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 (Protoreaster nodosus) cling to the seafloor of a seagrass meadow in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

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

An unidentified sea snake hunts in a shallow seagrass meadow in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia.

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

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.

Colorful chocolate chip sea stars, Protoreaster nodosus, cover the seafloor in a seagrass meadow in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia.

A well-camouflaged yellow stingray, Urobatis jamaicensis, swims over a shallow seagrass meadow growing within Turneffe Atoll's lagoon in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth

Dugong (Dugong dugon) grazing on seagrass meadow followed by Golden Trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus), Red Sea, Aqaba, Jordan, Asia

Typical coral reef in seagrass meadow with Red Sea fire coral (Millepora dichotomata), splendour anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Red Sea Red Sea clownfish (Amphiprion bicinctus), behind it Favia Lesser Valley Coral (Favia), Red Sea, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan

Spotted reef in the middle of seagrass meadow, Favia stone coral (Platygyra lamellina) in front, Red Sea fire coral (Millepora dichotomata) in the back, Red Sea, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan

Portrait of Sea Cow (Dugong dugon) eating algae on seagrass meadow. Dugong accompanied by school of Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) fish feeding Smooth ribbon seagrass, Red sea, Egypt, Africa

Red Sea Grey Humbug (Dascyllus marginatus) seeks shelter in in Stylophora stony coral (Stylophora subseriata) on seagrass meadow, Red Sea, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan

Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus), Red Sea seagrass meadow, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan

Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus), Red Sea seagrass meadow, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan

Colony of white-spotted diadem Black Longspine Urchin sp (Diadema setosum) on seagrass meadow, Red Sea, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan

Small patch reef in seagrass meadow with predominantly Xenia (Xenia) soft corals, pair of dusky spinefoot (Siganus luridus) escapes, Red Sea, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan

Portrait of Sea turtle grazing on the seaseabed, slow motion. Great Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) eating green algae on seagrass meadow, Red sea, Egypt, Africa

Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) swimming over seagrass meadow, Red Sea, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan

Wide-angle shot of Sea turtle grazing on the seaseabed, slow motion. Great Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) eating green algae on seagrass meadow, Red sea, Egypt, Africa

Crowned Puffer (Canthigaster coronata) swimming over seagrass meadow, Red Sea, Aqaba, Kingdom of Jordan

Couple of Mediterranean Seahorse, Hippocampus ramulosus, Tamariu, Costa Brava, Mediterranean Sea, Spain

Long-snouted Wrasse in Seaweed, Symphodus rostratus, Tamariu, Costa Brava, Mediterranean Sea, Spain

Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) hunting in a marine meadow (Cymodocea nodosa). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

Dugong (Dugong dugon) swimming back to the surface to breathe after feeding on seagrass meadow (Halophila stipulacea), accompanied by a young Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus). Marsa Alam, Egypt. Red Sea

Dugong (Dugong dugon) swimming back to the surface to breathe after feeding on seagrass meadow (Halophila stipulacea), accompanied by a young Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus). Marsa Alam, Egypt. Red Sea

Dugong (Dugong dugon) feeding on a seagrass meadow (Halophila stipulacea), accompanied by a young Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus). Marsa Alam, Egypt. Red Sea

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