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4 0 Blacktip reef shark

Blacktip reef shark

by Marek Koszorekจังหวัดกระบี่, Thailand

Typically grows to 1.6 meter.

1 0 Reef flat brittle star

Reef flat brittle star

by Senda Kalaدهب, جنوب سيناء, Egypt

3 0 Blue Sea Star

Blue Sea Star

by ajirberTownsville, Queensland, Australia

Deep blue coloration with five arms

0 0 The decorator crab

The decorator crab

by tonichuaJakarta, Indonesia

A crab that is decorates its brown body with sponges, shells, rocks, and other ...

0 2 hard coral

hard coral

by Marta RubioTexeiraالبحر الأحممر, Egypt

Grows in flat plaques and is yellow. Needs ...

2 0 Flat Needlefish

Flat Needlefish

by beaker98Nassau, Westward Villas, Bahamas

Slim, long silvery fish with long jaw.

2 2 sea turtle

sea turtle

by allen.hoofHawaiʻi, USA

sea turtle with damaged carapace stranded on

6 3 Variable neon slug

Variable neon slug

by tonichuaJakarta, Indonesia

Nudibranch with green or sometimes with orange pustules, and with orange ...

0 0 White Scroll Alga

White Scroll Alga

by LivanEscuderoBig Pine Key, Florida, United States

Seen on the hardbottom area near shore

3 0 Spotting

Spotting

by LivanEscuderoLauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, United States

Still looking for a more specific species ID on this (what I believe to be a) ...

0 1 Green zoanthids

Green zoanthids

by allen.hoofHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

zoanthids in shallow tide pool on large uncovered

4 4 Unidentified flatworm

Unidentified flatworm

by ElsaIndonesia

Platyhelminthes or flat worms are the most ...

0 0 Ear seaweed

Ear seaweed

by allen.hoofHonolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

Ear seaweed (limu) growing within mangrove roots

4 3 Nudibranch

Nudibranch

by ChrisPuMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Munching away at the soft coral

5 0 Six-lined Soapfish

Six-lined Soapfish

by AlbertKangCebu, Philippines

Black with 6-9 white to gold stripes. Solitary, under ledges or in recesses of ...

0 0 Bluehead (terminal phase)

Bluehead (terminal phase)

by LivanEscuderoLauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, United States

Seen on shallow flat

1 0 Sailors Choice

Sailors Choice

by LivanEscuderoLauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, United States

Seen on beach dive at flat

4 3 White Encrusting Zoanthid

White Encrusting Zoanthid

by LivanEscuderoLauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, United States

I would say most of this area of flat

1 0 Beaugregory damsel

Beaugregory damsel

by glbnoah109

Very territorial damsel fish which frequently attacked my wife's swim fins

1 0 Reef Urchin

Reef Urchin

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

Photo take at -35 ft on a coral reef under ...

2 0 Black Tip Reef Shark

Black Tip Reef Shark

by AlbertKangKaafu, Maldives

. Most blacktip reef sharks are found over ...

0 2 Midnight Snapper

Midnight Snapper

by LauraMariaIndonesia

Pale blue snapper with deep blue fins and lips, and yellow eye. Can sometimes ...

0 0 Blacktip Reef Shark

Blacktip Reef Shark

by MichelleGerrardEllaidhoo, Maldives

blacktip reef sharks are found over

7 3 Yellow Edged Moray Eel

Yellow Edged Moray Eel

by SeanWeeklyIndonesia

The yellow-edged moray is found along drop-offs in coral or rocky areas of ...

0 0 Cerith Shell

Cerith Shell

by Bernadette SEgypt

Shell of a large sea snail. Long with many whorls and regular knobs. Drab in ...

3 0 Caribbean Sharpnose Puffer

Caribbean Sharpnose Puffer

by marylou.wildlifeBelmopan, Cayo, Belize

These adorable fish were spotted in the Caribbean in a shallow rubble site... ...

28 12 Teddy Bear Crabs

Teddy Bear Crabs

by allen.hoofHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

Two yellow-beige-brown crabs ~ 25 mm across the carapace, covered with short ...

1 4 Feather-Duster Worm

Feather-Duster Worm

by allen.hoofHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

Marine tube worm of indeterminable length with white and purple tentacles 3-4 ...

0 0 Leafy Flat-blade Alga

Leafy Flat-blade Alga

by LivanEscuderoSan Miguel de Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Abundant here in the rocky rubble and patchy small

0 0 Corky Finger Coral

Corky Finger Coral

by LivanEscuderoBig Pine Key, Florida, United States

Although I dint notice multiple "finger" colonies in one spot (most seem to be ...

1 0 Nurse Shark

Nurse Shark

by LivanEscuderoLauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, United States

At the very end of my dive with camera battery almost empty, this beauty comes ...

0 0 Gorilla ogo

Gorilla ogo

by allen.hoofHonolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

Invasive seaweed in shallow tide pool on large uncovered

7 1 Nurse Shark

Nurse Shark

by LivanEscuderoKey Biscayne, Florida, United States

flats of the "dog beach" in Biscayne Bay. ...

1 0 Bullock's Hypselodoris

Bullock's Hypselodoris

by tonichuaJakarta, Indonesia

Hypselodoris bullocki has several pale purple shade variations, from very pale, ...

1 0 Palette Surgeonfish (juvenile)

Palette Surgeonfish (juvenile)

by annmarie.salemUnguja Kusini, Tanzania

Dora from Finding Nemo. Blue with yellow tails and rather

2 4 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

This coral has soft, finger-like projections emanating from a

2 6 Pilar Coral

Pilar Coral

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

Photo take at -40 ft in a Caribbean reef. ...

1 0 Blackspot sergeant

Blackspot sergeant

by lillian.steenblik.hwangHawaiʻi, USA

Hawaiian name is Kūpīpī. Apparently so easy to catch that fishermen didn't even ...

2 2 Flower Soft Coral

Flower Soft Coral

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Waving Hand Coral and Wood's Polyp Coral. They feed on plankton, ...

0 0 Milk Conch

Milk Conch

by Liam OBrienGeorge Town, Cayman Islands

Large shelled snail

9 5 Chocolate Chip Starfish

Chocolate Chip Starfish

by LauraMariaSulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia

Very large starfish, this one was at least 30cm long. Very common on the

1 0 Green Chromis

Green Chromis

by SheaEckertWashington, USA

sheltered areas such as lagoons and reef ...

2 0 Western Reef Heron

Western Reef Heron

by Rob WhelanAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Heron fishing in the morning, taken from kayak on field trip of Emirates ...

1 0 Tropical flounder

Tropical flounder

by PieterHartogPuntarenas, Costa Rica

Flat body, both eyes on one side, size upto ...

1 0 Tomtate gunt

Tomtate gunt

by BrunoMollerAngra dos Reis, RJ, Brazil

•They eat small crustaceans, mollusks, other benthic invertebrates, plankton ...

3 3 Houndfish

Houndfish

by LivanEscuderoMundo Nobo, Curaçao, Netherlands

There are usually a bunch of these all along these beach.

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by LivanEscuderoLauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, United States

I think this is a Lumpy Overgrowing Sponge (Holopsamma helwigi) but that is a ...

0 0 Rockmover Wrasse

Rockmover Wrasse

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

This is also known as Sand Wrasse, Reindeer Wrasse, Dragon Wrasse, Masked ...

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