Underwater Marine Life

Diverse marine organisms including a Bearded Ghoul, Goniobranchus, octopus, and fish, showcasing vibrant colors and underwater habitats.

A wonderpus octopus crawls across a sand slope.

Bearded Ghoul (Inimicus didactylus), spreading its pectoral fins as a warning, Selayar Island, West coast, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Java Sea, Indian Ocean, Asia

Goniobranchus reticulatus on a rope sponge, Anilao, Philippines.

A wonderpus octopus crawls across a sand slope.

Living whirlpool worm with complex pattern, Persian carpet whirlpool worm (Pseudobiceros bedfordi) . Dive site Sodwana Bay National Park, Maputaland Marine Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus), Red Sea, Egypt, Africa

Green juvenile robust ghost pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus), Bali, Indonesia.

Fried eggs hoplodoris nudibranch (Hoplodoris estrelyado, Bali, Indonesia.

Whirlpool worm with a variety of textures, Persian carpet whirlpool worm (Pseudobiceros bedfordi), on a reef. Dive site Sodwana Bay National Park, Maputaland Marine Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Pepper's cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, Mabini, Luzon, Philippine Sea, Philippines

Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), facial view, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

Neon star snail (Gymnodoris ceylonica), Bali, Tulamben, Indo-Pacific

Seahorse (Hippocampus sp), Papua New Guinea

Longsnout seahorse Hippocampus reidi, uncommon to Caribbean, grows to 2.5 to 4 inches, St. Lucia, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Veined Octopus aka Coconut Shell Octopus in its Coconut shell home Octopus marginatus Lembeh Straits Indonesia

Thorny Seahorse Hippocampus hystrix Lembeh Straits Indonesia

Anemone hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) adult, with sea anemones (Calliactis polypus) attached to shell for camouflage and protection, at night, L...

Veined Octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) adult, with shell held in tentacles, Horseshoe Bay, Nusa Kode, Rinca Island, Komodo N. P. Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, Asia

Oman, Daymaniyat Islands, Risbecia pulchella

Wonderpus octopus, Wunderpus octopus, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Asia

Bearded Fireworm, Hermodice carunculata

Other animals, Marine snails, Snails, Animals, Molluscs, Kune's Chromodoris Seaslug (Chromodoris kunei) adult pair, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Is...

Comber Serranus cabrilla

Bearded fireworm (Hermodice carunculata)

Bonnet snail (Casmaria ponderosa) burrowing in black sand bottom, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia

nudibranch gymnodoris rubropapulosa indonesia: north sulawesi: likupang district, paradise jetty october

Thorny Seahorse (Hippocampus histrix) clinging to branch of a sponge, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Magnificent star snail, Magnificent star snails, Other animals, Marine snails, Snails, Animals, Molluscs, Hikueren Glossodoris Nudibranch (Glossodoris...

Reticulated Sandperch (Parapercis tetracantha), Sabang Beach, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines, Asia

Anemone hermit crab with anemones on its shell Tuamotu

Arcfin Shrimpgoby (Amblyeleotris arcupinna) adult, at burrow entrance, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia, January

Big Bellied Seahorse, Hippocampus Abdominalis, Adult

Spotted Shrimpgoby shares burrow with Alpheid Shrimp Amblyeleotris guttata Solomon Islands

Decorator spider crab, Turberkel spider crab, tubercle spider crabs, Turberkel spider crabs, Other animals, Crabs, Crustaceans, Animals, Corallimorph ...

Randall's guard goby with pistol crab, Amblyeleotris randalli, Indonesia, Wakatobi Dive Resort, Sulawesi, Indian Ocean, Banda Sea, Asia

Spotted Scorpionfish, Scorpaena plumieri

A little dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis), bony fish, shows its white fins. Dive site Sodwana Bay National Park, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

Cuttlefish (Sepia sp)with siphon visible, Papua New Guinea

Textile Cone (Conus textile) snail, highly toxic, Bali, Indonesia

Sea Cockroach (Parribacus antarcticus), Bohol Sea, Philippines, Asia

The Odd Look of a Peacock Flounder

Marbled Shrimp (Saron marmoratus) adult, night dive, Ambon Island, Maluku Islands, Banda Sea, Indonesia

Egg and young of Nursehound Atlantic Ocean

Nudibranch Chromodoris willani Lembeh Straits Indonesia

Nudibranch (Chromodoris sp) 40 feet deep, Papua New Guinea

Portrait of a reef scorpionfish (Scorpaenodes caribbaeus). Curacao, Netherlands Antilles.

Limpet (Diodora aspera) escapes sucking arms of Starfish (Pisaster giganteus) by exuding slippery mantle, Monterey, California, sequence 3 of 3

Anemone Hermit Crab with anemones (Calliactis polypus) on shell for camouflage and protection Date:

Juvenile trunkfish in typical head-down position camouflaged in a gorgonian. Aulostomus maculatus. Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. . . .

Close-up of humphead dragonhead (Scorpaenopsis diabolus) . Dive site House Reef, Mangrove Bay, El Quesir, Red Sea, Egypt, Africa

Tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine), Swanage, Dorset, England, UK, May

Bobtail squid (Euprymna berryi) on black sand, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Two nudibranchs, Risbecia tryoni, interacting together on the sand, Taliabu Island, Sula Islands, Indonesia.

Imperial Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) adult, on Girdled Glossodoris Nudibranch (Glossodoris cincta), Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia, January

Harlequin ghost pipefish Solenostomus paradoxus

Snooted, free-swimming blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena spp.)

Juvenile Spotted seahorse (Hippocampus kuda) on sand bottom, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Two spot octopus Octopus bimaculatus California Pacific Ocean

A juvenile Carpet Sole, Liachirus melanospilus, swims over algae on the seabed, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Thriving coral reef alive with marine life and shoals of fish, Bali.

Giant Hawkfish Cirrhitus rivulatus Gulf of California Mexico

Signal or Twinspot Goby (Signigobius biocellatus) Kavieng Area, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

Sea Slug, Dorid Nudibranch, Pimpled Phyllidiella, Phyllidiella pustulosa, Lembeh, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Asia

Shorthead Sabretooth Blenny (Petroscirtes breviceps) adult, with parasite attached to head, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia, Asia

Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) juvenile, swimming over sandy seabed, Studland Bay, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, September

Helmet Gurnard juvenile form Dactyloptena orientalis Lembeh Straits Indonesia

Indonesia, Lembeh Strait. Mollusk on sea floor.

Sharps shrimp (Rhynocrangonsharpi, Ortmann) Japan sea, Far East, Primorsky Krai, Russian Federation

Pharaoh Cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis), Andaman Sea, Thailand

Hawaii, Closeup of Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera picta) view of front

Nudibranch (Hypselodoris picta webbi). Three individuals together. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

Portrait pipefish, Trachyrhamphus longirostris, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Asia

Sea Slug, Nudibranch, Cabo Cope Puntas del Calnegre Natural Park, Mediterranean Sea, Region de Murcia, Murcia, Spain, Europe

A Flathead Goby, Phyllogobius platycephalops, with parasites on its body, resting on a sponge, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Network pipefish face, Cebu, Philippines.

Mitre snail, Mitre snails, Other animals, Marine snails, Snails, Animals, Molluscs, Orange-spotted Mitre (Mitra mitra) adult, on sand, Padar Island, Komodo N. P. Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, Asia

Giant Antarctic isopod (Glyptonotus antarcticus), Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

The rock shrimp (Leander plumosus) is also known as the long nose shrimp and the Donald Duck shrimp; Bali, Indonesia

Three-lined Blenny (Ecsenius trilineatus) adult, resting beside sea-squirts, Tanjung Tutunuuake, Wetar Island, Barat Daya Islands, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, Asia

Three-lobed T-Bar Nudibranchs pair Date:

Indonesia, Komodo Island area. Nudibranch (Chromodoris coi)

A striped fish, Tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine), camouflages itself on an overgrown rock under water. Dive site Fraskeric, Stoja, Pula, Croatia, Mediterranean Sea

Bearded fireworm, Hermodice carunculata, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean

A small unidentified starfish creeps along the sandy bottom, Musandam, Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Ocean, Asia

Solar-powered Phyllodesmium Nudibranch (Phyllodesmium longicirrum) adult, Batanta Island, Raja Ampat Islands (Four Kings), West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia

Richardson s Waspfish, Richardsonichthys leucogaster, Lembeh, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Asia

Necklace Auger (Terebra quoygaimardi), night dive, Sakokreng dive site, Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Fiji, Colubrine sea snake (Laticauda colubrina) c/u top view over hard coral

Longfinned Goby (Valenciennea longipinnis) Banda Sea, Indonesia

Green-eyed squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana), Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Starry sky whirl worm (Thysanozoon flavotuberculatum), whirl worm. Dive site Abu Fendera, Red Sea, Egypt, Africa

Swift's scallop (Swiftopecten swiftii), Japan Sea, Primorsky Krai, Russian Federation, Far East

Sea Slug crawling on the seabed Sulawesi Indonesia

Flatworm (Planthelminthes) and Sea slug (Chromodoris willani), Indonesia, Wakatobi Dive Resort, Sulawesi, Banda Sea, Indian Ocean, Asia

Specimen of Nudibranch showing off its marvellous design

Black headed sea snake, Hydrophis melanocephalus, Two snakes mating, Kapalai, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Asia, Papua New Guinea. Banded sea snake

Close up of the head of the Austalian Weedy seadragon

Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana), Red Sea, Egypt, Africa

Manado Seahorse (Hippocampus manadensis) adult, on black sand, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Greater Sunda Islands, Indonesia, December

Close-up of a Nudibranch (Phyllidiella pustulosa) underwater

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