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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

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This is small Hermit crab having very pretty colors on it... by Antonio Venturelli
This is small Hermit crab having very pretty colors on its body. It lives between the surface up to 70 meters deep. Its shell is a matter of survival, to protect its soft abdomen. I took this photo in the sea of Goa_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f20,iso200)
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea India
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ANTENNAIRE DES SARGASSES histrio histrio by Didier Pasquini
ANTENNAIRE DES SARGASSES
histrio histrio
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 16, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Reunion
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Porcelain crab and nimo by Min Seok Jeon
Porcelain crab and nimo
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 16, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Philippines
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Painted comber - Serranus scriba by Stefanos Michael
Painted comber - Serranus scriba
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 14, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Reef shark eye by Ned Gleason
Reef shark eye
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7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 13, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mexico
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"Tip-tilt". Taenianotus triacanthus (leaf scorpionfish). ... by E&e Lp
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"Tip-tilt". Taenianotus triacanthus (leaf scorpionfish). (f/7.1, 1/100, ISO-100, 50mm). - Erik
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 12, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Tanzania
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Gymnothorax javanicus by Michael Baukloh
Gymnothorax javanicus
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 11, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Larval Mototi Octopus - Blackwater Diving by Jacek Bugajski
Larval Mototi Octopus - Blackwater Diving
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Two Coleman’s Shrimps with double dotted snoot by Jacek Bugajski
Two Coleman’s Shrimps with double dotted snoot
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Up close to a spotty dotty Seastar by Grace Bailey
Up close to a spotty dotty Seastar
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 9, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Octopus With Marelux soft by Magali Marquez
Octopus With Marelux soft
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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blanket octopus by Regie Casia
blanket octopus
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Seahorse and shrimp by Min Seok Jeon
Seahorse and shrimp
36 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Korea, Republic of
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Galaxy Eye "Sepia latimanus" by Luca Keller
Galaxy Eye "Sepia latimanus"
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 7, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Persian rug ( Bedford's flatworm) . Elegant , beautiful, ... by Antonio Venturelli
Persian rug ( Bedford's flatworm) . Elegant , beautiful, .. a masterpiece of ocean_2023
(Canon100,1/250,f13,iso100)
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 6, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Nudi by Min Seok Jeon
Nudi
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 4, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Philippines
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Playful Bird Squid on a Blackwater Dive by Lindsey Mobley
Playful Bird Squid on a Blackwater Dive
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 2, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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This is a macro detail of an hard coral, taken a few mete... by Antonio Venturelli
This is a macro detail of an hard coral, taken a few meters deep around Havelock Island, in India. As you can see nature creates real works of art, don't you think? Andamans_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso125)
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 1, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Macro shot of banded coral shrimp taken in Bonaire. You ... by Alan Butterworth
Macro shot of banded coral shrimp taken in Bonaire. You can see the blue ovaries.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 30, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Netherlands Antilles
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Small fish have bright colors and flamboyant shape that a... by Antonio Venturelli
Small fish have bright colors and flamboyant shape that attract experienced & novice divers alike. Unless it moves.. it can be difficult to distinguish them from the context around, as seen in this photo! Goa_India_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f20,iso100)
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 29, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea India
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Juvenile Sorsogona prionota (halfspined flathead). (f/8, ... by E&e Lp
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Juvenile Sorsogona prionota (halfspined flathead). (f/8, 1/125, ISO-100, 50mm). - Erik
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 28, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Rocky-shore Hermit Crab - Pagurus anachoretus by Stefanos Michael
Rocky-shore Hermit Crab - Pagurus anachoretus
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date posted posted: Monday, April 24, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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stone by Marc Van Den Broeck
stone
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 24, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Mediterranean Moray - Muraena helena by Stefanos Michael
Mediterranean Moray - Muraena helena
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 23, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Coral blenny-Havelock Is. -Andamans_2023 (Canon100,1/200... by Antonio Venturelli
Coral blenny-Havelock Is. -Andamans_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 23, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Diploastrea heliopora macro: very common here in the Indi... by Antonio Venturelli
Diploastrea heliopora macro: very common here in the Indian Ocean but always fascinating to see especially if you get close and notice its shapes like colored vanilla puddings_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f20,iso125)
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 21, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Golden Leaf Scorpionfish "Taenianotus triacanthus" by Luca Keller
Golden Leaf Scorpionfish "Taenianotus triacanthus"
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 21, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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