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
  • Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas, Apo Reef, Sulu Sea,  Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20110127_Philippines_0010.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
  • 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 Devil Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis diabolus, snuggles amidst a living carpet of ascidians. Dauin, Negros, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120625_philippines_0226.tif
  • A Devil Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis diabolus, snuggles amidst a living carpet of ascidians. Dauin, Negros, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120625_philippines_0256.tif
  • Bobtail Squid, Euprymna berryi, Malapascua Island, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120617_philippines_0079.tif
  • A healthy coral reef drops abruptly to thousands of feet at Mount Mutiny, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121022_fiji_0190.tif
  • Lemon Coralgoby, Gobiodon citrinus, Namena Marine Reserve, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121020_fiji_0057.tif
  • A Freckled Hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri, perches on hard coral. Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121016_fiji_0014.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
  • A pair of Clown Anemonefish, Amphiprion percula, cavort among the tentacles of their host sea anemone. In a perfect example of symbiosis, the anemonefish aquire immunity to their host's stinging tentacles, which are lethal to most other fish. The anemonefish enjoy safe shelter among the tentacles, and reciprocate by defending their host from other predators. Wakatobi Marine Reserve, Tukang Besi Archipelago, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean. filename: clown94
    clown94.tif
  • Sixbar Wrasse, Thalassoma hardwicke. Beqa Lagoon, Viti Levu, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121107_fiji_0044.tif
  • Known only from Fiji, Marjorie's Wrasse, Cirrhilabrus marjorie, inhabits deep rubble areas. This one is a male, which, typical of wrasses, is more colorful than the female. Sailstone Reef, Viti Levu, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121026_fiji_0008.tif
  • Lemon Coralgoby, Gobiodon citrinus, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121020_fiji_0054.tif
  • A Bluefin Trevally, Caranx melampygus, patrols past a pair of Splendid Soldierfish, Myripristis botche, amdist rocky terrain covered by small soft corals. Fish Rock, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120304_Andamans_0054.tif
  • A school of Bigeye Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus, hover beyond colonies of soft and black corals, surrounded by dark volcanic substrate. Black Magic, Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120307_Andamans_0175.tif
  • A colorful juvenile nudibranch, Chromodoris hamiltoni, browses on rocky substrate. Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120304_Andamans_0104.tif
  • A Regal Angelfish, Pygoplit diacanthus, meanders among colorful soft corals and gorgonians on a steep dropoff known as Purple Haze. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    Sunrise 20x30
  • A school of Sri Lankan Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus sp., hovers in formation, accompanied by an Emperor Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator. Campbell's Shoal, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120225_Andamans_0005.tif
  • A dense gathering of schooling bannerfish, Heniochus diphreutes, surround a small bommie at Johnny's Gorge, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120224_Andamans-86-2.tif
  • Thriving marine life on a current-swept ridge at Vatu-i-ra, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121022_fiji_0050.tif
  • Purple Anthias, Pseudanthias tuka, being cleaned by a Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse, Lambroides dimidiatus. Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Australia, Pacific Ocean
    20121118_CoralSea_0064-2.tif
  • 20121116_CoralSea_0018.tif
  • A dense school of Bluestripe Snapper, Lutjanus kasmira, hover over pastel soft corals and barrel sponges at Fish Rock, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    Fish Rock Reefscape 12x18
  • Hawk Anthias, Serranocirrhitus latus, with unwelcome companion, a parasitic isopod. Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20121118_CoralSea_0051.tif
  • A perfect example of symbiosis, this Yellownose Shrimpgoby, Stonogobiops xanthorhinica, shares a burrow with a Randall's Shrimp, Alpheus randalli. Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121017_fiji_0008.tif
  • Thriving invertebrate and fish life on a deep slope at Apo Island Marine Sanctuary, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120626_philippines_0011.tif
  • Emperor Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator, with colorful soft corals and gorgonian. Vatu-i-ra, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121022_fiji_0083.tif
  • A trio of Oriental Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus vittatus, hover near a gorgonian coral, surrounded by anthias fish. Vatu-i-ra, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121031_fiji_0055.tif
  • This slender beauty is the Fiji variation of Bicolor Fangblenny, Plagiotremus laudandus flavus. Sailstone Reef, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121024_fiji_0035.tif
  • Healthy hard corals dominate shallow sections of a reef known as Mount Mutiny, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121022_fiji_0178.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 school of Chevron Barracuda, Sphyraena genie, hovers in mid-water over a site called Black Magic, Barren Island, Andmaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120308_Andamans_0032.tif
  • A school of Oriental Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus vittatus, hover amidst soft corals on a rocky reef. Fish Rock, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120223_Andamans_0133.tif
  • Spinner Dolphins, Stenella longirostris, Cabo San Lucas, Pacific Ocean
    20091127cabo139.tif
  • Bull Shark, Carcharhinus leucas, patrolling a deep reef. Beqa Lagoon, Viti Levu, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121109_fiji_0021.tif
  • A Common Lionfish, Pterois volitans, hunts baitfish while hovering near a fan coral. Eastern Fields, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20121121_CoralSea_0190.tif
  • Purple Anthias, Pseudanthias tuka, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20121117_CoralSea_0245.tif
  • A school of Chevron Barracuda, Sphyraena genie, hovers in mid-water over a site called Black Magic, Barren Island, Andmaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120308_Andamans_0032BW.tif
  • A school of Bigeye Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus, hover beyond lush colonies of soft coral, surrounded by dark volcanic substrate. Black Magic, Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120307_Andamans_0068.tif
  • A massive school of Chevron Barracuda, Sphyraena genie, surround a lucky photographer at a site called Black Magic, Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120228_Andamans_0134BW.tif
  • A tiny nudibranch, Cuthona sibogae, feeding on stinging hydroids. Namena Marine Reserve, Blight Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121019_fiji_0164.tif
  • Hawk Anthias, Serranocirrhitus latus, with unwelcome companion, a parasitic isopod. Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20121118_CoralSea_0051.tif
  • A curious Clown Triggerfish, Balistoides conspicillum, peers into the photographer's lens. Similan Islands Marine National Park, Thailand, Andaman Sea
    ct7.tif
  • A pair of Orange-Banded Pipefish, Doryhamphus pessuliferus, hover above a volcanic sand bottom. Dauin, Negros, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120625_philippines_0030.tif
  • A Crown Of Thorns Sea Star, Acanthaster planci, ignores nearby soft corals while devouring hard coral, evidenced by lifeless white skeletons left behind. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120229_Andamans_0025.tif
  • Healthy hard corals dominate shallow sections of a reef near Vatu-i-ra, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121022_fiji_0115.tif
  • This tiny commensal shrimp, Periclimenes sarasvati, lives among the tentacles of an adhesive sea anemone, Cryptodendrum adhesivum
    20121021_fiji_0277-2.tif
  • A diver explores a steep slope dominated by Dendronepthya soft coral colonies. Vatu-i-ra, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121021_fiji_0247.tif
  • Schooling Bannerfish, Heniochus diphreutes, gather on a steep dropoff amidst colorful soft corals as a school of Bigeye Trevally swirl in the distance. Black Magic, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120307_Andamans_0056.tif
  • Schooling Bluestreak Fusiliers, Pterocaesio tile, flow past vibrant soft corals and encrusting sponges, surrounded by dark volcanic substrate at a site called Black Magic, Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120229_Andamans_0186.tif
  • An Elegant Squat Lobster, Allogalathea elegans, perches among the arms of its crinoid host. Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120224_Andamans_0145.tif
  • A colorful nudibranch, Nembrotha purpureolineata, feeding on a cluster of tunicates. Komodo National Park, Banda Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20101019_Indo_0002-2.tif
  • Hawk Anthias, Serranocirrhitus latus, with unwelcome companion, a parasitic isopod. Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20121118_CoralSea_0051.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 Caribbean Reef Shark, Carcharhinus perezi, cruises above colorful sponges at the edge of the Gulf Stream. Little Bahama Bank Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    Caribbean Reef 20x30
  • Colorful Soft Corals, Dendonepthya sp., thriving in brisk current. Vatu-i-ra, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121022_fiji_0093.tif
  • Crescent Wrasse, Thalassoma lunare, and Golden Damselfish, Stegastes aureus, surrounded by vibrant soft corals. Vatu-i-ra, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121030_fiji_0056.tif
  • Thriving marine life on a current-swept reef at Vatu-i-ra, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121021_fiji_0067.tif
  • A pair of Sea Cucumber Swimming Crabs, Lissocarcinus orbicularis, perch upon their sea cucumber host. Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121017_fiji_0022.tif
  • An Elegant Fire Dartfish, Nemateleotris magnifica, hovers over a rubble bottom. Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121015_fiji_0065.tif
  • Arc-eye Hawkfish, Paracirrhites arcatus, perched among brancing coral. Far North Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Pacific Ocean
    20121119_CoralSea_0027.tif
  • Harlequin Tuskfish, Choerodon fasciatus, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20121113_CoralSea_0016.tif
  • A school of Sri Lankan Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus sp., and various snappers, hover near a soft coral covered bommie. Johnny's Gorge, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120224_Andamans-58.tif
  • A squadron of Bluefin Trevally, Caranx melamygus, patrols above a school of Bluestripe Snapper, Lutjanus kasmira. Fish Rock, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea
    20120222_Andamans_0021.tif