Biosphoto : Agence Photographique spécialisée dans la Nature et l'Environnement

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Outlet of purified water in a submarine outfall where it is common to see fish feeding, in this case bogues (Boops boops). Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Outlet of purified water in a submarine outfall where it is common to see fish feeding, in this case bogues (Boops boops). Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Cabos, garbage in the sea. Interestingly, some residues become refuge and tiny ecosystems for some species such as seahorses (Hippocampus

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Cabos, garbage in the sea. Interestingly, some residues become refuge and tiny ecosystems for some species such as seahorses (Hippocampus hippocampus), spider crabs (Stenorhynchus lanceolatus), algae and fingerlings.

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Hairy triton (Monoplex parthenopeus). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Hairy triton (Monoplex parthenopeus). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Hairy triton (Monoplex parthenopeus). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Hairy triton (Monoplex parthenopeus). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Necropsy of a Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) carried out by veterinarians from the University Institute of Animal Health of the ULPGC

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Necropsy of a Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) carried out by veterinarians from the University Institute of Animal Health of the ULPGC and Marta Lorente responsible for biology of the Government of the Canary Islands for the western islands. Stranded on the southeast coast of Tenerife, Punta de Abona (07_17_2023). Due to the impossibility of moving the animal, an in situ necropsy was performed on July 19. Found stranded with no apparent injuries, Length 5.40 m, female. Diagnosis: natural death. Canary Islands.

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Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris). Stranded on the south east coast of Tenerife, Punta de Abona (07_17_2023). Photo taken at empty tide,

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Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris). Stranded on the south east coast of Tenerife, Punta de Abona (07_17_2023). Photo taken at empty tide, the second day of its stranding. No apparent injuries, Length 5.40 m, female. Necropsy diagnosis: natural death. Canary Islands.

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Parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense) hunting in a marine meadow (Cymodosea nodosa). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense) hunting in a marine meadow (Cymodosea nodosa). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in seagrass - seagrass, sebadal, seba (Cymodocea nodosa). Of all the sea turtles that exist, it is the only

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Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in seagrass - seagrass, sebadal, seba (Cymodocea nodosa). Of all the sea turtles that exist, it is the only omnivorous species, feeding in its subadult and adult state on marine plants and algae. Underwater bottoms of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in seagrass - seagrass, sebadal, seba (Cymodocea nodosa). Of all the sea turtles that exist, it is the only

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Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in seagrass - seagrass, sebadal, seba (Cymodocea nodosa). Of all the sea turtles that exist, it is the only omnivorous species, feeding in its subadult and adult state on marine plants and algae. Underwater bottoms of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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TAPACULO (Bothus podas). Head detail. A peculiarity of this species is that the male has his eyes further apart from each other than the females.

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TAPACULO (Bothus podas). Head detail. A peculiarity of this species is that the male has his eyes further apart from each other than the females. Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Goldstrieme (Sarpa salpa). Salema shoal. Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Goldstrieme (Sarpa salpa). Salema shoal. Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Goldstrieme (Sarpa salpa). Salema shoal on seaweed bottom, in the first meters below the ocean surface. Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Goldstrieme (Sarpa salpa). Salema shoal on seaweed bottom, in the first meters below the ocean surface. Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Goldstrieme (Sarpa salpa). Salema shoal in a seagrass meadow. Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Goldstrieme (Sarpa salpa). Salema shoal in a seagrass meadow. Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo) feeding, looking for small invertebrates among the algae. This species presents sexual dimorphism, the color

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Ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo) feeding, looking for small invertebrates among the algae. This species presents sexual dimorphism, the color pattern of the male is different from that of the female: this individual is male. Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Pearly razorfish (Xyrichthys novacula) that hunts in phanerogams (Cymodocea nodosa), Tenerife, Canary Islands

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Pearly razorfish (Xyrichthys novacula) that hunts in phanerogams (Cymodocea nodosa), Tenerife, Canary Islands

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Canary fish. BLACK MORAY (Muraena augusti) and TIGER MORAY (Enchelycore anatina) Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Canary fish. BLACK MORAY (Muraena augusti) and TIGER MORAY (Enchelycore anatina) Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Bastard sole (Microchirus azevia). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Bastard sole (Microchirus azevia). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Long-spined sea urchin (Diadema africanum). Dead specimens: massive mortality recorded in 2022 due to disease caused by the pathogenic bacterium

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Long-spined sea urchin (Diadema africanum). Dead specimens: massive mortality recorded in 2022 due to disease caused by the pathogenic bacterium Vibrio algynoliticus (according to scientific sources). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Hermit crab (Pagurus-anachoretus). These crustaceans have in common the use of snail shells to cover their abdomen, which is softer than that of

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Hermit crab (Pagurus-anachoretus). These crustaceans have in common the use of snail shells to cover their abdomen, which is softer than that of other crabs. This type of interspecific relationship that it maintains with the shells of dead mollusks is called thanatochresis.Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus) with garbage on the seabed (plastics and pieces of ropes). In the Canary Islands the females approach the

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Common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus) with garbage on the seabed (plastics and pieces of ropes). In the Canary Islands the females approach the coast (in shallow waters) to reproduce. Generally it is when important concentrations can be observed (between 10 and 100 young). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus). In the Canary Islands the females approach the coast (in shallow waters) to reproduce. Generally it is when

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Common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus). In the Canary Islands the females approach the coast (in shallow waters) to reproduce. Generally it is when important concentrations can be observed (between 10 and 100 young). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus). In the Canary Islands the females approach the coast (in shallow waters) at the end of summer to reproduce.

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Common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus). In the Canary Islands the females approach the coast (in shallow waters) at the end of summer to reproduce. Generally it is when important concentrations can be observed (between 10 and 100 young). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus). In the Canary Islands the females approach the coast (in shallow waters) to reproduce. Generally it is when

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Common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus). In the Canary Islands the females approach the coast (in shallow waters) to reproduce. Generally it is when important concentrations can be observed (between 10 and 100 young). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus). In the Canary Islands the females approach the coast (in shallow waters) to reproduce. Generally it is when

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Common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus). In the Canary Islands the females approach the coast (in shallow waters) to reproduce. Generally it is when important concentrations can be observed (between 10 and 100 young). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Catalufa (Heteropriacanthus cruentatus), underwater funds of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Catalufa (Heteropriacanthus cruentatus), underwater funds of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Spotted shrimp (Gnathophyllum elegans). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Spotted shrimp (Gnathophyllum elegans). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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BARRACUDA (Sphyraena viridensis). Barracuda school with diver. Tenerife, underwater bottoms of the Canary Islands.

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BARRACUDA (Sphyraena viridensis). Barracuda school with diver. Tenerife, underwater bottoms of the Canary Islands.

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Axillary seabream (Pagellus acarne). Bream school with diver, Tenerife. Fish of the Canary Islands.

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Axillary seabream (Pagellus acarne). Bream school with diver, Tenerife. Fish of the Canary Islands.

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Hydroid (Aglaophenia acacia), Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Hydroid (Aglaophenia acacia), Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Cardinalfish (Apogon imberbis). In the image you can see a male with the laying in the mouth. The female deposits her eggs (about 20,000) inside the

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Cardinalfish (Apogon imberbis). In the image you can see a male with the laying in the mouth. The female deposits her eggs (about 20,000) inside the male's mouth, where she incubates them. During this period it does not feed. The breeding period is from May to September. Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus). At night they come to hunt small fish and invertebrates attracted by the light of our spotlights. Maldiva's

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Nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus). At night they come to hunt small fish and invertebrates attracted by the light of our spotlights. Maldiva's Islands.

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Nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus). At night they come to hunt small fish and invertebrates attracted by the light of our spotlights. Maldiva's

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Nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus). At night they come to hunt small fish and invertebrates attracted by the light of our spotlights. Maldiva's Islands.

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Nurse sharks (Nebrius ferrugineus) off the stern of the Blue Force One ship. At night they come to hunt small fish and invertebrates attracted by

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Nurse sharks (Nebrius ferrugineus) off the stern of the Blue Force One ship. At night they come to hunt small fish and invertebrates attracted by the light from the spotlights. Maldiva's Islands.

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Nurse sharks (Nebrius ferrugineus) off the stern of the Blue Force One ship. At night they come to hunt small fish and invertebrates attracted by

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Nurse sharks (Nebrius ferrugineus) off the stern of the Blue Force One ship. At night they come to hunt small fish and invertebrates attracted by the light from the spotlights. Maldiva's Islands.

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Nurse sharks (Nebrius ferrugineus) off the stern of the Blue

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Nurse sharks (Nebrius ferrugineus) off the stern of the Blue Force One ship. At night they come to hunt small fish and invertebrates attracted by the light from the spotlights. Maldiva's Islands.

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Nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus). At night they come to hunt small fish and invertebrates attracted by the light of our spotlights. Maldiva's

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Nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus). At night they come to hunt small fish and invertebrates attracted by the light of our spotlights. Maldiva's Islands.

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Nurse sharks (Nebrius ferrugineus). This species has become very popular among divers visiting the Maldives, as they can be easily found in various

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Nurse sharks (Nebrius ferrugineus). This species has become very popular among divers visiting the Maldives, as they can be easily found in various locations both day and night. Maldives Islands.

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Nurse sharks (Nebrius ferrugineus). This species has become very popular among divers visiting the Maldives, as they can be easily found in various

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Nurse sharks (Nebrius ferrugineus). This species has become very popular among divers visiting the Maldives, as they can be easily found in various locations both day and night. Maldives Islands.

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Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Coral reef. Maldives. Marine ecosystem. Indian Ocean.

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Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Coral reef. Maldives. Marine ecosystem. Indian Ocean.

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Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Coral reef. Maldives. Marine ecosystem. Indian Ocean.

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Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Coral reef. Maldives. Marine ecosystem. Indian Ocean.

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Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus). Maldives Islands, Indian Ocean.

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Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus). Maldives Islands, Indian Ocean.

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Giant Guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis). Male Atoll, Maldives islands.

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Giant Guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis). Male Atoll, Maldives islands.

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Bignose Unicornfish (Naso vlamingii). Maldives Islands, Indian Ocean.

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Bignose Unicornfish (Naso vlamingii). Maldives Islands, Indian Ocean.

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Soldierfish (Myripristis sp). Ari atoll. Maldives Islands, Indian Ocean.

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