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A Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) snuggles into the tentacles of its host anemone in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This beautiful area harbors extraordinary marine biodiversity and is a popular destination for divers and snorkelers.

Spotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari) underwater at Leon Dormido Island off San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

A myriad of hard and soft corals at Vatu-I-Ra Conservation Park on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) chick on the nest at nesting site on New Island, Falklands, South America

A lionfish (Pterois volitans) displays its venomous spines in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the western Pacific harbors an extraordinary array of marine organisms.

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) adult defending chick against a skua on Torgersen Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chicks covered with mud and guano on Cuverville Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Killer whale female calf (Orcinus orca), breaching at sunset off Isla San Jose, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with minutes-old newly hatched chick at Gold Harbor on South Georgia

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with minutes-old newly hatched chick at Gold Harbor on South Georgia

Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) adult surfacing near Puerto Pyramides, Peninsula Valdez, Argentina

A long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis), surfacing off Gorda Banks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Adult California gray whale (Eschrictius robustus), near boat in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, North America

False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) with sunscreen Marine Mammal Research Center, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Leucistic Antarctic Fur Seal pup, Arctocephalus gazella, amongst normally coloured animals, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean. Leucism is a general term for the phenotype resulting from defects in pigment cell differentiation and/or migration from the neural crest to skin, hair or feathers . This results in either the entire surface or patches of the body surface having a lack of cells capable of making pigment.

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings being rescued from damaged nest with floods expected. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (RR)

Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) female fighting bull to protect her pup. Mull of Kintyre near Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK

A small pod of Type B killer whales (Orcinus nanus) just outside Duse Bay in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

A large pod of 25 to 45 Type B killer whales (Orcinus nanus) in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Juvenile Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) flicking sand on its back for sun protection. Ano Nuevo, California, USA

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)

Parrotfish sleeping, Sparisoma sp., head detail, Ponta da Sapata, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, Pernambuco, Brazil (S. Atlantic)

Olive ridley turtle hatchling, Lepidochelys olivacea, Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

Painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus, white phase, Sabang wreck, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

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.

Feather star on sea fan, and scalefin anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, Kilima steps, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Stripe-leg spiny lobster, Panulirus femoristriga, eye and rostrum detail, Short drop-off, Palau, Micronesia.

Pink anemonefish, Amphiprion perideraion, in sea anemone, Great barrier reef marine park, Australia (South Pacific).

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

Starry night octopus, Octopus luteus, foraging on coral reef at night, Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines, Visayan Sea.

Common lionfish, Pterois volitans, blends in with a variety of soft corals and sponges, Cars, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Juvenile striped catfish, Plotosus lineatus, schooling and feeding on sandy bottom, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Thousands of scalefin anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, hover over corals and barrel sponge, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

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

Family of false clown anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, seeking refuge in sea anemone, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Thorny oyster, Spondylus varius, resting on coral reef at night, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Emperor shrimp, Periclimenes imperator, next to gills of spanish dancer, Hexabranchus sanguineus, night, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Family of false clown anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, seeking refuge in sea anemone, Masaplod, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Over under image of coral reef, Acropora spp., and trees at Majikin Island, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Pair of wire coral gobies, Bryaninops yongei, on wire coral, Cirripathes anguina,Ailuk atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Juvenile and adult pink anemonefish in sea anemone, Amphiprion perideraion, Fila Reef, Port Vila, Vanuatu (S. Pacific).

Over under image of coral reef, Acropora spp., and trees at Majikin Island, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Orange-finned anemonefish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, and Merten's sea anemone, Stichodactyla mertensii, 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