Underwater Photo Location: Barcarello

by Ferdinando Meli
A beautiful Mullus surmuletus in the Mediterrnean sea.

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A Gnatophyllum elegans in the Mediterranean sea.

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A Parablennius gattorugine in the night of Mediterranean sea.

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A very nice Mullus surmuletus in the night of Mediterranean sea.

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A nice symphodus tinca in the night of Mediterranean sea.

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A beautiful Oblada melanura in the Mediterranean sea.

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A Gobius geniporus in the Mediterranean sea.

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A very nice Aplisia fasciata in the Mediterranean sea.

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A bivalve Pinna nobilis.

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Aplysia parvula on Posidonia oceanica.

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Chromis chromis.

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A nice crab Dromia personata whit above a sponge for hideaway

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Parablennius gattorugine.

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Chiton olivaceus.

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Luria lurida cipraea.

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A luria lurida shell.

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A very nice Lepadogaster lepadogaster. This fish to live under the rock of the bottom sea.

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Eunicella cavolinii.

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Octopus vulgaris.

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Trachinus areneus. A nice fish underground the bottom sea.

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Aiptasia mutabilis.

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A sunset reflexed in the sea...

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A beautiful sunset in the Mediterranean sea.

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Flabellina affinis.

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Flabellina affinis.

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Sepia officinalis

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Sepia officinalis in the night of Mediterranean sea

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Sepia officinalis

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Octopus vulgaris

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Sepia officinalis

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Octopus vulgaris

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Sepia officinalis.

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SEPIA OFFICINALIS.

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THYSANOZOON BROCHII (Underwater worm)

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Stenopus spinosus.

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Sepia officinalis in the night of the Mediterranean sea.

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Stenopus spinosus.

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A sepia officinalis in the night of the Mediterrnean sea.

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Ephinephelus guaza.

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Stenopus spinosus.

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Octopus macropus.

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Hi! My friend Octopus...

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Hermit crab on seaweed

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Sciaena umbra... the elegance...

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A very elegant and nice Cyerce cristallina.

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Octopus macropus look inside my lens.

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Pagurus anachoretus

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Squids (Loligo vulgaris) in the night of the Mediterranean sea.

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Look my eye...

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A squid in the night...

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A crab (Dromia personata) in the night of the Mediterranea sea

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A squid in the night

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Sepia officinalis

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Spicara maena.

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Sepia officinalis.

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Scyllarus arctus.

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Berthella ocellata.

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A couple of Mullus surmuletus sleep in the bottom of sea.

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Scyllarus arctus

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Berthella ocellata.

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Dromia personata (Crab)

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Octopus vulgaris.

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Scyllarus arctus.

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Fish (Oblada melanura) with swollen belly of eggs.

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Berthella ocellata

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Sabella penicillus (underwater worm).

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Two Apogon imberbis. The male broods the eggs in his mouth (the back) while the fish in front protects him.

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A beautiful male of Coris julis. The female can be seen in the background.

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A male of Coris julis.

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Halocynthia papillosa.

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A school of fish (Mullus surmuletus)

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Zeuso faber.

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Sepia officinalis capture a Symphodus ocellatus.

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Two Chromis chromis sleeping together.

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A Mullus surmuletus rooting on the sea bottom.

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Octopus macropus.

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Zeus faber.

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Stenopus spinosus.

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Zeus faber. This shot shows the compression side of this fish.

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A very nice friend of dive...

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This crab (Dromia personata) detach pieces of sponge and place them on the back for camouflage.

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A cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) catch a fish (Symphodua ocellatus).

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Zeus faber.

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Dromia personata (Crab).

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Octopus whit ascidia (Halocynthia papillosa).

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Sciaena umbra. A fish elegant but very shy and difficult to photograph.

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Protula tubularia (underwater worm).

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Sea urchin (Centrostephanus longispinus).

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Shrimp (Brachycarpus biunguiculatus).

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Camouflage of a crab (Maja squinado).

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Ceiling of a cave with the air bubbles.

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Coupling of small cuttlefishs (Sepiola sp.).

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A chromis escaped from attack by a squid. Visible signs of bites on the gills.

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Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis).

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A fish very elegant (Sciaena umbra).

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Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) capture a fish (Symphodus ocellatus).

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Detailed profile of a Murena helena.

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Bernardo l'eremita (Dardanus arrosor).

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Waiting and analysis position of a cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis).

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My friend... octopusssss!!!

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A cuttlefish hunting in the night...

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Sea urchin (Sphaerechinus granularis).

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Cave's crab (Herbstia condyliata).

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Mullus surmuletus.

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Cardinal fish (Apogon imberbis) of Mediterranean sea? In the mouth we can see the eggs.

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Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) hunting in the night.

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Crab of the caves (Herbstia condyliata).

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Sea urchin (Sphaerechinus granularis).

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Coupling of cave's crabs (Herbstia condyliata). The crab small is female.

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Sea starfish (Ophidiaster ophidianus).

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A cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) capture a fish (Symphodus ocellatus).

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Diplodus vulgaris.

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Sarpa salpa in the night.

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Thachinus draco inside the bottom's sea.

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A fish (Symphodus ocellatus) sleep inside a bryozoan (Myriapora truncata). Night dive.

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Crab of the caves (Herbstia condyliata).

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Coupling of small cuttlefishs (Sepiola sp.).

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A fish inside sand of the bottom sea.

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A little fish (Ariosoma balearicum) buried inside the sand of the bottom's sea.

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A little cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis).

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A very fast squid in the night... (Loligo vulgaris).

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A very curios fish (Zeus faber).

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A very fast squid escape in the night.

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Seaweed of strange colors.

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A very fast squid escape in the night.

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My dear safety dog "Lucky".

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A very small fish (female of Trypterygion tripteronotus).

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Cleaner shrimp. It is often found in communion with the moray.

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Octopus in the night.

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Mimetism of a cuttlefish.

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Drdanus arrosor.

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Cuttlefish.

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Octopus macropus.

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Mullus surmuletus.

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Octopus macropus.

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A single fish in the immensity of the open water...

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Spicara smaris.

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Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis).

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Coupling of a very small cuttlefish. Rear view.

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A beautiful seaweed fish.

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Dardanus arrosor

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Syngnathus sp.

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Spicara smaris.

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A squid in the night.

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Seaweed's fish.

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A very fast squid (Loligo vulgaris).

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Cuttlefish.

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Coupling of two small nudibranchs (Flabellina affinis).

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Nudibranch (Cratena peregrina).

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Cratena peregrina nudibranch.

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Spawning of Flabellina affinis nudibranch.

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Nudibranchs (Cratena peregrina & Flabellina affinis).

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Thalassoma pavo... very fast fish! 1/125 f11

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Coris julis.

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Serranus scriba.

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Coris julis.

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A cuttlefish capture a fish.

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Hunting of cuttlefish.

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Atherina boyeri.

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Flabellina affinis.

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Ammonite ancestor of the squid.

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Flabellina affinis nudibranch.

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Sciaena umbra in the night.

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Crinoid (Antedon mediterranea).

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Murena helena.

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Detail of a starfish (Marthasterias glacialis).

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Internal details of a nudibranch (intentional overexposed).

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Starfish (Ophidiaster ophidianus).

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Starfish (Marthasterias glacialis).

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Particularly of a starfish's tentacle (Marthasterias glacialis)

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Serranus scriba.

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Serranus scriba.

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Ctenophora.

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Flabellina affinis

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Flabellina affinis

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Symphodus roissali

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Parablennius gattorugine

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Individual coral (Leptopsammia pruvoti)

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Shrimp (Gnathophyllum elegans)

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Tripterygion delaisi

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Symphodus roissali swimming in the algae.

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Tripterygion delaisi

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parablennius gattorugine

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Talitrus saltator on Tripterygion tripteronotus

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Shrimp (Gnathophyllum elegans)

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Octopus in HDR vision

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Coral in the Mediterranean sea.

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Cleaner shrimp (Lysmata seticaudata)

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Octopus

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Scorpaena notata.

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Cuttlefish

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Stenopus spinosus

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Soft coral (Cerianthus membranaceus)

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Murena helena

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Octopus macropus

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Octopus vulgaris

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Sky of the sea (Echinaster sepositus)

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Camouflage example

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Shrimp (Stenopus spinosus)

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Octopus camouglage.

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Owl fish (Dactylopterus volitans).

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Parablennius gattorugine.

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Hypselodoris villafranca.

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Trypterigion delaisi.

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Nudibranchs... jewels of the sea!

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Octopus inside a shell

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Curious eyes

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Fish hiding in the sand

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Cuttlefish

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Octopus ... night friend

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A very small Barracuda ...

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Scorpion fish

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Octopus

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Shrimp (Stenopus spinosus)

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Blenny's portrait.

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Shrimp (Female of Gnathophyllum elegans).

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Mediterranean jewel

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Shrimp

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Cuttlefish's camouflage.

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Shrimp's portrait.

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Fireworks (underwater worm)

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Scorpionfish's portrait

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Night camouflage (Diplodus vulgaris). No Photoshop.

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Night ghost

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Transparent shrimp

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Mediterranean moray

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Crab

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Cuttlefish's hunting

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Flowers of the sea.

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Blenny

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Very fast blenny...

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Blenny

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Swimming nudibranch

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Starfish

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Hermit crab

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A fish whit its parasite

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Cuttlefish

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Ghost effect...

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Octopus

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Excellent example of camouflage. Where is the octopus?

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Shrimp

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Night camouflage... ghost effect. No Photoshop.

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Blenny

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Predated crab

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Blenny

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Cuttlefish

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Seaweed fish

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Chromis

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Pattern of Sea urchin

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Shrimp

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Blenny's portrait

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Blenny's portrait

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Slipper lobster

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Blenny

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Blenny's portrait

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Metallic fish...

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Anemon's crab

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Anemon's crab.

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Sea urchin.

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Blenny

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Dark nudibranch

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Rear view...

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Underwater swimming worm

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Starfish

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Underwater swimming worm

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Strafish's tentacle

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Underwater swimming worm

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Jelly reflections

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Swimming worm

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Jellyfish's flight

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Jelly

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Blenny

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Bonnelia viridis

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Curious fish...

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Shell

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Blenny's portrait.

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Gastropod on Posidonia oceanica.

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Sea urchin.

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Underwater worm

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Temerary shrimp (Palaemon serratus)

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Underwater cow (Peltodoris atrmaculata)

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Jellyfish from below (Pelagia noctiluca)

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Ghost shrimp (Periclimenes aegylios)

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Underwater swimming worm (Prosthaceraeus splendidus)

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Ghost in the night "Sepia officinalis"

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Shrimp (Plesionika narval)

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Into the deep

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Double exposure

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In the night

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HDR from surface

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Aplysia

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Double exposure

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Underwater worm (PROSTHECERAEUS SPLENDIDUS)

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Underwater cow

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Mechanical shrimp

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Underwater worm

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Underwater cow

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