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  • Freckled frogfish, Antennarius coccineus, Witu Islands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
    20191031_PNG_0110.tif
  • A pair of Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, ascend to breathe.  Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190909_Moorea_0015.tif
  • painted anglerfish, Antennarius pictus, perched among sponges and algae. Dumaguete, Dauin, Negros, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20190620_Philippines_0026.tif
  • A Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae,  ascends to breathe. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190908_Moorea_0034.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
  • A Humpback Whale calf, Megaptera novaeangliae, makes a very close approach. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190913_Moorea_0427.tif
  • Silvertip Shark, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Fathers Reefs, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
    20191104_PNG_0051.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
  • Humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, displaying their propulsion equipment,  powerful tail flukes. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190908_Moorea_0115.tif
  • Blue Ringed Octopus, Hapalochlaena lunulata, putting on a brilliant display.  Dumaguete, Dauin, Negros, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20190617_Philippines_0050.tif
  • Mother and calf Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190912_Moorea_0273.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
  • A juvenile Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, surfaces to breathe.   Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
    20190913_Moorea_0323.tif
  • Oceanic White-tip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, accompanied by a pair of Pilotfish, Naucrates ductor. Both species are pelagic, open-ocean nomads, rarely coming near land or shallow water. Bahamas; Atlantic Ocean
    Oceanic Whitetip and Pilotfish 16x24
  • A pair of Green Turtles, Chelonia mydas, cavort over a hard coral slope.  Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20181220_RajaAmpat_0001.tif
  • White Bonnet Anemonefish, Amphiprion leucokranos, with eggs. Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
    20181218_RajaAmpat_0115.tif
  • A large male Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus. This species is one of the few truly pelagic sharks, rarely coming within sight of land. Once common throughout the world's deep tropical and subtropical seas, their population has been decimated by commercial fishing in recent years, particularly longlining.  Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean. Filename: 2008july01owts121
    Oceanic Whitetip
  • 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
    goby42LM.tif
  • Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    01july08owts174.tif
  • Oceanic White-tip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, approaching several underwater photographers.  Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    02july08owts130.tif
  • A pair of divers make their way along a sloping reef covered with hard and soft corals and encrusting sponges. Silvertip Bank, Burma Banks, Myanmar, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    rsbd8-2.tif
  • This Oceanic White-tip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, is accompanied by a pair of Pilotfish, Naucrates ductor. Both species are pelagic, open-ocean nomads, rarely coming near land or shallow water. Bahamas; Atlantic Ocean
    02july08owts082.tif
  • Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, and diver. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    01july08owts179.tif
  • Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, swims past photographer in open ocean.  Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    02july08owts041.tif
  • Oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, swims past underwater photographer over deep water. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    01july08owts070.tif
  • Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    2008july01owts163.tif
  • Oceanic Whitetip Sharks, Carcharhinus longimanus, among the few truly pelagic shark species.    Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    01july08owts156.tif
  • Oceanic White-tip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, among the few truly pelagic sharks. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    02july08owts132-2.tif
  • This Oceanic White-tip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, is accompanied by a pair of Pilotfish, Naucrates ductor. Both species are pelagic, open-ocean nomads, rarely coming near land or shallow water. Bahamas; Atlantic Ocean
    02july08owts019.tif
  • Oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, swims past underwater photographer over deep water. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    01july08owts098.tif
  • Thriving marine life on a current-swept ridge at Vatu-i-ra, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121022_fiji_0050.tif
  • Male Coral Marble Shrimp, Saron neglectus, showing distinctive enlongated claw arms. Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    shrimp34norm.tif
  • Rajan the Asian Elephant, Elephas maximus, retired from the logging industry, cavorts in shallow water at Radhanagar Beach, a.k.a. Beach Number 7, Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, India, Indian Ocean
    Rajan 20 x 30
  • Blue Shark, Prianace glauca, Long Beach, California, Pacific Ocean
    20130526BlueShark-0028.tif
  • Coconut Octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus, hiding in a clam shell. Anilao, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20110117_Philippines_0048.tif
  • 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
  • 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
  • A Crinoid Clingfish, Discotrema crinophila, snuggles in the arms of its host. Borocay, Sulu Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20110130_Philippines_0001.tif
  • Thriving marine life on a current-swept reef at Vatu-i-ra, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121021_fiji_0067.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
  • 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
    rasplit9LM.tif
  • 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
  • A pair of Lemon Sharks, Negaprion brevirostris, patrol the shallow, warm waters of the Little Bahama Bank. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    12july08lemon10CP.tif
  • A diver swims above a thriving coral reef, including barrel sponge, soft corals and various reef fish. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
    20191104_PNG_0007.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 pair of Regal Angelfish, Pygoplites diacanthus, browsing amdist coral rubble.  Similan Islands Marine National Park, Andaman Sea, Thailand, Indian Ocean
    afr38CP.tif
  • A Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, patrols among stalks of Giant Kelp at Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands, California, Pacific Ocean
    20150819_conception_0033.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
  • Box Jellyfish, Ko Tachai, Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    jf18norm.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
  • A diver swims above vast undersea garden of encrusting sponge and soft corals, Dendronepthya sp. Barren Island, Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea; Indian Ocean
    2009feb10rsand290LM.tif
  • A school of Bigeye Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus, swarm above lush growths of Soft Coral, Dendronepthya sp., surrounded by the dark volcanic substrate that is typical of many sites at Barren Island. Andaman Islands, India, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    Black Magic Reefscape 20x30
  • Nudibranch, Ardeadoris egretta, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean
    20191103_PNG_0822.tif
  • Purple Anthias, Pseudanthias tuka, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120621_philippines_0127-2.tif
  • Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas, Apo Reef, Sulu Sea,  Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20110127_Philippines_0010.tif
  • These tiny, nearly transparent shrimp, Vir philippinensis, are found exclusively among the tentacles of Bubble Coral, Plerogyra sinuosa. Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009APR16shrimp95LM.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
  • The Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, is easily identified by its distinctive paddle-shaped dorsal and pectoral fins. Once common throughout the world's deep tropical and subtropical seas, their population has been decimated by commercial fishing in recent years, particularly longlining.  Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    2008july01owts74.tif
  • This distinctive silhouette belongs to the heaviest of all bony fish, an Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola. Banda Sea, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    2009APR22mola110CP.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
  • This Oceanic White-tip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, is accompanied by a pair of Pilotfish, Naucrates ductor. Both species are pelagic, open-ocean nomads, rarely coming near land or shallow water. Bahamas; Atlantic Ocean
    02july08owts074.tif
  • Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus. Once common throughout the world's deep tropical and subtropical seas, their population has been decimated by commercial fishing in recent years, particularly longlining. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    01july08owt008.tif
  • 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
  • Thriving reefscape at Farnsworth Banks, showing signature mix of colorful marine life: Purple Hydrocoral, Stylaster californicus, Yellow Zoanthid Anemone, Epizoanthus giveni, Red Gorgonian Coral, Semicossyphus pulcher, and  California Sheephead, Leptogorgia chilensis. Catalina Island, , Pacific Ocean, USA,
    20210925_california_0086-2.tif
  • Thriving invertebrate and fish life on a deep slope at Apo Island Marine Sanctuary, Visayan Sea, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
    20120626_philippines_0011.tif
  • Oceanic White-tip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, among the few truly pelagic sharks. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    30june08owts13.tif
  • The Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, is one of the few truly pelagic sharks, rarely coming within sight of land. Once common throughout the world's deep tropical and subtropical seas, their population has been decimated by commercial fishing in recent years, particularly longlining.  Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    2008july01owts54.tif
  • The Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, is easily identified by its distinctive paddle-shaped dorsal and pectoral fins. Once common throughout the world's deep tropical and subtropical seas, their population has been decimated by commercial fishing in recent years, particularly longlining. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    2008july01owts174.tif
  • Growing to lengths of 10 feet and wieghts of 5000 pounds, the odd-looking Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola, is the heaviest of all bony fish. Banda Sea, Indonesia
    2009APR22mola123PHOTSHELTER.tif
  • Lemon Coralgoby, Gobiodon citrinus, Namena Marine Reserve, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121020_fiji_0057.tif
  • Super macro view of a Polyclad Flatworm, Thysanozoon nigropapillosum, showing pseudotentacles, where sensory cells are concentrated. Russell Islands, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean
    20160824_Solomons_0154.tif
  • A Freckled Hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri, perches on hard coral. Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121016_fiji_0014.tif
  • A Silky Shark, Carcharhinus falciformis, investigates a pair of underwater photographers in open water.  Silkies, along with Blues and Oceanic White-tips, are among the few truly pelagic sharks. Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    02july08owts053CP.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
  • Lemon Coralgoby, Gobiodon citrinus, Bligh Water, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121020_fiji_0054.tif
  • A Tiger Shark, Galeocerdo cuvier, cruises over a seagrass bed, accompanied by a school of blue runners. Tiger Beach, Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    Tiger Over Seagrass 12x18.tif
  • Blackspot Angelfish, Genicanthus melanospilos, Koro Sea, Fiji, Pacific Ocean
    20121016_fiji_0071.tif
  • This rare photo shows a Muddy Argonaut, a.k.a. Paper Nautilus, Argonauta hians, grasping a jellyfish while feeding on a Comb Jelly. The Argonaut apparently uses the jellyfish to shield itself from predators. Argonauts are not true nautiluses, but rather a family of open-ocean octopuses.  Only the females produce the delicately beautiful shell, which is actually an egg case.  Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    argojf2CP.tif
  • A lone Black Spot Goatfish, Parupeneus spilurus, swims among Dotted Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus picus. The Archway, Lord Howe Island, Pacific Ocean
    20171209_LordHowe_0097.tif
  • Super macro view of a Polyclad Flatworm, Thysanozoon nigropapillosum, showing pseudotentacles, where sensory cells are concentrated. Russell Islands, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean
    20160824_Solomons_0201.tif
  • A Great White Shark, Carcharcarodon carcharius, makes a close approach. Guadalupe Island; Mexico; Pacific Ocean
    Encounter
  • Purple Anthias, Pseudanthias tuka, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean
    20121117_CoralSea_0245.tif
  • A youngTiger Shark, Galeocerdo cuvier, cruises over shallow reef at Tiger Beach,  Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    tiger6LM.tif
  • Siphon of a Giant Clam, Tridacna gigas. Far North Great Barrier Reef; Coral Sea, Australia, South Pacific Ocean
    20121120_CoralSea_0126.tif
  • This rare photo shows a juvenile and an adult female Silvertip Shark, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, swimming together as they search for food. Silvertip Bank, Burma Banks, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
    sts29EQedit.tif
  • A mother and calf Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, surface to breathe. Tonga, South Pacific Ocean
    28SEPT08humpbk195bw-2.tif
  • Say Ahh! A rare, brilliant yellow Weedy Scorpionfish, Rhinopias frondosa, flexes its jaws, as if bored. The actual reason for this behavior is probably to send a threatening message to the photographer, who has no doubt worn out his welcome. Scorpionfish also stretch their jaws regularly to stay limber for feeding opportunities. Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
    scorp204.tif
  • This feral pig seems to be enjoying an excursion into the clear water that surrounds its island home.  Exumas, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean
    04july08pig112.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
  • A tightly packed school of Big-Scale Soldierfish, Myripristis berndti,  gathers in a rocky crevice. Andaman Sea; Indian Ocean
    sold3LM.tif
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