Ecosystem Seagrass Meadows, Vis Island, Mediterranean Sea, Croatia

Ecosystem Seagrass Meadows, Vis Island, Mediterranean Sea, Croatia

Ecosystem Seagrass Meadows, Vis Island, Mediterranean Sea, Croatia

Ecosystem Seagrass Meadows, Vis Island, Mediterranean Sea, Croatia

Ecosystem Seagrass Meadows, Vis Island, Mediterranean Sea, Croatia

Colorful chocolate chip starfish lie scattered on the floor of a seagrass meadow in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.

Garden coral, sponges, and other invertebrates grow in a shallow seagrass meadow in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.

A lionfish (Pterois volitans) hunts for prey in a seagrass meadow in the Banda Islands of eastern Indonesia.

Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii) underwater off the west side of Isabela, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

A small, unidentified scorpionfish hides in a shallow seagrass meadow in the Banda Islands of eastern Indonesia.

Seagrass (Syringodium isoetifolium), Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Pacific

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.

Snowflake moray eel, Echidna nebulosa, scavenging in seagrass beds, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines, Visayan sea.

Short-tailed pipefish, Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus, Masaplod, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines..

Lush green seagrass islands on the mudflats of the island of Sylt, Germany, Europe

California, Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) in kelp forest (Macrocystis pyrifera).

Tiger shark swimming above a sandy bottom, Bahamas

Planehead filfish (Stephanolepis hispidus) hunting in a sea meadow (Cymodosea nodosa). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

Pearly razorfish, (Xyrichtys novacula), Ponza island, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

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.

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.

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.

Longtailed stingray, Poor knights Island New Zealand

Sandager wrasse, Poor Knights Island New Zealand

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.

Diadema sea urchin, Poor knights Island New Zealand

Old wifesswimming, Kangaroo Island Australia