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11 6 Coral Crab

Coral Crab

by ShaumingLoDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Coral

3 0 Octopus

Octopus

by ShaumingLoSouthern Leyte, Philippines

Very active at night, live in shallow water

4 0 Sandperch

Sandperch

by AlbertKangBatangas, Philippines

Usually found among coral

6 0 File Clam

File Clam

by Richard CottrellMalaysia

A strange clam with tentacles moving around on the seashore of Malaysia

7 1 Mandarin Fish

Mandarin Fish

by ShaumingLoSouthern Leyte, Philippines

The most colorful fish.

2 0 Scorpionfish

Scorpionfish

by SamanthaCravenBiliran, Philippines

~20cm long scorpionfish well hidden in

7 1 Reticulated hinge-beak shrimp

Reticulated hinge-beak shrimp

by ShaumingLoDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Coral reef in holes, among

1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by IkeDimacaliBatangas, Philippines

around 7-8 inches

1 2 Spotting

Spotting

by IrishMagallanesSequihodNegros Oriental, Philippines

Seen in Coral

2 2 Flatworm

Flatworm

by AlbertKangBatangas, Philippines

Whitish and translucent Flatworm

24 5 Yellow Banded Pipefish

Yellow Banded Pipefish

by ShaumingLoSouthern Leyte, Philippines

Rubble patches of

1 0 Gold specs jawfish

Gold specs jawfish

by ElsaIndonesia

The jawfish are elongate fish that live in holes that they dig out in

5 5 Plumed Head Shrimp

Plumed Head Shrimp

by ShaumingLoDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Very unique look shrimp about 2 cm in size .

0 0 Decorator or Spider Crab

Decorator or Spider Crab

by ScottHarteVanuatu

There were three individuals on this piece of

1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by SamanthaCravenCebu, Philippines

Small [3-5cm] shrimp lurking in the Coral ...

4 1 Dragonet

Dragonet

by ShaumingLoMasbate, Masbate, Philippines

Found this beautiful Dragonet during my Tiger Shrimp Hunt, about 3cm in size.

1 0 Sharpnose Puffer

Sharpnose Puffer

by LivanEscuderoWillemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands

Spotted this little fellow while snorkeling over

1 0 Princess Parrot Fish (terminal)

Princess Parrot Fish (terminal)

by LivanEscuderoCuraçao, Netherlands

reefs and other coral areas such as near ...

1 0 Nudibranch

Nudibranch

by ScottHarteVanuatu

Found at 8m on some coral

4 2 Shirin's Phyllidiopsis

Shirin's Phyllidiopsis

by BlogieRobilloDavao Del Norte, Philippines

A large member of the Phyllidiidae family, occurring singly or as a pair on ...

0 0 Nudibranch

Nudibranch

by AlbertKangCebu, Philippines

Medium-sized Nudibranch around, 5 cm in size. Mostly mottled brown in colour ...

1 0 Yellowtail Parrotfish (terminal phase)

Yellowtail Parrotfish (terminal phase)

by LivanEscuderoWillemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands

Trying to hide as I snorkeled over top.

1 0 Speckled Sandperch

Speckled Sandperch

by lori.tasQLD, Australia

Common on sand & rubble. Attains 25cm (10 ...

3 0 Red Cushion Sea Star

Red Cushion Sea Star

by ajuradoTurks and Caicos Islands

Perfectly symmetrical 4-legged cushion star

1 0 Symmetrical Brain Coral

Symmetrical Brain Coral

by LivanEscuderoWillemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands

large coral head growing on sandy

3 0 Frogfish - Juvenile

Frogfish - Juvenile

by AlbertKangBatangas, Philippines

Very small Frogfish grey/brown in colour with goldish eyes, around 1.5cm hiding ...

6 2 Bumpy Mexichromis Nudibranch

Bumpy Mexichromis Nudibranch

by AlbertKangBatangas, Philippines

A nudibranch is a member of Nudibranchia, a group of soft-bodied, marine ...

2 0 Crab

Crab

by AlbertKangBogo, Cebu, Philippines

camouflaged among the coral

6 3 Variable neon slug

Variable neon slug

by tonichuaJakarta, Indonesia

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

0 0 Tuberculated Frogfish

Tuberculated Frogfish

by AlbertKangBatangas, Philippines

This is quite a small Frogfish, probably up to 3 inches in size. The specimen ...

3 0 Checkerboard Wrasse

Checkerboard Wrasse

by AlbertKangCebu, Philippines

Bluish white body with blue bar on each scale, yellow tail; green and mauve or ...

2 0 White-spotted Pufferfish

White-spotted Pufferfish

by AlbertKangRomblon, Philippines

Gray to greenish brown upper body; paler below covered with white spots; white ...

1 0 Blunt-Spined Brittle Star

Blunt-Spined Brittle Star

by LivanEscuderoWillemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands

Found 3 small ones under rock along with a Common Arbacia Urchin and a tiny ...

0 0 Brain Coral assortment

Brain Coral assortment

by LivanEscuderoWillemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands

There is a great slab of concrete rubble ...

3 0 Twinspot Blenny

Twinspot Blenny

by AlbertKangCebu, Philippines

. They tend to live within their territory; small area of

0 0 Bandtail Searobin

Bandtail Searobin

by KarenWeaverAmosCoral Gables, Florida, USA

Mottled and spotted, gray to reddish brown. body and fins may exhibit bars and ...

0 0 Wedge Sea Hare

Wedge Sea Hare

by allen.hoofHawaii, USA

Dark brown gastropod mollusk ~ 14 cm long with a wedge-shaped body ending in a ...

0 0 Simplex Shrimp

Simplex Shrimp

by AlbertKangBatangas, Philippines

A very rare find, found this on a night dive at a dive site well known for ...

0 0 Crocodile fish

Crocodile fish

by ElsaIndonesia

, blending into coral

3 3 Weedy Scorpionfish

Weedy Scorpionfish

by RobertSuntayRomblon, Philippines

The yellow Rhinopias was about 8 inches long and the violet one about 6 inches. ...

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 ...

7 1 Squat Shrimp

Squat Shrimp

by SamanthaCravenBiliran, Philippines

About 15 squat shrimp on some coral

2 0 Anemone

Anemone

by PamelaLimMalaysia

It has tentacles that draw into its receptacle upon the presence of light. It's ...

1 0 Anna Nudibranch

Anna Nudibranch

by BlogieGeneral Santos, South Cotabato, Philippines

A predominantly blue nudibranch that grows up to 2.5cm, streaked with four ...

9 8 Red striped cleaner shrimp

Red striped cleaner shrimp

by ShaumingLoDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Beautiful cleaner shrimp with yellow legs, also tiny yellow strip in bright ...

9 4 Black ray shrimp goby

Black ray shrimp goby

by ShaumingLoKota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

extremely shy goby, very hard to approach, always ready bolt down it's burrow. ...

2 1 Beach Morning Glory

Beach Morning Glory

by AndreaLimCairns, Queensland, Australia

Scrambling vine with butterfly shaped leaves and mauve trumpet shaped flowers ...

5 2 Persian carpet flatworm, Bedford's flatworm

Persian carpet flatworm, Bedford's flatworm

by Eric NooraBatangas, Philippines

About 63 mm long. Night dive at a depth of about 6 m. Batangas, Philippines

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