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Blue cod Parapercis colias
By Daniel Poloha
posted Thursday, January 9, 2014
23 votes

Girls swimming in the clear waters of Tarawera River Note: A pre-digital photo, Nikon F90, no flash
By Daniel Poloha
posted Tuesday, April 30, 2013
21 votes

Blue cod Parapercis colias yawning
By Daniel Poloha
posted Tuesday, May 20, 2014
20 votes

Dendrodoris gemmacea/denisoni
By Daniel Poloha
posted Wednesday, January 8, 2014
19 votes

Curious hermit crab on a silty bottom
By Daniel Poloha
posted Wednesday, February 27, 2013
18 votes

Pipefish
By Daniel Poloha
posted Sunday, July 28, 2013
17 votes

Friendly octopus close-up
By Daniel Poloha
posted Thursday, January 16, 2014
17 votes

Tunicates on the silty bottom of Mahurangi harbour
By Daniel Poloha
posted Sunday, March 17, 2013
16 votes

A cropped image, visibility was ~0.5m that day after a heavy rain :(
By Daniel Poloha
posted Tuesday, May 7, 2013
16 votes

Another beauty from the 'barren' Browns Bay. 60mm lens used.
By Daniel Poloha
posted Thursday, July 4, 2013
16 votes
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Sea horse well camouflaged on muddy bottom of Mahurangi H... by Daniel Poloha
Sea horse well camouflaged on muddy bottom of Mahurangi Harbour
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Tularia bractea in ambient light only, the strobe sync ca... by Daniel Poloha
Tularia bractea in ambient light only, the strobe sync cable failed me that day.
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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A couple of australasian snapper Pagrus auratus by Daniel Poloha
A couple of australasian snapper Pagrus auratus
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 22, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Blue cod Parapercis colias yawning by Daniel Poloha
Blue cod Parapercis colias yawning
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Big snapper Pagrus auratus turning around by Daniel Poloha
Big snapper Pagrus auratus turning around
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 15, 2014
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Prickly eleven-armed sea star Coscinasterias calamaria on... by Daniel Poloha
Prickly eleven-armed sea star Coscinasterias calamaria on a pillar of Ti Point Wharf near Leigh, New Zealand.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 4, 2014
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Hermit crab Pagurus novaezelandiae by Daniel Poloha
Hermit crab Pagurus novaezelandiae
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Blue cod Parapercis colias by Daniel Poloha
Blue cod Parapercis colias
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 31, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Common shrimp Palaemon affinis by Daniel Poloha
Common shrimp Palaemon affinis
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Shallow water kelp forests around Goat Island near Leigh ... by Daniel Poloha
Shallow water kelp forests around Goat Island near Leigh are a source of unending fascination
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 19, 2014
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Friendly octopus close-up by Daniel Poloha
Friendly octopus close-up
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 16, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Blue cod Parapercis colias by Daniel Poloha
Blue cod Parapercis colias
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 9, 2014
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Dendrodoris gemmacea/denisoni by Daniel Poloha
Dendrodoris gemmacea/denisoni
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Arm of prickly eleven-armed sea star Coscinasterias calam... by Daniel Poloha
Arm of prickly eleven-armed sea star Coscinasterias calamaria
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 6, 2014
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Common shrimp Palaemon affinis by Daniel Poloha
Common shrimp Palaemon affinis
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Eagle ray Myliobatis tenuicaudatus in Goat Island Marine ... by Daniel Poloha
Eagle ray Myliobatis tenuicaudatus in Goat Island Marine Reserve
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 17, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Translucent Shrimp Warrior from Ti Point Wharf by Daniel Poloha
Translucent Shrimp Warrior from Ti Point Wharf
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 6, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Golfball sponges in a murky harbour by Daniel Poloha
Golfball sponges in a murky harbour
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 5, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Old chain lives new life as boat mooring by Daniel Poloha
Old chain lives new life as boat mooring
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 3, 2013
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Lonely coral bush with its inhabitants in murky bay by Daniel Poloha
Lonely coral bush with its inhabitants in murky bay
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 28, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Tonga
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Leatherjacket Parika scaber by Daniel Poloha
Leatherjacket Parika scaber
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 19, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Clown doris (Ceratosoma amoena) by Daniel Poloha
Clown doris (Ceratosoma amoena)
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Shallows of Vava'u, Tonga by Daniel Poloha
Shallows of Vava'u, Tonga
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9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 15, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Tonga
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A nicely coloured leatherjacket. The picture is a crop fr... by Daniel Poloha
A nicely coloured leatherjacket. The picture is a crop from a wide-angle image
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 12, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Young freediver descending by Daniel Poloha
Young freediver descending
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 10, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific Tonga
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Triplefin on guard in front of its cave by Daniel Poloha
Triplefin on guard in front of its cave
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 9, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Playing with the blue sea star by Daniel Poloha
Playing with the blue sea star
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 1, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific Tonga
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