Mediterranean moray_Casteldaccia_Sicily-2021
(Canon60,1/125,f7.1,iso200)

Big Island, HI

A large chunk of coral life is tiny, lesser known, easily hidden creatures. These include both sessile (fixed in one place) and mobile reef invertebrates, as well as the itty bitty reef fish like this in the photo_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso125)

Fistularia commersonii (cornetfish). (f/5.6, 1/160, ISO-250, 50mm). - Erik

Duet - Micro Nudi dancing with Skeleton Shrimp

Riding on jelly

Leaf Fish

Stare long enough on a portion of the coral reef, and you are guaranteed to catch some movement, a tiny fish like these blennies & gobies abundant on these barriers_Havelock island_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f18,iso125)

These worms live inside corals where they hide from predators. Their bodies stay hidden except their colorful crowns which are feather-like appendages that resemble fir trees , giving Christmas tree their name.
(Canon60,1/200,f/13,iso100)

The weird face of Naso unicornis (short-nose unicornfish). (f/8, 1/80, ISO-200, 42mm). - Els

A squat shrimp often called sexy shrimp because of its provocative dance. Their quirky abdominal movements, often in sync with one another, are amusing to observe and can captivate divers for long underwater time!
(Canon100,1/250,f16,iso125)
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Seahorse in a blaze of lights
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Donald Duck Shrimp

Blanket Octopus durning Blackwater Diving
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✨Sailing the abyss, just beneath the surface, glides nature's marvel - the Paper Nautilus🐚 Wrapped in tender shyness, it conceals its beauty, like a pearl hidden within a shell. May this mystery stir the hearts of explorers and let a dash of poetry

Big eyes close up of a little shrimp photographed at Aquarium dive site, in Havelock island, Andamans_India_2023.
(Canon60,1/200,f14,iso100)

A still goby looking at me with curiosity. The gobies usually stay within their territory in the rock but will go out and explore occasionally as in this photo taken at the Aquarium dive site _Havelock island_India_2023
(Canon 100,1/250,f14,iso125)

Big Island, Hi

Dendrodoris denisoni

Paracirrhites forsteri (black-sided hawkfish). (f/6.3, 1/80, ISO-100, 50mm). - Erik

Mouth brooding cardinal fish

Weboctopus and eggs

Big Island, Hawaii

Goby fish posing for me
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Lysiosquillina maculata (Banded mantis shrimp). Very rare encounter in Hurghada. (f/8, 1/125, ISO-100, 50mm). - Erik

Sunday stroll. Antennarius maculatus (warty frogfish). (f/6.3, 1/100, ISO-100, 50mm, only natural light). - Erik

Diving in Havelock Island, Andamans_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso125)