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Scientist free diving to make a photo identification of an individual manta ray (Manta birostris), Yum Balam Marine Protected Area, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America
Diving and snorkling area, Punta Perdiz near Playa Giron, Bay of Pigs, Matanzas Province, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
Diver enters the cavern system at Chac Mool cenote in the Riviera Maya area of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), being fed in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize
Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), on the sand in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize
A myriad of fish and coral underwater at Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize
Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), with boat in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize
Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) over sand in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize
Adult dovekie (Alle alle alle) breeding area on the island of Bolscheoya in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
The Jump About Gib entertainment area at Sharks Bay, the popular diving area at Sharm el-Sheikh, Sinai South, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) plunge-diving underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. The Galapagos are a nesting and breeding area for blue-footed boobies.
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) plunge-diving underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. The Galapagos are a nesting and breeding area for blue-footed boobies.
Jourdan's turban (turbo jourdani) large gastropod shell, reddish-brown, Rottnest Island reef, wild, day, marine protected area, free-diving off, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: Marine plant common kelp, a dominant feature of the underwater landscape. Protected areas are covered in lush growth of diverse algae, also red algea are here.
western king wrasse (coris auricularis), male, dark pink colour with reddish-brown band running around boby and blue-green colouration over the head, wild, day, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, reef edges, sand, seagrass, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: social structure where dominant male, usually the biggest in the area, will have a harem of females. When the male dies or is absent for any length of time the largest female will change sex and dominate the group.
tallfin batfish (platax teira), juvenile, wild, day, marine protected area, diving off Coral Bay, Ningaloo reef, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: with 3 dark bars, very long dorsal, anal and pelvic fins, feed on plankton from water column.
Southern blue devil (paraplesiops meleagris), wild, day, solitary, bottom dwelling specie, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean.
Southern blue devil (paraplesiops meleagris), wild, day, solitary, bottom dwelling specie, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean.
bengal sergeant (abudefduf bengalensis) wild, day, marine protected area, diving off Coral Bay, Ningaloo reef, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: has rounded, white-edged tail lobes.
footballer sweep (neatypus obliquus) diagonal yellow bands are edged in black and stand out against the silvery-blue body, wild, day, marine protected area, reef, in small schools diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: other name stripey, eating green algae as they sweep over the reef.
cray pot, wild, day, Western Australian rock lobster (panulirus cygnus), marine protected area, free-diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: checking pots for crayfish, catch and release if to small or females with eggs.
Western buffalo bream (kyphosus cornelii) silvery brown colour, feeding on seaweed, schools, wild, day, silvery brown colour, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: other name buff bream, lacks the dark edging on the tail fin and dark line under the eye. Restricted to WA as name suggests.
Horseshoe leatherjacket (meuschenia hippocrepis), wild, day, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean.
Silver drummer (kyphosus sydneyanus) silvery grey colour, feeding on brown seaweed, wild, day, schools, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: other name common buffalo bream, dark tail and a distinctive dark line that looks a little like a moustache below the eye, occur in large schools. Distribution more widespread throughout Australia.
Western buffalo bream (kyphosus cornelii) silvery brown colour, feeding on seaweed, schools, wild, day, silvery brown colour, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: other name buff bream, lacks the dark edging on the tail fin and dark line under the eye. Restricted to WA as name suggests.
Silver drummer (kyphosus sydneyanus) silvery grey colour, feeding on brown seaweed, wild, day, schools, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: other name common buffalo bream, dark tail and a distinctive dark line that looks a little like a moustache below the eye, occur in large schools. Distribution more widespread throughout Australia.
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) plunge-diving underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. The Galapagos are a nesting and breeding area for blue-footed boobies.
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) plunge-diving underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. The Galapagos are a nesting and breeding area for blue-footed boobies.
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) plunge-diving underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. The Galapagos are a nesting and breeding area for blue-footed boobies.
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) plunge-diving underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. The Galapagos are a nesting and breeding area for blue-footed boobies.
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) plunge-diving underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. The Galapagos are a nesting and breeding area for blue-footed boobies.
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) tucking their wings and plunge-diving in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. MORE INFO: The Galapagos are a nesting and breeding area for blue-footed boobies.
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) tucking their wings and plunge-diving in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. MORE INFO: The Galapagos are a nesting and breeding area for blue-footed boobies.
French angelfish, Pomacanthus paru, Ilha rata, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, Pernambuco, Brazil (S. Atlantic)
Coral block with different stony corals (Scleractinia), Melithaea gorgonian (Melithaea sp.), Feather star, yellow (Crinoidea) and Sabre squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum), three, Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Pacific, Australia, Oceania
Two Reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) swims with open mouth over sandy bottom, from the front, Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean, Australia, Oceania
Chocolate Chip Starfish (Protoreaster nodosus) on rocks at low tide, Panglao, Central Visayas, Philippines, Asia
Detail of toxic Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), spines, crown of thorns, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
Pilot Fish (Naucrates ductor) swimming in front of mouth, reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) with curled up head fins, Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean, Australia, Oceania
Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) hunting Glassy Sweepers (Pempheridae), Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean, Australia, Oceania
Detail of dorsal fin, parrot fish (Scarus), Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
Polyps of a mushroom coral (Fungiidae) Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) with ship holder (Remora remora), dive site House Reef, Mangrove Bay, El Quesir, Egypt, Red Sea, Africa
Hemprich's tree coral (Dendronephthya hemprichi) and backlit diver, Fury Shoals reef dive site, Red Sea, Egypt, Africa
Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) in Magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean, Australia, Oceania
Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) with shoal of fish Surgeonfishes (Acanthuridae), Indian Ocean, Fuvahmulah Island, Gnaviyani Atoll, Maldives, Asia
Excursion boat on the Loboc River, Bohol Island, Central Visayas, Philippines, Asia
School of fish Harlequin sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides), Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean, Australia, Oceania
Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta) clings to a branch, Bohol, Central Visayas, Philippines, Asia
Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi), silhouette, swimming in blue water, back light, Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean, Australia, Oceania
Diver observes reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi), Great Barrier Reef, Unesco World Heritage, Coral Sea, Pacific, Australia, Oceania
Groynes, wooden stages and pier with diving gondola, long time exposure, Zingst, Fischland-Darß-Zingst, Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe
Mating of two pairs Spinner Dolphins (Stenella longirostris), Red Sea, Sataya Reef, Marsa Alam, Egypt, Africa
Three group of Spinner Dolphins (Stenella longirostris) swims over sandy bottom, Red Sea, Sataya Reef, Marsa Alam, Egypt, Africa
Sea Cow (Dugong dugon) with scubadivers swim under surface of blue water, Red Sea, Hermes Bay, Marsa Alam, Egypt, Africa
Tail of a floating Sea Cow (Dugong dugon) with Golden Trevallys (Gnathanodon speciosus), rear view, Red Sea, Hermes Bay, Marsa Alam, Egypt, Africa
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) swim over sandy bottom in the blue water, Red Sea, Marsa Alam, Egypt, Africa
Diver looks at reef formation known as sarcophagus in archway from south plateau of Elphinstone Reef, Red Sea, Egypt, Africa
Aerial view, panorama, lagoon of the Maldives Islands Olhuveli and Bodufinolhu respectively Fun Island Resort, South-Male-Atoll, Maldives, Asia
Sunset, Hammock on stilts over the sea, Indian Ocean, symbol for relaxation, recreation, vacation, Summer Island, North Male Atoll, Maldives, Asia
Aerial view, lagoon of a Maldives island with corals from above, South-Male-Atoll, Maldives, Asia
Drone shot, Paraglider flies over Atoll, South-Male-Atoll, Maldives, Asia
Aerial view, water bungalows in turquoise water, tourist resort, South Male Atoll, Maldives, Asia
Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) swimming over sandy bottom Red Sea, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan
Open coral polyps on the trunk of a soft coral (Dendronephthya), coral, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
Underside with mouth of spiny cushion star (Culcita novaeguineae), Detail, Starfish, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Oceania
Pectoral fin, Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) detail, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
Sandy beach beach with bar at the coral reef Abu-Dabbab at sunset, Hilton Nubian Resort, Al Qusair, Marsa Alam, Egypt, Africa
Slice anemone, Giant Cup Mushroom (Amplexidiscus fenestrafer), detail with mouth, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
Colony of coral polyps in brain corallae (Physogyra lichtensteini), Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Australia, Oceania
Detail of Eye patch sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus), Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Oceania
Open coral polyps on Mopsella sea fan (Mopsella) Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Natural Heritage, Australia, Oceania
Limestone skeleton of the Klunzinger soft coral (Dendronephthya klunzingeri), Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
Egyptian camels Dromedaries (Camelus dromedarius) on the beach and coral reef Abu-Dabbab, Hilton Nubian Resort, Al Qusair, Marsa Alam, Egypt, Africa
Syphon of giant clam (Tridacna gigas), Clam meat, detail, pacifica, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
Soft coral, leather coral (Lobophytum) with semi-enclosed polyps, detail, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
Graphic structure on underside of Red Pillow Starfish (Halithyle regularis), detail, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
Detail of Forsskal's Pleurobranch (Pleurobranchus forskalii), Backshielded Snail, Nudibranch, Detail, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
Detail of tail fin, parrot fish (Scarus), Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
Island holiday paradise sea text free space copyspace Halaveli Resort Ari Atoll aerial photo tourism in the Maldives
Crowned Puffer (Canthigaster coronata) swimming over seagrass meadow, Red Sea, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan
Red Sea Grey Humbug (Dascyllus marginatus) seeks shelter in in Stylophora stony coral (Stylophora subseriata) on seagrass meadow, Red Sea, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan
Shoal of Common Bigeye (Priacanthus hamrur) Bass swimming backlit over coral reef, Red Sea, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan
Shoal of Sardinops (Sardinops sagax) sardines, Indian Ocean, Pescador Island, Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines, Asia
Cedar Pride, Stern, Wreck, Shipwreck, Red Sea, Aqaba, Jordan, Asia
Grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) hunting over coral reef, Pacific Ocean, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Eye, Tentacled flathead (Papilloculiceps longiceps), fish eye, Red Sea, Aqaba, Jordan, Asia
Diver at the bow of the Cedar Pride, Wreck, Shipwreck, Red Sea, Aqaba, Jordan, Asia
Aerial view, Kuredu with water bungalows and beaches, Laviyani Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia
Jetty overgrown with stony corals, common lionfish (Pterois miles), Red Sea, Aqaba, Jordan, Asia
Aerial view, Kuredu with water bungalows and beaches, Laviyani Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia
Aerial view, Kuredu with water bungalows and beaches, Laviyani Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia
Young leather coral (Sarcophyton) on sandy bottom, Red Sea, Aqaba, Jordan, Asia
Scales of Parrotfish (Scaridae), green, red, Red Sea, Aqaba, Jordan, Asia
Dugong (Dugong dugon) grazing on seagrass meadow followed by Golden Trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus), Red Sea, Aqaba, Jordan, Asia
Diver looking at large colony of Klunzinger's Soft Coral (Dendronephthya klunzingeri) with shoal of Red Sea Red Sea Basslet (Pseudanthias taeniatus), Red Sea, Aqaba, Jordan, Asia
Aerial view, Kuredu with water bungalows and beaches, Laviyani Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia
Aerial view, Kuredu with water bungalows and beaches, Laviyani Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia
Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) hunting prey swimming through coral reef, Pacific Ocean, Caroline Islands, Yap Island, Micronesia, Oceania
Helicopter view, Six Senses Kanuhura Island Resort, with beaches and water bungalows, Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia
Peacock angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus), Pacific Ocean, Yap, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Oceania