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Aeolid Nudibranch - Flabellina affinis with some parasites on it
By Stefanos Michael
posted (6 days ago)
3 votes

Goby Gorgonian dwarf goby (Bryaninops amplus) on a shining sea pen (Pennatula phosphorea) , Alam Batu, Bali (Indonesia)
By Reinhard Arndt
posted (4 days ago)
2 votes

Nudibranchia (Cyerce elegans), Alam Batu, Bali (Indonesia)
By Reinhard Arndt
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes

Super macro with a wet diopter for this specimen of a little coral fish found at ~10 meters deep in the sea of Nha Trang, Vietnam, February 2024. (Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes

A little crab with its great orange hat photographed in the sea of Goa_ November 2023 (Canon100,1/250,f9,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Chromodoris fidelis nudibranch_March 2024 (Canon100,1/200,,f14,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted Yesterday
0 votes

“Beautiful contrast” Canon G7X3, shot taken at famous “Two Step” in Kona Hawaii. Yellow Tangs everywhere you look!
By Steve Dolan
posted 04:47 CST Today (10 hours ago)
0 votes

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Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5 to 30cm) in size (e.g. large fish or diver head) that dominates the frame - any background is incidental and occupies LESS THAN 50% of frame
Rolling stone by Alexander Konson
Rolling stone
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 6, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Jordan
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Saw-blade shrimp D850 w/105 mm lens by John Roach
Saw-blade shrimp
D850 w/105 mm lens
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 3, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Priacanthidae by Michael Baukloh
Priacanthidae
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 2, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Another photo of this small creature that roams the rocky... by Antonio Venturelli
Another photo of this small creature that roams the rocky terrain of Havelock Is. named Bedford's Flatworm , or Persian rug. It’s beauty is not only in how it looks but also in how it moves. Beautiful evolutions!
(Canon100,1/250,f13,i.100)
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 1, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Shaun the Sheep by John Roach
Shaun the Sheep
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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I see you… by Alexander Konson
I see you…
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7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Jordan
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Juvenile Scorpionfish - Scorpaena maderensis by Stefanos Michael
Juvenile Scorpionfish - Scorpaena maderensis
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Antennarius commerson (giant frogfish). (f/8, 1/40, ISO-2... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Antennarius commerson (giant frogfish). (f/8, 1/40, ISO-200, 20mm). - Els
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Mediterranean Moray - Muraena helena by Stefanos Michael
Mediterranean Moray - Muraena helena
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 29, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Mom octopus by Min Seok Jeon
Mom octopus
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 29, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Korea, Republic of
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Scorpionfish - Scorpaena scrofa by Stefanos Michael
Scorpionfish - Scorpaena scrofa
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 27, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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This is a photo of a lizard fish resting on hard coral. T... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a photo of a lizard fish resting on hard coral. Taken at Minilog site during the 2023 Anilao Underwater Shootout.
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date posted posted: Friday, May 26, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Microlife on the Andamans reef.Here we see a beautiful Bl... by Antonio Venturelli
Microlife on the Andamans reef.Here we see a beautiful Blenny close-up . Abundant and highly biodiverse, these species mature early, produce many offspring and they are a vital food source for other marine creatures.
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 26, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Aeoliscus strigatus (razorfish). (f/8, 1/80, ISO-200, 42m... by E&e Lp
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Aeoliscus strigatus (razorfish). (f/8, 1/80, ISO-200, 42mm). - Els
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 26, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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"Good morning! "seems to say this little goby met at the ... by Antonio Venturelli
"Good morning! "seems to say this little goby met at the end of my last dive in the Andamans. I take it as a goodbye and look forward to coming back here very soon_Feb 2023
(Canon100,1/250,f11,iso100)
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 26, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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This Spot-fin Porcupinefish is fully inflated underneath ... by Stefan Grutkowski
This Spot-fin Porcupinefish is fully inflated underneath Blue Heron Bridge in Riviera Beach Florida. Taken on an Olympus tg6 with no lenses. Couldn't have asked for a better pose.
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6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 25, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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This Longsnout Seahorse was found under Blue Heron Bridge... by Stefan Grutkowski
This Longsnout Seahorse was found under Blue Heron Bridge in Riviera Beach Florida. This shot was taken around midnight when I came across this little guy clinging to the reef trying to avoid being swept away in the strong current.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa) by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa)
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Skeleton shrimp by Min Seok Jeon
Skeleton shrimp
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Korea, Republic of
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The blue eyes . Yellow goby in the tunnel by Marchione Giacomo
The blue eyes . Yellow goby in the tunnel
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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This group of snails (Vermetidae or ‘worm snails’) make a... by Kaye Richardson
This group of snails (Vermetidae or ‘worm snails’) make a tubular shell and adhere themselves to the reef. From the safety of their shell they excrete a mucus net.strobe diving from Dumaguete. Later, they reel it back in and enjoy.TG6 natural light
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Blenny by Min Seok Jeon
Blenny
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date posted posted: Monday, May 22, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Korea, Republic of
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Gobiodon Okinawae - Yellow Coral Goby by Jacek Bugajski
Gobiodon Okinawae - Yellow Coral Goby
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 21, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Caretta .. olympus TG-6 … 18m deep by Burcin Yavru
Caretta .. olympus TG-6 … 18m deep
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 21, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Sea horse and snoote in the back by Marchione Giacomo
Sea horse and snoote in the back
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 21, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Peek-a-boo by Grace Bailey
Peek-a-boo
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 20, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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A blenny looks out of its burrow suspiciously. Note the f... by Susanna Randazzo
A blenny looks out of its burrow suspiciously. Note the fleshy branching appendages (named cirri) found above their eyes and nostrils. The biological role of cirri remains unclear but make them very nice!
(Canon60, 1/200,f18,iso200)
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 18, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Italy
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