Underwater Collection (#99)

Shanny common blenny (Lipophrys pholis) male showing breeding colours looking out from a crack in shallow water. Swanage, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. English Channel. North East Atlantic

Snakelocks shrimp (Periclimenes sagittifer) living symbiotiocally inside a snakelocks anemone (Anemonia viridis). Swanage, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. English Channel. North East Atlantic

Pair of Leachs spider crabs (Inachus sp. ) living symbiotiocally
Pair of Leachs spider crabs (Inachus sp.) living symbiotiocally, sheltering beneath the stinging tentacles of a snakelocks anemone (Anemonia viridis). Swanage, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

RF - European lobster (Homarus gammarus) on the Wreck of the Rosalie. North Norfolk, United Kingdom. North Sea. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Healthy Staghorn corals (Acropora sp. ) with various reef fishes
Healthy Staghorn corals (Acropora sp.) with various reef fishes, including Moon wrasses (Thalassoma lunare), and Threespot dascyllus (Dascyllus trimaculatus)

Tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine) illuminated by a snooted flash. Swanage, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. English Channel. North East Atlantic

White-spotted anemone / Strawberry anemone (Utricina lofotensis) growing beneath the kelp forest. Browning Pass, Port Hardy, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Orange garibaldi damselfish (Hypsypops rubicundus) in a giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) forest. Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands. Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swimming over a coral reef, watched by a Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) surrounded by common sea fans (Gorgonia ventalina)

RF - A giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) scatters baitfish (silversides and cardinalfish) as it hunts on a coral reef. Yillet Islands, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Portrait of the face of a Spinyhead blenny (Acanthemblemaria spinosa) looking out from its home in a Starlet coral (Siderastrea siderea) on a coral reef

Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) swims in open waters, close to the surface with sun beams. Elphinstone reef, Marsa Alam, Egypt. Red Sea

Clearfin lionfish (Pterois radiata) mating. The female (left) has just released a raft of eggs, which is visible between her tail and the red face of the male

Hard corals (including Acropora sp. Platygyra sp. and Pocillopora spp.) growing in shallow water and reflected in the surface. Ras Umm Sid, Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea

Split level image of a hard coral garden (Acropora spp. ) in front of a tropical island
Split level image of a hard coral garden (Acropora spp.) in front of a tropical island. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Misool Marine Protected Area. Ceram Sea. Tropical West Pacific Ocean

Emperor shrimp (Zenopontonia rex) female rides on the back of a nudirbranch (Tambja morosa), while picking food from the seabed. Anilao, Batangas marine protected area, Luzon, Philippines

Reef manta (Mobula alfredi) visiting a cleaning station on a coral reef with a school of Onespot snappers (Lutjanus monostigma)

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) resting on sea floor and two juvenile Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus). Marsa El Shouna, Marsa Alam, Egypt

Large Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming over a reef. Wolf Island, Galapagos National Park, Galapagos Islands. East Pacific Ocean

Portrait of a Blackbar soldierfish (Myripristis jacobus) infected with Cymothoid isopod parasites. The large parasite between the eyes is a female, the smaller individuals are males

Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) sheltering in an old clam shell on the sandy seabed. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea

Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) with the USS Kittiwake (US Military submarine rescue vessel) wreck. Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea

View through a cavern in a coral reef, with a Small grouper (Cephalopholis cruentata) in the distance. Snapper Hole, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea

Warty / Clown frogfish (Antennarius maculatus) male portrait, Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines, March

View of steering wheel inside Bedford OYC water tanker 3 ton lorry, from another Bedford OYC truck, deep inside hold of wreck of HMS Thistlegorm

Green surf anemones (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) grow in shallow water below the temperate rain forest. Browning Pass, Port Hardy, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. North East Pacific Ocean

Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) biting divers glove, Lundy Island, Bristol Channel, England, UK, May

Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) close-up underwater amongst kelp, Lundy Island, Bristol Channel, England, UK, May. Did you know? Seals can dive up 70 metres when feeding

Christmas Island, Australia
The Hawkfish lives on coral on the reef at the Morgue dive site on Christmas Island

Spotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari), in mangrove inlet, Elizabeth Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Marbled Stingray (Taeniurops meyeni), Galapagos

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) mother and calf diving down, Faial Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean July

A large female Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) probably heavily pregnant, resting/bottling at the surface in shallow water, head above water, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK

Young female Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) beneath sunburst. Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK

Split level with Table corals (Acropora spp. ) growing close to an island
Split level with Table corals (Acropora spp.) growing close to an island. Pelee Island, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Tropical West Pacific Ocean

Diverse hard coral growth (Pocillopora damicornis, Pocillopora verrucosa and Millepora dichotoma), flourishes beneath the barren desert cliffs in the Red Sea. Ras Katy, Sinai, Egypt

Stingless golden jellyfish (Mastigias sp. ), backlit by the sun
Stingless golden jellyfish (Mastigias sp.), backlit by the sun, in a landlocked marine lake in the middle of an island. Their golden colour comes from endosymbiotic algae

Group of Longfin batfish (Platax teira) beneath the surface, close to an island. Farondi Islands, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Tropical West Pacific Ocean

Tiny snapping shrimp (Synalpheus sp. ) looks out from within sea squirt (Didemnum molle
Tiny snapping shrimp (Synalpheus sp.) looks out from within sea squirt (Didemnum molle) at night on a coral reef. Piaynemo Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Sunbeams play through the roots of red mangrove trees (Rhizophora sp.), encrusted with marine life and home to schoolmaster snappers (Lutjanus apodus)

Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swims over a coral reef, photographed through the branches of a porous sea rod (Pseudoplexaura sp.)

A group of large stingrays (Dasyatis americana) swim over sand in shallow water, in a split level photo taken at dawn. The Sandbar, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. British West Indies. Caribbean Sea

Yellowhead jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) male rises up from its burrow and aerates the eggs he is mouthbrooding. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea

Orange branching sponge (Pilocaulis sp. ) growing in a coral canyon on a reef wall
Orange branching sponge (Pilocaulis sp.) growing in a coral canyon on a reef wall. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea

Slender filefish (Monacanthus tuckeri) hiding in the branches of a porous sea rod (Pseudoplexaura sp.) on a coral reef. Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba. Caribbean Sea

RF - American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) swimming through sunrays, above a bed of seagrass ( Thalassia testudinum). Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba. Caribbean Sea

RF - A threespot damselfish (Stegastes planifrons) aggressively defending its algae garden on a coral reef. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea. Model Released

RF - Silhouette of a large Pelagic silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) beneath a sunburst. Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba. Caribbean Sea

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