Ray Finned Fish Collection (#3)

Thread-tail dartgoby (Ptereleotris hanae) Sharp Island or Kiu Tsui Chau, Kiu Tsui Country Park, Hong Kong, China

School of Perch (Perca fluviatilis) amongst Water lilies (Nuphar lutea) lit by the suns rays, Lake Bourget, Alps, Savoie, France, June

Paddle-flap scorpionfish (Rhinopias eschmeyeri) Puerto Galera, Philippines

Devil scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis diabolus) close up of eye, Pak Lap Tsai, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China

Stellar rockskipper (Entomacrodus stellifer) hiding in a barnacle. Sai Kung East Country Park, Hong Kong, China

Ocean sunfish (Mola mola) off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. July

Atlantic wolfish (Anarhichas lupus) looking out hole, Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada, July

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) portrait, migrating to spawn in river, Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, Canada, October

Three spot damselfish (Dascyllus trimaculatus) with Sea anemone home, Yap, Micronesia

Common anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) with eggs in Magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica) Yap, Micronesia

Striped mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) with mouths wide open as they swim through the water, filtering zoopankton with their gill rakers. Marsa Shouna, Port Ghalib, Marsa Alam, Egypt. Red Sea

Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) sticking its head into the mouth of a Red Sea fusilier (Caesio lunaris) during a cleaning session. Small Crack, Sha ab Mahmud, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea

Coral Rabbitfish (Siganus corallinus) portrait, Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sulu Sea, Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines

Cichlids (Cichlidae) in Lake Malawi, Malawi, November. Photographed for The Freshwater Project

Striped mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) shoal swimming with open mouths, filtering for zooplankton. Marsa Shouna, Port Ghalib, Marsa Alam, Egypt. Red Sea

Bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis) Shark Reef to Jolande, Ras Mohammed National Park, Egypt, Red Sea

Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) using a Spanish Hogfish (Bodianus rufus) as a stalking horse. Spanish Hogfish is eating an arm of a starfish. Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Caribbean

Pearlfish (Carapus acus) in anus of Sea cucumber (Stichopus regalis). These species have a commensal relationship, with the fish living in the gut of the sea cucumber. Catalonia, Spain

Fangtooth moray eel (Enchelycore anatina) with mouth open, Grand Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. East Atlantic Ocean

Illuminated netdevil (Linophryne arborifera), female specimen, from deepsea Atlantic Ocean near Cape Verde at a depth of 1900m

Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) accompanied by pilotfish (Naucrates ductor) as it cruises beneath the surface of the Red Sea in the late afternoon, close to Little Brother Island

Snorkeller with shoal of Piraputanga (Brycon hilarii), Rio Olha d Agua at Cabeceira do Prata, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Great Fen / Raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius), adult female eating an invasive species of fish, Western mosquitofish, (Gambusia affinis), Alessandria, Italy, August

Puffin (Fratercula arctica) standing on Sea thrift (Armeria maritima) with wings out stretched with a beak full of sand eels. Close-up portrait. Fair Island, Shetland Islands, Scotland, July

Portrait of Blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus) resting in Barrel sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) Mabul Island, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. Sulawesi Sea

Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) accompanied by a group of Pilotfish (Naucrates ductor). Rocky Island, Egypt. Red Sea

School of large Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) captive in growing pen. Depsite looking much smaller in the photo, these fish were 1.5m (5ft) long. Malta. Mediterranean Sea

The vertical reef wall at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed, with Scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) and soft corals (Dendronephthya spp.) Yellowsaddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus)

Large male Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) yawning. Ras Mohammed, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea

School of Longnose parrotfish (Hipposcarus harid) swarming over reef. Ras Mohammed Marine Park, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea

RF- School of Blackfin barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) forming circle in open water at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed Marine Park, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea

Black rockfish (Sebastes melanops) in bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana), Browning Pass, Port Hardy, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Klunzingers wrasse (Thalassoma klunzingeri) swimming over the edge of fringing reef where the water depth drops instantly from few feet to hundreds of meters. Ras Mohammed Marine Park, Sinai, Egypt

Male Yellow-headed jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) blows out the clutch of eggs he is incubating in his mouth to oxygenate them. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies

A female (in front) and male Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) over eggs in their spawning river. Adams River, British Columbia, Canada, October

Pair of Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) on their redd in a shallow stream. Female in front of male. Huihil Creek, Adams River, British Colombia, Canada, October

Portrait of Male Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) showing teeth. Adams River, British Columbia, Canada, October

Striped mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) mouth wide open as it swims through the water, filtering zoopankton with its gill rakers. Marsa Shouna, Port Ghalib, Marsa Alam, Egypt. Red Sea

RF - A vibrant Red Sea coral reef scene, with orange female Scalefin anthias fish (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) teeming over Fire coral (Millepora dichotoma)

RF - Close up detail of the eye and skin pattern of a Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus). Socorro Island, Pacific Ocean

Diver swimming with an aggregation of Cod (Gadus morhua) over a kelp forest. These cod were gathered in early spring off the north coast of Iceland to spawn. Thorshofn, Iceland. North Atlantic Ocean

Orange-finned anemonefish (Amphiprion chrysopterus) guarding their recently spawned red eggs on a rock next to the host anemone. Rock Islands, Palau, Micronesia. Tropical west Pacific Ocean

Yellowhead jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) spitting out sand as it digs its burrow. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea

RF - Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Striped marlin (Kajikia audax) feeding on bait balls, Eastern Pacific, Thetis Bank, Baja California, Mexico

DELETE Striped marlin (Kajikia audax) feeding on bait balls, Eastern Pacific, Thetis Bank, Baja California, Mexico

Blue and gold fusilier / Scissor tailed fusilier (Caesio caerulaurea) school swimming through shafts of sunlight, West Papua, Indonesia

RF - School of large Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) captive in a growing pen. Depsite looking much smaller in the photo, these fish were 1.5m (5ft) long. Malta. Mediterranean Sea

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