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Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), the largest fish in the sea, grows to 50 feet long, found around the world in tropical seas, feeds primarily on tiny
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), the largest fish in the sea, grows to 50 feet long, found around the world in tropical seas, feeds primarily on tiny plankton. Spot pattern is unique to each shark and used by scientists for identification purposes
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Spectacular limestone decorations in a cavern accessible via a cenote scuba dive. Chambers and tunnels comprise an underground river system spidering
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Spectacular limestone decorations in a cavern accessible via a cenote scuba dive. Chambers and tunnels comprise an underground river system spidering across the Yucatan Peninsula, an eerie realm known by the local Maya people as Xilbalba which translates into Place of Fear. Riviera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
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scuba diver (model released) swimming through caverns and tunnels accessed from the surface via a cenote in the jungle. This underground river system
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
scuba diver (model released) swimming through caverns and tunnels accessed from the surface via a cenote in the jungle. This underground river system spiders across the Yucatan Peninsula, an eerie realm known by the local Maya people as Xilbalba which translates into Place of Fear
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Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), playful newborn calf spyhops next to mother
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), playful newborn calf spyhops next to mother
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Scissortail Sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Scissortail Sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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QZ74399-D. Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean. Photo Copyright © Brandon Cole. All rights
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
QZ74399-D. Dash-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean. Photo Copyright © Brandon Cole. All rights reserved worldwide. www.brandoncole.com
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Zebra Shark (Stegostoma fasciatum). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Zebra Shark (Stegostoma fasciatum). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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Spotfin Squirrelfish (Neoniphon sammara). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Spotfin Squirrelfish (Neoniphon sammara). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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Bicolor Angelfish (Centropyge bicolor), four sheltering at base of branching hard coral. Australia, tropical Indo-Pacific oceans
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Bicolor Angelfish (Centropyge bicolor), four sheltering at base of branching hard coral. Australia, tropical Indo-Pacific oceans
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Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) lives in symbiotic association with Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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Redbreasted Wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus), to 35cm. Australia. Distribution: Tropical Indo-West Pacific oceans
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Redbreasted Wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus), to 35cm. Australia. Distribution: Tropical Indo-West Pacific oceans
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Fire Dartfish (Nemateleotris magnifica). Australia, Great Barrier
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Fire Dartfish (Nemateleotris magnifica). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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Bird Wrasse (Gomphosus varius), terminal phase. Australia, tropical Pacific Ocean
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Bird Wrasse (Gomphosus varius), terminal phase. Australia, tropical Pacific Ocean
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Purple Anthias (Pseudanthias tuka), male. Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Purple Anthias (Pseudanthias tuka), male. Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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QZ73794-D. Silverspot Squirrelfish (Sargocentron caudimaculatum). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean. Photo Copyright © Brandon Cole. All
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
QZ73794-D. Silverspot Squirrelfish (Sargocentron caudimaculatum). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean. Photo Copyright © Brandon Cole. All rights reserved worldwide. www.brandoncole.com
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Rust-Spotted Guard Crab (Trapezia rufopunctata). Note it is carrying eggs. A 1î wide commensal crab in Pocillopora branching coral. Australia, Great
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Rust-Spotted Guard Crab (Trapezia rufopunctata). Note it is carrying eggs. A 1î wide commensal crab in Pocillopora branching coral. Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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Giant clam (Tridacna sp.), close-up detail of siphon and mantle. Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean. Photo Copyright © Brandon Cole. All
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Giant clam (Tridacna sp.), close-up detail of siphon and mantle. Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean. Photo Copyright © Brandon Cole. All rights reserved worldwide. www.brandoncole.com
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Snappers (family Lutjanidae) and sweetlips (family Haemulidae) under mast of the SS Yongala, which is covered with sponges, cup corals,
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Snappers (family Lutjanidae) and sweetlips (family Haemulidae) under mast of the SS Yongala, which is covered with sponges, cup corals, and oysters. Yongala is a famous shipwreck dive and artificial reef extraordinaire. Australia, Pacific Ocean
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Sabre Squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum) waiting to be cleaned by Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) at cleaning station under a table coral. Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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Masked Rabbitfish (Siganus puellus). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Masked Rabbitfish (Siganus puellus). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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Slingjaw Wrasse (Epibulus insidiator), terminal phase. Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean. Photo Copyright © Brandon Cole
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Slingjaw Wrasse (Epibulus insidiator), terminal phase. Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean. Photo Copyright © Brandon Cole
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Redbreasted Wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus), to 35cm. Australia. Distribution: Tropical Indo-West Pacific oceans
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Redbreasted Wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus), to 35cm. Australia. Distribution: Tropical Indo-West Pacific oceans
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Reef Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa). Very dangerous, one of the most venomous fish in the world. Fin spines can be fatal. Australia, Great Barrier
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Reef Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa). Very dangerous, one of the most venomous fish in the world. Fin spines can be fatal. Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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Reef Lizardfish (Synodus variegatus). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Reef Lizardfish (Synodus variegatus). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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Sixbar Wrasse (Thalassoma hardwicke). Australia, tropical Indo-Pacific oceans
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Sixbar Wrasse (Thalassoma hardwicke). Australia, tropical Indo-Pacific oceans
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Close-up detail of feeding polyps of soft coral (Siphonogorgia sp.). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Close-up detail of feeding polyps of soft coral (Siphonogorgia sp.). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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Blue Sea Star (Linckia laevigata). Australia, tropical Indo-Pacific oceans
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Blue Sea Star (Linckia laevigata). Australia, tropical Indo-Pacific oceans
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Diagonal-banded Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus). Australia, tropical west-Pacific oceans
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Diagonal-banded Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus). Australia, tropical west-Pacific oceans
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Vermilion Biscuit Sea star (Pentagonaster duebeni), also called the Australian biscuit starfish. Australia, Pacific Ocean
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Vermilion Biscuit Sea star (Pentagonaster duebeni), also called the Australian biscuit starfish. Australia, Pacific Ocean
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Diagonal-banded Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Diagonal-banded Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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Potato Cod (Epinephelus tukula), view from underneath. Australia,
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Potato Cod (Epinephelus tukula), view from underneath. Australia, Pacific Ocean
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Potato Cod (Epinephelus tukula), view from underneath. Australia, Pacific Ocean. Photo Copyright © Brandon Cole. All rights reserved worldwide.
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Potato Cod (Epinephelus tukula), view from underneath. Australia, Pacific Ocean. Photo Copyright © Brandon Cole. All rights reserved worldwide. www.brandoncole.com
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Potato Cod (Epinephelus tukula). Australia, Great Barrier Reef,
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Potato Cod (Epinephelus tukula). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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Diagonal-banded Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus). Australia, Great Barrier
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Diagonal-banded Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Two Olive Sea Snakes (Aipysurus laevis) interacting with each other. A venomous marine reptile. Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Pacific Ocean
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Two Olive Sea Snakes (Aipysurus laevis) interacting with each other. A venomous marine reptile. Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Pacific Ocean
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Two Olive Sea Snakes (Aipysurus laevis) interacting with each other. A venomous marine reptile. Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Pacific Ocean
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Gray Reef Sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos). Australia, Pacific Ocean
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Gray Reef Sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos). Australia, Pacific Ocean
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Bigeye Jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Bigeye Jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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Diagonal-banded Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Diagonal-banded Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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Giant Moray Eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) on the wreckage of the SS Yongala, a famous shipwreck dive and
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Giant Moray Eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) on the wreckage of the SS Yongala, a famous shipwreck dive and artificial reef extraordinaire. Australia, Pacific Ocean
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Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis). Huge (4 feet long) specimen visiting SS Yongala shipwreck to be cleaned now comes in close to camera while scuba
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis). Huge (4 feet long) specimen visiting SS Yongala shipwreck to be cleaned now comes in close to camera while scuba diver (model released) looks on. Australia, Pacific Ocean
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Napoloean Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), Olive Sea Snake (Aipysurus laevis), and Leopard Coral Grouper (Plectropomus leopardus) hunting together on
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Napoloean Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), Olive Sea Snake (Aipysurus laevis), and Leopard Coral Grouper (Plectropomus leopardus) hunting together on the SS Yongala shipwreck, a famous shipwreck dive and artificial reef extraordinaire. Australia, Pacific Ocean
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Marbled Stingray (Taeniura meyeni) and smaller Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai) swimming together overtop SS Yongala shipwreck. The large, dark ray in
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Marbled Stingray (Taeniura meyeni) and smaller Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai) swimming together overtop SS Yongala shipwreck. The large, dark ray in the center underneath the others is a female Marbled ray, and the smaller light-colored rays overtop are the Pink Whiprays. Very interesting social behavior, rarely observed. Australia, Pacific Ocean
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Marbled Stingray (Taeniura meyeni) and smaller Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai) swimming together overtop SS Yongala shipwreck. The large, dark ray in the center underneath the others is a female Marbled ray, and the smaller light-colored rays overtop are the Pink Whiprays. Very interesting social behavior, rarely observed. Australia, Pacific Ocean
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Marbled Stingray (Taeniura meyeni) and smaller Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai) swimming together overtop SS Yongala shipwreck. The large, dark ray in
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Marbled Stingray (Taeniura meyeni) and smaller Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai) swimming together overtop SS Yongala shipwreck. The large, dark ray in the center underneath the others is a female Marbled ray, and the smaller light-colored rays overtop are the Pink Whiprays. Very interesting social behavior, rarely observed. Australia, Pacific Ocean
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Marbled Stingray (Taeniura meyeni) and smaller Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai)
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Marbled Stingray (Taeniura meyeni) and smaller Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai) swimming together overtop SS Yongala shipwreck. The large, dark ray in the center underneath the others is a female Marbled ray, and the smaller light-colored rays overtop are the Pink Whiprays. Very interesting social behavior, rarely observed. Australia, Pacific Ocean
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Marbled Stingray (Taeniura meyeni) buried and in the center of group of smaller Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai), on the bottom at 30 meters deep. Very
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Marbled Stingray (Taeniura meyeni) buried and in the center of group of smaller Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai), on the bottom at 30 meters deep. Very interesting social behavior, rarely observed. Australia, Pacific Ocean
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Reef Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa), bottom center, well camouflaged overgrown with algae. Very dangerous, one of the most venomous fish in the world. Fin spines can be fatal. Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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Potato Cod (Epinephelus tukula) opening mouth wide while scuba diver (model released) watches. Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Pacific Ocean
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Potato Cod (Epinephelus tukula) opening mouth wide while scuba diver (model released) watches. Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Pacific Ocean
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Brown-Marbled Grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean
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© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Brown-Marbled Grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus). Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Ocean