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Incredibly social, the birth of a new one is a special time to get together and say hi (taken under permit)
By Arun Madisetti
posted (3 days ago)
4 votes

Imperial eagle | Statue of Christ
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (4 days ago)
3 votes

Goniobranchus collingwoodi nudibranch_February 2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
2 votes

Hector's goby_December 2024 (CanonEF60,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Susanna Randazzo
posted (4 days ago)
2 votes

Different color sea fans. Taken at a depth of about 40ft on a recent trip to Raja Ampat during Xmas 2024. Taken by a friend using an Olympus OM-D with 2 strobes.
By Fynn Wu
posted (4 days ago)
2 votes

The colors of many Chromodorididae nudis are always striking and these species of Goniobranchus called kuniei is no exception.There are delicate nuances of complementary shades that help make it one of a kind_Jan 2025 (CanonEF60,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Susanna Randazzo
posted (3 days ago)
2 votes

green horse
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (5 days ago)
1 votes

Dear photographer fellow divers, This is my 1000 photo that I am posting here, I hope you all enjoyed all that beauty. A happy new year and may we all continue to enjoy everything that lives underwater and take beautiful pictures of it.
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted 02:38 CST Today (21 hours ago)
0 votes

Pagurus pubescens hermit crab covered in little scyphystoma polyps (polyps which produce medusae)
By Anton Plaksin
posted 05:21 CST Today (18 hours ago)
0 votes

Adult escorts are usually but not always related to the calf. An Aunt, sister, cousin, grandmother, or even its mother. They all look after the new one. (taken under permit)
By Arun Madisetti
posted 15:54 CST Today (8 hours ago)
0 votes
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12968 Entries Found: Page 175  of  481
Smaller subjects typically 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.5cm) shot on macro settings or with macro equipment that are in MID WATER not touching anything (i.e. between 1:1 and 1:3)

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This is the smallest juvenile trunkfish I've encountered ... by Suzan Meldonian
This is the smallest juvenile trunkfish I've encountered so far. No bigger than aa the tip of your pinky finger, and they do not stop moving!
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Juvenile emperor angelfish, Tulamben by Doug Anderson
Juvenile emperor angelfish, Tulamben
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Melting a Needle by Tony Cherbas
Melting a Needle
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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SeaHorse with Back Lighting by Jagwang Koo
SeaHorse with Back Lighting
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Quicksilver by Tony Cherbas
Quicksilver
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30 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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Zeuso faber. by Ferdinando Meli
Zeuso faber.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Fish N' Jelly At Lake Worth Lagoon early one Saturday mo... by Steve Jarocki, Jr.
Fish N' Jelly
At Lake Worth Lagoon early one Saturday morning
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Free-swimming BRO, Lembeh by Michael Gallagher
Free-swimming BRO, Lembeh
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48 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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A school of fish (Mullus surmuletus) by Ferdinando Meli
A school of fish (Mullus surmuletus)
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Natural light :-D by Daniel Strub
Natural light big grin
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Love and Hate..... by Afflitti Gianluca
Love and Hate.....
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Asian Sea Philippines
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this collimorph was found drifting in the surge off bird ... by David Crutchley
this collimorph was found drifting in the surge off bird rock wall in the mamanucas Fiji. It was just a beautiful sight to see the diversity our oceans offer.......
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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A male of Coris julis. by Ferdinando Meli
A male of Coris julis.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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found in Lembeh; D200 by Thomas Lueken
found in Lembeh; D200
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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I begged him to yawn, and he did. Nauticam NA-D7000, 105m... by Alex Tattersall
I begged him to yawn, and he did. Nauticam NA-D7000, 105mm VR macro, F11 1/80
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27 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A beautiful male of Coris julis. The female can be seen i... by Ferdinando Meli
A beautiful male of Coris julis. The female can be seen in the background.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Two Apogon imberbis. The male broods the eggs in his mout... by Ferdinando Meli
Two Apogon imberbis. The male broods the eggs in his mouth (the back) while the fish in front protects him.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
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Lionfish by Rasmus Madsen
Lionfish
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Male Anthias mid-water by Paul Colley
Male Anthias mid-water
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Small Damsel in coral habitat by Paul Colley
Small Damsel in coral habitat
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12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) in a pond :-D by Daniel Strub
Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) in a pond big grin
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Switzerland
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Two-spot goby. Connemara, 60mm. by Mark Thomas
Two-spot goby.
Connemara, 60mm.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Ireland
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"FACE OFF" Came face to face with this juvenile at Mushr... by Izwar Zakri
"FACE OFF"
Came face to face with this juvenile at Mushroom Bay, Nha Trang
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Vietnam
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Unidentified - help with ID appreciated by Stew Smith
Unidentified - help with ID appreciated
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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oriental wrasse by Rory Ferguson
oriental wrasse
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 29, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Fish (Oblada melanura) with swollen belly of eggs. by Ferdinando Meli
Fish (Oblada melanura) with swollen belly of eggs.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 29, 2011
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Seastar / Bodrum by Ezgihan Gürer
Seastar / Bodrum
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 28, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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