Seabed Collection (#29)

Aerial of land rich in iron oxides - the Pilbara seabed rose to form one of Earth's first permanent land masses
JPF-14400 Aerial of land rich in iron oxides Hamersley Range, Pilbara region, Western Australia The Pilbara seabed rose to form one of Earths first permanent land masses about 3.5 billion yeras ago

Aerial: south-western side of Hamersley Range the Pilbara seabed rose to form one of Earth's first permanent land
JPF-13630 Aerial: south-western side of Hamersley Range Pilbara region, Western Australia the Pilbara seabed rose to form one of Earths first permanent land masses about 3.5 billion years ago

Marine Ribbon Worm
DWG-867 MARINE RIBBON WORM Micrura aurantiaca D. W. Greenslade Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Sand flathead (Thysanophyrys arenicola) are masters of disguise, blending in perfectly with the sandy background of
AUS-745 Sand or Broadhead flathead, master of camouflage in its sandy habitat. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia Thysanophrys arenicola Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape

Tasseled Anglerfish, Rhycherus filamentosus, an adult sitting on sandy bottom, Edithburgh, South Australia, Australia
AUS-1514 Tasselled anglerfish, adult sitting on sandy bottom. Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia Rhycherus filamentosus John Lewis / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are

Southern Sole, Aseraggodes haackeanus, a small sole found commonly in south Australia's gulfs but rarely elsewhere
AUS-1509 Southern sole a small sole found commonly in south Australias gulfs but rarely elsewhere. Yorke Peninsula, South Australia Aseraggodes haackeanus John Lewis / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape

Elongated Flounder, Ammotretis elongatus, a flounder found in shallow coastal bays in southern Australia, Edithburgh
AUS-1508 Elongated flounder, found in shallow coastal bays in southern Australia. Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia Ammotretis elongatus John Lewis / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please

Small-toothed Flounder - southern Australia
AU-35-KD Small-toothed Flounder southern Australia Pseudprhombus jenynsii Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Grey Reef Shark - feeding frenzy
VT-5681 Grey Reef Shark - Feeding frenzy Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Epaulette Shark - tropical marine, Western Pacific, New Guinea and northern Australia
PM-10426 Epaulette Shark - tropical marine Western Pacific, New Guinea and northern Australia. Hemiscyllium ocellatum Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Walking Batfish / Toadfish - Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico
PM-10416 Walking Batfish / Toadfish Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico Ogcosephalus nasutus Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Paddletail Snapper KA 44 Shoal, Polynesia Lutjanus gibbus © Kurt Amsler / ARDEA LONDON
KA-44 PADDLETAIL SNAPPER SHOAL Polynesia Lutjanus gibbus Kurt Amsler Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Tiger Shark - full length Bahamas
DSE-136 Tiger SHARK - full length, swimming along sea-bed Bahamas Galeocerdo cuvieri Douglas David Seifert Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Leopard / Zebra Shark Great Barrier Reef, Australia
AU-6-IG Leopard / Zebra Shark Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Stegostoma fasciatum Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Bottlenose Dolphin AU 27/BS Pod with young in contact with adults for protection Tursiops truncatus © Becca
AU-27-BS BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN - pod Young staying in contact with adults as protection from predators Tursiops truncatus Distribution

Atlantic Nurse Shark
AU-12-MS Atlantic Nurse Shark Ginglymostoma cirratum Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Like many other predatory snails, the miter snail (Mitra mitra) hides burried in sand during the day but emerges at
AUS-684 Mitre snail; hides buried in sand in daytime but emerges at night to look for prey. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland

Zebra Scorpionfish - like all scorpion fish it carries venomous dorsal spines. Komodo Island, Indonesia
VT-8798 Zebra Scorpionfish Komodo Island, Indonesia. Dendrochirus zebra like all scorpion fish it carries venomous dorsal spines

Green Turtle - resting in a coral cave on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
VT-8629 Green TURTLE - resting in a coral cave Great Barrier Reef, Australia Chelonia mydas Endangered. Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Hawksbill turtle - swimming across coral reef. hawksbill turtles feed mainly upon sponges but will take fish if it is
VT-8627 Hawksbill TURTLE - swimming across coral reef. Great Barrier Reef Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill turtles feed mainly upon sponges, but will take fish if it is offered

Hawksbill Turtle - Turtles can be inquisitive and swim close to divers. Milne bay, Papua New Guinea. TUR-046
VT-8609 Hawksbill Turtle - Turtles can be inquisitive and swim close to divers. Milne bay, Papua New Guinea Eretmochelys imbricata Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal

Green Turtle - Green turtle about to swim up from coral. The sores on its legs are where barnacles have been living
VT-8607 Green Turtle - Green turtle about to swim up from coral. The sores on its legs are where barnacles have been living. Raine Island, Great Barrier Reef. Australia

Horn shark Heterodontus francisci Oceanopolis Brest Brittany France
MAB-896 Horn shark Brest Brittany France Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Etruscan Amphora in a protected archaeological area on the sea bed in Antalya, Turkey. Mediterranean Sea
KA-488 Etruscan Amphora in a protected archaeological area on the sea bed in Antalya, Turkey. Mediterranean Sea. The amphora will remain on the sea bed

Australian Sealions - Sealions in a playful mood, these delightful animals are seriously endangered due to drowning in
VT-8407 Australian Sealions South Australia Neophoca cineria Sealions in a playful mood, these delightful animals are seriously endangered due to drowning in fishermens nets Endangered and endemic

The Australian Sealion - It is the friendliest and most attractive of all Sealions
VT-8406 The Australian Sealion South Australia. Neophoca cinerea The Australian Sealion - It is the friendliest and most attractive of all Sealions

European Otter - swiming under water Scotland
NG-486 EUROPEAN OTTER - swimming underwater West Coast of Scotland Lutra lutra Nick Gordon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Double-headed / Giant Bump headed / Giant Parrotfish - The largest of their species in the world clumping together in a
VT-8204 Double-headed / Bumphead / Green Humphead / Giant PARROTFISH - school Raine Island, Great Barrier Reef. Australia. Bolbometopon muricatum The largest of their species in the world

Brain Coral - and Staghorn Coral Gilbert Islands
VT-2935 Brain Coral - and Staghorn Coral Gilbert Islands Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Triton Shell - attacking crown-of-thorns Starfish
KA-52 TRITON Snail in shell - attacking Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster Planci) Charonia Tritonis Kurt Amsler Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Southern Stingray
DSE-46 Southern STINGRAY Dasyastis americana Douglas David Seifert Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Common Stingaree (Stingray) Fm: Urolophidae South East Australia
AU-31-KD Common STINGRAY / Stingaree - on seabed South East Australia Urolophus testaceus Fm: Urolophidae Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Smalltooth sawfish / combshark
KF-8332 Smalltooth sawfish / combshark Pristis pectinata Kenneth W Fink Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Tawny Nurse Shark - resting under rock on sea bottom Maldives
KA-209 Tawny Nurse Shark - resting under rock on sea bottom Maldives Nebrius ferrugineus Kurt Amsler Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Northern Elephant Seal - Weaned pup learning to swim. San Benitos Islands, Pacific Ocean, off Baja California
FG-dp-248 Northern Elephant Seal - Weaned Pup learning to swim San Benitos Islands, Pacific Ocean, off Baja California, Mexico Mirounga augusirostris Distribution: Canada

Atlantic spotted dolphin The Grand Bahamas Banks
FG-BR-712 Atlantic Spotted Dolphin - underwater The Grand Bahamas Banks Stenella frontalis Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Bottlenose Dolphin - feeding in crater, digging for sand burrowing fish. Bahamas
AU-25-BS Bottlenose Dolphin - feeding in crater, digging for sand burrowing fish Bahamas Tursiops truncatus Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Grey Reef sharks - live around coral reefs. They have been known to attack humans usually when there has been bait in
VT-8634 Grey Reef sharks - live around coral reefs. They have been known to attack humans usually when there has been bait in the water.This female is swimming through bubbles

Grey Nurse Sharks - School of sharks drifting just above the sandy sea floor
VT-8579 Grey Nurse / Sand Tiger / Ragged-tooth Shark - School of sharks drifting just above the sandy sea floor. This species maintains gas in stomach for neutral buoyancy. Seal Rocks

Tasseled Wobbygong Shark - Only found in the tropics this shark like it's southern cousins is a bottom dweller
VT-8562 Tasseled Wobbygong Shark - Only found in the tropics this shark like it's southern cousins is a bottom dweller relying on camouflage to catch its prey

Spotted Wobbygong - This beautiful shark once hunted for its skin is now targeted for its flesh
VT-8561 Spotted Wobbygong - This beautiful shark once hunted for its skin is now targeted for its flesh and without protection could disappear from the NSW coast NSW

Port Jackson Shark and Wobbygong (Orectolobus ornatus)- These 2 sharks, are normally not very friendly
VT-8560 Port Jackson Shark and Wobbygong (Orectolobus ornatus) - These 2 sharks, are normally not very friendly. Wobbygongs often eat Port Jacksons but here they are not only sharing the same cave

Northern Wobbygong - Found in sub tropical waters. Like other Wobbygong species, it lays about, waiting
VT-8541 Northern Wobbygong - Found in sub tropical waters Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Australia Orectolobus wardi Like other Wobbygong species, it lies about, camouflaged, waiting for prey

Blind Shark - Small species, less than 1 m. Endemic to south easterh Australia. Has very small eye, looks blind
VT-8536 Blind Shark - Small species, less than 1 m New South Wales. Australia Brachaelurus waddi Endemic to south easterh Australia. Has very small eyes, looks blind

Port Jackson / Horned Shark and a Wobbygong Shark (Orectolobus maculatus) - Resting together in a cave Seal Rocks
VT-8518 Port Jackson / Horned Shark and a Wobbygong Shark (Orectolobus maculatus) - Resting together in a cave Seal Rocks, New South Wales

Tiger Shark - Shark swims in Coral sea lagoon. Coral sea. Australia TIG-017
VT-8484 Tiger SHARK - in Coral sea lagoon Coral sea. Australia Galeocerdo cuvieri Distribution: found in temperate and tropical waters

Tawney Nurse / Sleeper Shark - Ground feeding, harmless unless molested Shark Reef, Fiji Islands
VT-8321 Tawney (Tawny) Nurse / Sleeper Shark - Ground feeding, harmless unless molested Shark Reef, Fiji Islands Nebrius ferrugineus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal

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"Exploring the Enchanting Seabed: A Glimpse into its Captivating Creatures" Dive into the mesmerizing world of the seabed, where a Southern stingray gracefully glides over golden sand in the soft dawn light, creating ripples that dance with tranquility. But beware. Amongst this tropical marine wonderland lurks a deadly Cone Shell, a venomous mollusc whose vibrant beauty conceals its perilous nature. In the turquoise waters of Australia's Coral Sea, a majestic Tiger Shark prowls through shallow lagoons, showcasing its powerful presence amidst an intricate coral tapestry. Witnessing this awe-inspiring sight is not for the faint-hearted; however, it pales in comparison to encountering a magnificent Whale Shark near Ningaloo Reef. As it peacefully navigates 24 meters below sea level, schools of Trevally fish follow in harmonious synchrony. The Great Barrier Reef plays host to another remarkable creature—the Loggerhead Turtle—a symbol of resilience and grace as she elegantly swims through vibrant coral gardens. Meanwhile, Puerto Galera's coral reef becomes home to an intriguing Mantis Shrimp on its walkabout adventure—an explosion of colors and patterns that captivate any observer. Venturing further across oceans brings us to Tenerife's Canary Islands, where a Roughtail Stingray rests upon the sandy seafloor like an ancient guardian watching over hidden treasures beneath. And what could be more fascinating than witnessing a Veined Octopus perched atop two halves of an old shell? Its intelligence and adaptability are truly astounding. Delving deeper into Nova Scotia's eelgrass meadows reveals an American Lobster seeking shelter within Zostera Marina—an exquisite display of camouflage against nature's backdrop. Yet when night falls upon distant shores, our Coconut/Veined Octopus emerges from hiding to hunt amidst moonlit sands—its tentacles weaving tales under twinkling stars. As we conclude this visual journey, let Picture No.