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.

Small red spotted ghost goby (Pleurosicya muscarum) on hard coral, Indonesia.

Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) (Mycteroperca marginatus) . Dive site El Cabron Marine Reserve, Arinaga, Gran Canaria, Spain, Atlantic Ocean, Europe

The Southern Blue-Ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) is the most venomous of all octopus and has a life span of about 1 1/2 years, seen here in t...

The Snowflake moray eel (Echidna nebulosa) reaches 30 inches in length and is seen free swimming during the day more than other morays; Hawaii, United...

Yellowfoot Shrimpgoby (Vanderhorstia phaeosticta) adult, resting on black sand, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia, January

A camouflaged fish with brown patterns, Tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine), on a reef under water. Dive site Muzil, Stoja, Pula, Croatia, Mediterranean Sea

Nudibranch Diaphorodoris papillata Stintino Sardinia

Striped Firebristle Worm, Striped Firebristle Worms, Striped Firebristle Worms, Polychaetae, Animals, Other Animals, Worms, Lined Fireworm (Pherecardia striata) adult, on coral, Lembeh Island, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Asia

Coconut octopus in the Philippines.

Goldentail Moray Eel (Gymnothorax miliaris) Stetson Bank FGBNMS Texas

Mimic Octopus. Date:

Indonesia, Nudibranch (Ceylon gymnodoris) on Rocky Bottom

Scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae), Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, Pacific Ocean, Queensland, Australia, Oceania

Detail of bearded fireworm, Hermodice carunculata, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean

Weedy seadragon (Phylloperyx taeniolatus) head portrait, Australia

Wavy warty snail (Phyllidia undula)

Cowrie crawling at night Tuamotu

Red scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa) lies with perfect camouflage well camouflaged on rocks rocky ground lurking for prey, Atlantic Ocean, Macaronesian Archipelago, Eastern Atlantic, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Yellowline Arrow Crab, Stenorhynchus seticornis.

Caribbean Reef Octopus, Octopus briareus, hunting at night.

Laing Island flatworm (Pseudoceros laingensis) adult, Batu Lima, Dampier Straits, Raja Ampat Islands (Four Kings), West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia, Asia

Black-breasted pipefish (Corythoichthys nigripectus), Makadi Bay, Red Sea, Hurghada, Egypt, Africa

nudibranch nembrotha milleri indonesia: north sulawesi: sempini (near pulisan) october

Pair of Groove-tooth cowry (Cypraea sulcidentata), an endemic cowry found only in Hawaii; Hawaii, United States of America

A Chromodoris nudibranch crawls across a coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

Colourful yellow-black whirlpool worm (Pseudoceros) with yellow edges and purple patterns moves across the seabed. Dive site Sodwana Bay National Park, Maputaland Marine Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

The Yellowbanded pipefish (Doryhamphus pessuliferus) has also been know as yellow ringed pipefish, Dunckerocampus pessuliferus, many-Banded pipefish, ...

A European spiny crayfish (Palinurus elephas) on the seabed, dive site Giens Peninsula, Mediterranean Sea, Porquerolles, Provence, Côte d'Azur, France

Banded Jawfish (Opistognathus macrognathus) male incubating and aerating clutch of eggs, West Palm Beach, Florida

Convex Reef Crab Manado Indonesia

Banded Sea Krait Snake deadly poisonous Lembeh Straits Indonesia

Close-up view of a common octopus (octopus cyanea), Fathers reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.

Indonesia, West Papua, Raja Ampat. Close-up of mating picturesque dragonet fish.

An Aeolid Nudibranch (Phyllodesmium crypticum) Lembeh Strait Indonesia.

USA, Hawaii, Endemic Hawaiian lionfish or green lionfish or Barbers' lionfish

Lined Chiton (Tonicella lineata), Tatoosh Isl., WA

Seahorse (Hippocampus sp) on coral, North America

Venomous banded yellowlip sea snake (Laticauda colubrina), also known as a Sea Krait: Philippines

Short-tailed Pipefish (Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus) on the sea grass, Red Sea, Dahab, Egypt, Africa

Mediterranean boxer shrimp, Stenopus spinosus, Mitigliano cave, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

Thorny Oyster, Spondulus varians, Philippines

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Larva of caddisfly (Trichoptera), dive site Zollbruecke, Rheinau, Rhine, High Rhine, Switzerland, Germany, Europe

Zebra moray (Gymnomuraena zebra), Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

Camel shrimp (Rhynchocinetes durbanensis)

Camel shrimp (Rhynchocinetes durbanensis)

Goby with transluent body is almost impossible to see Coryphopterus sp Bonaire Netherlands Antilles

Nudibranch. Batu Sandar diving site. Lembeh Strait. Indonesia.

Portrait of Large Red Hermit Crab (Dardanus calidus) . Dive site El Cabron Marine Reserve, Arinaga, Gran Canaria, Spain, Atlantic Ocean, Europe

Two banded butterflyfish in front of a giant barrel sponge. Chaetodon chaetodon striatus. Curacao, Netherlands Antilles

Coral shrimp, Tozeuma armatum, Komodo National Park, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Asia

Purpleback Squid, Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis

Paper NAUTILUS / ARGONAUT - swimming 21 meters down. Qatar, Arabian Gulf. uncommon. Fam: Argonatua.

Portrait of Painted Goby Brittany France

Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), Philippines. Some believe that this octopus intentionally mimics the appearance of other animals as a form of ca...

Pfeffers Flammensepie, Metasepia pfefferi, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia, Asia

Red cloud snail (Myurella nebulosa) adult, on black sand at night, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Greater Sunda Islands, Indonesia, Asia

Pilsbry's Headshield Slug, Pilsbry's Headshield Slugs, Other Animals, Marine Slugs, Snails, Animals, Molluscs, Pilsbry's Headshield Slug (Philinopsis ...

Indonesia, Komodo, Peacock mantis shrimp

File clam (Limaria fragilis), the extended fringe of tentacles are distasteful to most predators. Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. 06/06/2004

Adult u-mark sandperch (Parapercis snyderi), with elongated dorsal fin, resting on black sand, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia, Asia

Nudibranche Armina sp.

Isopod (Idotea linearis) adult, amongst eelgrass on sandy seabed, Studland Bay, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, September

Coconut octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) (Octopus marginatus), coconut octopus, Other animals, Cephalopods, Animals, Molluscs, Veined Octopus adult, sheltering in shell, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia, Asia

Spotted Turtles hatching (Clemmys guttata), E. USA, note white egg tooth used to cut open shell so they can emerge

USA, Alaska. Low side view of a purple sea star on a rocky beach at low tide.

Adult whiteface waspfish (Richardsonichthys leucogaster) resting on black sand at night, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Greater Sunda Islands, Indonesia, Asia

Underwater view of a brown slipper lobster (Parribacus antarcticus); Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

Larval shrimp, Anilao, Philippines.

Common dragonet (Callionymus lyra), Striped lyrefish, Lyrefish, Animals, Other animals, Fishes, Common dragonet Male and female begin 'nuptial swim'

Mimic Octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. Spectacular, long armed, bottom dweller. Lives in sand or mud flats. Known to 'mimic' other forms of marinelife as it cruises through its habitat.

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