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Manta ray (Manta birostris) feeding on zooplankton by extending its cephalic lobes, Yum Balam Marine Protected Area, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding at the surface on zooplankton, mouth open, known as ram feeding, Yum Balam Marine Protected Area, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America
Male manta ray with almost pure white ventral surface, may be a new species, for now known as Manta alfredi, Yum Balam Marine Protected Area, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America
Eagle rays (Mobula hypostoma) common in this area and often seen feeding on zooplankton in large groups, Yum Balam Marine Protected Area, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America
Scientist and whale shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding at the surface on zooplankton, mouth open, known as ram feeding, Yum Balam Marine Protected Area, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America
Biologist taking skin sample from a whale shark to determine what plankton types the animal has been feeding on, Yum Balam Marine Protected Area, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America
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
Manta ray (Manta birostris) feeding on zooplankton by extending its cephalic lobes, Yum Balam Marine Protected Area, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America
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
Northern (Steller) sea lions, (Eumetopias jubatus), hauled out on South Marble Island, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, United States of America
Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) hauled out on submerged log in Misty Fjords National Monument, Southeast Alaska, United States of America
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Panorama of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of a girl walking on a sandbank, Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of a girl walking on a sandbank, Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Panorama of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Panorama of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Panorama of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
Aerial of the Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa
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.
Pia bay or Pia Fjord, in Beagle Channel (northwest branch), PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile
Pia Glacier, from Pia bay, in Beagle Channel (northwest branch), PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile
Explorers riding a zodiac, in Seno Almirantazgo, PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile
Imperial cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps), Tuckers Islets, Whiteside Canal, PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile
Pia Glacier, from Pia bay, in Beagle Channel (northwest branch), PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile
Detail of Cordillera Darwin, from Beagle Channel (northwest branch), PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile
French angelfish, Pomacanthus paru, Ilha rata, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, Pernambuco, Brazil (S. Atlantic)
Leaping Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), Golfo Nuevo, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina
Southern Right Whale
Traro (Caracara plancus), Tuckers Islets, Whiteside Canal, PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile
Well camouflaged fish with sharp teeth, lizardfish (Synodus saurus), on the sandy seabed. Dive site El Cabron Marine Reserve, Arinaga, Gran Canaria, Spain, Atlantic Ocean, Europe
East cost with Resort Eden Island, Ile au Cerf, Ste Anne Marine National Park, Mahe Island, Seychelles, Africa
Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa
Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa
Portrait of lizardfish (Synodus saurus) with pointed teeth. Dive site El Cabron Marine Reserve, Arinaga, Gran Canaria, Spain, Atlantic Ocean, Europe
Yellow-edged moray (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus) at cleaning station with pacific cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis), Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa
Perspective Sundial Shell (Architectonica perspectiva), Komodo National Park, Indonesia, Southeast Asia
Diver looking at and illuminating Yellow cluster anemones (Parazoanthus axinellae) on rock overhang, Mediterranean Sea, Portofino Marine Reserve, Portofino, Liguria, Italy, Europe
Base of the old siet gate with historical inscription, Nessmersiel, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park, Germany, Europe
Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa
Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa
Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), El Cabron marine reserve dive site, Arinaga, Gran Canaria, Spain, Atlantic Ocean, Europe
Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa
Pacific hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata bissa), Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa
Turkey moray (Gymnothorax meleagris) with open mouth, Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa
Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa
Flame scallop (Limaria hians or Lima hians), Puolo, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
Mexican hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia) feeding on barnacles in the Wildlife Sanctuary of Malpelo Island, Colombia.
Greater weever, Trachinus draco, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
Hairy triton (Monoflex parthenopeus) Vervece rock, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranea
Snakelocks Anemone Opelet (Anemonia viridis) in the port of Cap d'Agde, Herault, Occitania, France.
Two Penta star, Peltaster placenta, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
Sea star, (Astropecten aranciacus), Puolo Bay, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis) in the Fauna and Flora Sanctuary of Malpelo Island, Colombia
Tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna, Puolo Bay, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
Streaked gurnard (Trigloporus lastoviza), Puolo Bay, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
Female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) with a baby on mangrove trees. Republic of the Congo. Conkouati-Douli Reserve.
Female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) with a babies on mangrove trees. Republic of the Congo. Conkouati-Douli Reserve.
Female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) with a baby on mangrove trees. Republic of the Congo. Conkouati-Douli Reserve.
Female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) with a baby on mangrove trees. Republic of the Congo. Conkouati-Douli Reserve.
Female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) with a babies on mangrove trees. Republic of the Congo. Conkouati-Douli Reserve.
Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), followed from painted comber (Serranus scriba). Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
Catshark egg, (Scyliorhinus sp.), on Yellow gorgonia, (Eunicella cavolini), Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
Common pandora (Pagellus erythrinus). Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta).Tenerife, Canary Islands.
Octopus, Octopus vulgaris, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
Portrait of a baby chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes). Republic of the Congo. Reserve Conkouati-Douli.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in seagrass - seagrass, sebadal, seba (Cymodocea nodosa). Of all the sea turtles that exist, it is the only omnivorous species, feeding in its subadult and adult state on marine plants and algae. Underwater bottoms of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) hunting in a marine meadow (Cymodocea nodosa). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.