Colorful anthias fish swim above a beautiful reef growing near an island in the Banda Sea, Indonesia. This remote and historic region, known previously for the Spice Islands, harbors extraordinary marine biodiversity.

Shoal of Mediterranean Fairy Basslet (Anthias anthias), Cap de Creus, Costa Brava, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Shoal of Mediterranean Fairy Basslet (Anthias anthias), Cap de Creus, Costa Brava, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Shoal of Mediterranean Fairy Basslet (Anthias anthias), Cap de Creus, Costa Brava, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Royal Gramma or Fairy Basslet (Gramma loreto) beautifil yellow fish with brilliant purple head, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Royal Gramma or Fairy Basslet (Gramma loreto) beautifil yellow fish with brilliant purple head, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Jewel Fairy Basslet (Pseudanthias squamipinnis). Red Sea.

Fairy Basslet or Royal Gramma (Gramma loreto), superb yellow and purple colour, swimming past corals, turning towards camera, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Fairy Basslet or Royal Gramma (Gramma loreto), superb yellow and purple colour, swimming past corals, turning towards camera, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Bicolored Fairy basslet, Gramma loreto, above a coral reef.

Mediterranean fairy basslet, Anthias anthias, Spain, Mediterranean Sea, Costa Brava

Mediterranean fairy basslet, Anthias anthias, Spain, Mediterranean Sea, Costa Brava

jewel fairy basslet or harem flag basslet jewel fairy basslet portrait front view (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)