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Underwater scenes from the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO Due to cold water upwelling and the convergence of three major ocean currents the Galapagos Islands have an incredible diversity and abundance of marine life.
Adult female sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) eating urchins she has gathered off the sea floor in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, Pacific Ocean, United States of America, North America
Adult black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in aerial combat against another kittiwake near Alexander Island, Russia, Eurasia
Poovar island beach with golden sand, Poovar, Thiruvanthapurm, Kerala, India, Asia
Boats in harbour, Noirmoutier-en-Ile, Island of Noirmoutier, Vendee, France
Large diversity of soft and hard corals growing over the external structure of the Shinkoku Maru, Truk lagoon, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Pacific
Coral reef of soft leather corals (Sarcophyton sp.) and limestone islands. Misool, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean. More info: This region has the highest marine biological diversity in the world.
Highly diverse coral head, Apo Island marine reserve, Philippines, Visayan sea, Southeast Asia, Asia
Tiny Red Goby (Pleurosicya sp) Two resting on coral.
Mabul Island, Borneo, Malaysia
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Large diversity of soft and hard corals growing over the external structure of the Shinkoku Maru, Truk lagoon, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Pacific
Father watching daughter and son riding bicycles
Man carrying woman on shoulders at beach
Smiling women holding surfboards at beach
Smiling women back to back on beach
Olive ridley turtle hatchling, Lepidochelys olivacea, Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)
Crab preying on dead portuguese man-of-war, Physalia physalis, Praia do Forte, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)
Olive ridley turtle hatchling, Lepidochelys olivacea, Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)
Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus; this air-breathing freshwater fish can deliver an electric shock up to 650 volts and naturally occurs in the Amazon river basins of South America including Brazil and Guyanas; photo taken in captivity.
Juvenile and adult pink anemonefish in sea anemone, Amphiprion perideraion, Fila Reef, Port Vila, Vanuatu (S. Pacific).
Saddled butterflyfish, Chaetodon ephippium, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).
Beaked Whale stranded on coral reef during low tide, Mesoplodon sp., Mili, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific)..
Split image of Smallspotted dart, Trachinotus baillonii, swimming along the sandy shore at dusk, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
Common lionfish, Pterois volitans, close-up, Sabang wreck, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.
Whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).
Red (Lace) coral, Distichopora violacea, feather stars, and juvenile gray reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Ailuk atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific
Over under image of marshallese boy smiling underwater next to coral reef and coconut trees lining the shore of Majikin Island, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).
Whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus, resting in cave, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).
Large group of pink whipray or Tahitian stingray, Himantura fai, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
Fluted giant clam, Tridacna squamosa, siphon detail, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (Pacific).
Giant clam, Tridacna gigas, siphon detail, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
Pink anemone fish, Amphiprion periderion, on magnificent sea anemone, Heteractis magnifica, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines.
Starry night octopus, Octopus luteus, foraging on coral reef at night, Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines, Visayan Sea.
Bigfin reef squid, Sepioteuthis lessoniana, schooling, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
Horseshoe clam, Hippopus hippopus, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
Ornate ghost pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.
French angelfish, Pomacanthus paru, Ilha rata, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, Pernambuco, Brazil (S. Atlantic)
Wire coral goby, Bryaninops yongei, on wire coral, Cirripathes anguina, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).
Scalloped hammerhead shark, Sphyrna lewini, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii (N. Pacific).
Regal angelfish, Pygoplites diacanthus, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).
Nudibranch, Jorunna funebris, feeding on blue sponge, Haliclona sp., Monkey beach, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.
Mandarinfish, Synchiropus splendidus, male, Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines, Visayan Sea.
Thrill seekers experience cage diving with Galapagos sharks, Carcharhinus galapagensis, North shore, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
False clown anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, Dauin, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines.
Reef cuttlefish, Sepia sp., displaying defensive posture, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.
Needle cuttlefish, Sepia aculeata, front view at night, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.
Nudibranch, Chromodoris magnifica, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.
Regal angelfish, Pygoplites diacanthus, Hideaway island, Port Vila, Vanuatu.
Reef octopus, Octopus cyanea, eye and siphon detail, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
Emperor shrimp, Periclimenes imperator, next to gills of spanish dancer, Hexabranchus sanguineus, night, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.
Over under image of coral reef, Acropora spp., and trees at Majikin Island, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).
Broadband cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, in sandy bottom, Gato Island, Cebu, Philippines.
Piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri), a carnivorous fish, caught on a line, southern Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Green sea turtles hatching, Chelonia mydas, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Thousands of scalefin anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, hover over corals and barrel sponge, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.
Pink hydrocoral (lace coral), Stylaster sp., Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).
Pleurobranch sidegill slug, Berthella martensi, mantle detail, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.
Polycerid nudibranch, Nembrotha cristata, external gill detail, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines..
Common lionfish, Pterois volitans, blends in with a variety of soft corals and sponges, Cars, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.
Split image of lush vegetation and free diver observing lettuce coral, Turbinaria reniformis, next to cave entrance, Palau, Micronesia.
Dorid nudibranch, Glossodoris averni, La Laguna, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.
Over under of banca and sandy seafloor, Apo island Marine Reserve, Philippines.
Coral reef, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).
Hermit crab, Coenobita perlatus, Bird I., Mili, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).
Emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).
Over under image of coral reef, Acropora spp., and trees at Majikin Island, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).
Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Oahu, Hawaii (N. Pacific).
Ornamental crab, Schizophrys aspera, Palau, Micronesia.
Decorator spider crab, Cyclocoeloma tuberculata, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines.
Anemone shrimp, Periclimenes brevicarpalis, El Dorado reef, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.
Blackspotted puffer fish, Arothron nigropunctatus, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines, Visayan sea.
Family of false clown anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, seeking refuge in sea anemone, Masaplod, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.
Aggregation of pyramid butterflyfish, Hemitaurichthys polylepis, Siaes drop-off, Palau, Micronesia.
Orange-finned anemonefish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, and Merten's sea anemone, Stichodactyla mertensii, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).
Jellyfish, Mastigias sp., Palau, Micronesia.
Balloonfish, Diodon holocanthus, at night, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.
Nudibranch, Atlantis house reef, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.
Feather star on sea fan, and scalefin anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, Kilima steps, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.
False clown anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, Dauin, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.
Pink anemonefish on sea anemone, Amphiprion periderion, Rongelap, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).
Clark's anemonefish, Amphiprion clarkii, unusual color variant, male, Dauin, Negros, Philippines..
Family of false clown anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, seeking refuge in sea anemone, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.
Spiral coral, Cirrhipathes spiralis, Dungan wall, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.
Bluefin trevally, Caranx melampygus, Ailuk atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific
Swimming crab, Charybdis acutifrons, Gato Island, Cebu, Philippines.
Anemone fish, Amphiprion sp., Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.
Bigfin reef squid, Sepioteuthis lessoniana, schooling, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
Short-tailed pipefish, Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus, Masaplod, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines..
Grey reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Blue corner, Palau.
Anemone hermit crab, Dardanus pedunculatus, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.
Fan coral, Subergorgia sp., and diver silhouette against he sun, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).
Painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus, white phase, Sabang wreck, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.
Dried stingrays for sale at Jagalshi seafood market, Busan, South Korea.
Pair of wire coral gobies, Bryaninops yongei, on wire coral, Cirripathes anguina,Ailuk atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific
Ascidian, Didemnum molle, oscule detail, Dauin, Negros, Philippines.
Pair of mandarinfish, Synchiropus splendidus, mating, Malapascua ,Cebu, Philippines, Visayan Sea.
Thorny oyster, Spondylus varius, resting on coral reef at night, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.
Mantis shrimp, Odontodactylus scyllarus, Dauin, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.
Family of false clown anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, seeking refuge in sea anemone, Masaplod, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.
Map puffer, Arothron mappa, Skin texture detail, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines, Visayan sea.
Yellow boxfish, Ostracion cubicus, juvenile, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.