Protula tubularia: Protula tubularia is a species of polychaete in the family Serpulidae. This species is found in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. I take this photo in Mallorca.

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Meet the Red Triplefin (Tripterygion delaisi) picture taken off the coast of North Ibiza.

Sarpa salpa (salema) rising up from the seafloor. (f/6.3, 1/160, ISO-100, 16mm). - Erik

Cotylorhiza tuberculata yellyfish captured in Cabo de Palos (Mediterranean sea, Spain) with natural sunshine lighting, photo taken with a samsung s21 mobile phone and seafrog housing.

Parablennius rouxi (long-striped blenny) peeping out of a hole. (f/8, 1/100, 50mm, UCL-165). - Erik

The weird face of Flabellina affinis (pink flabellina). (f/16, 1/80, ISO-100, 33mm, UCL-165 & UCL-67 stacked). - Erik

Parablennius pilicornis (variable blenny) peeping out of its hole. (f/8, 1/100, ISO-100, 50mm, UCL-165). - Erik

Fried Egg Jellyfish - Cotylorhiza tuberculata

Common Cuttlefish - Sepia officinalis

Fried Egg Jellyfish - Cotylorhiza tuberculata

Parablennius gattorugine (tompot blenny). (f/8, 1/80, ISO-200, 42mm). - Els

Cratena peregrina (hervia). (f/8, 1/60, ISO-100, 50mm, UCL-165). - Erik

Parablennius gattorugine (tompot blenny). (f/14, 1/160, ISO-100, 50mm). - Erik

Flabellina affinis (pink flabellina) keeping an eye on me. (f/29, 1/160, ISO-100, 27mm, UCL-165). - Erik

Hippocampus guttulatus (long-snouted seahorse) at Torredembarra. (f/8, 1/80, ISO-200, 42mm). - Els

"Little ghost". Cratena peregrina. (f/8, 1/80, ISO-200, 42mm, UCL-165). - Els

Epinephelus marginatus (dusky grouper). (f/8, 1/80, ISO-200, 14mm). - Els

Swimming in a school means watching a lot of fish butts... Diplodus vulgaris (two-banded seabream), Medes islands. (f/5.6, 1/125, ISO-200, 14mm). - Els

Gobius geniporus (slender goby) at the Medes islands. (f/8, 1/100, ISO-100, 50mm). - Erik

"El toro". Is it a performing rockstar ? Is it a bull ? Flabellina affinis in the current. (f/25, 1/160, ISO-100, 22mm, UCL-165). - Erik

Calcinus tubularis (hermit crab) hiding in a small hole at the Medes Islands, Spain. (f/8, 1/100, ISO-100, 50mm, UCL-165). - Erik

Cratena peregrina laying eggs at the Medes islands, Spain. (f/32, 1/160, ISO-100, 30mm, UCL-165 wet lens). - Erik
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Cratena peregrina in Estartit. Inon UCL-165 wet lens. - Els

"Ooooh !" (Flabellina affinis. Estartit, Spain. Inon UFL-165 wet lens) - Erik
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Scorpaena scrofa. I was diving without strobe, but someone used his torch to light the scene. The fish didn't like it and swam away. In a reflex I followed it resulting in this "action"-shot. Years later that "light-guy" became my husband. - Els

A couple of hitchhikers!