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Group of Grey Reef Sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) swimming close to the bottom, Tahiti, French Polynesia

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Coral ball sheltering a multitude of damselfish on the shore of the S-shaped pass. Mayotte

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Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) at blue hour on N'gouja beach, Mayotte

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Trio of Bigfin Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana), night dive, Seraya House Reef dive site, Seraya, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia

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Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) and jellyfishes in floating wastes, Procida Island, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean Sea

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Four-colour nudibranch (Godiva quadricolor) on a plastic bottle in Laguna Torrefumo, Mediterranean sea, Italy

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Harmless tracer ink injected into Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria), to demonstrate flow patterns, Cannibal Rock dive site, Horseshoe Bay, Nusa Kode, south Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

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Pod of Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) swimming over shallow sandy lagoon. Marsa Alam, Egypt. Red Sea

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Spawning Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria), Suanggi Island dive site, Banda Islands, Indonesia, Banda Sea

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Chinese Sea Snake (Laticauda semifasciata) with sun in background, Red Cliff dive site, Manuk Island, Indonesia, Banda Sea

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Chinese Sea Snake (Laticauda semifasciata) swimming around coral, Snake Ridge dive site, Manuk Island, Maluku, Banda Sea, Indonesia

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Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), off Capbreton, Landes, France

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Chain of Salps (Salpa sp) off Oléron Island, Charente-Maritime, France

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Golden grey mullet (Chelon auratus) devouring oocytes released by a large mother-of-pearl (Pinna nobilis), in the Etang de Thau, Hérault, France

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Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) with fully open mouth. Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit

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Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana), Mayotte

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Under the Hole, the door to the mesophotic zone, under an arch in natural light at a depth of 60 metres. Mayotte

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Blue starfish (Coscinasterias tenuispina). Clear example of regeneration, many stars can regenerate any part of their body, even from a single arm can form a complete individual. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Spotted sea hare, (Aplysia dactylomela) a tropical Atlantic species considered alien in Mediterranean Sea where first seen in 2002 and likely self-established due to increasing temperatures. Puolo Bay, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

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White spotted octopus (Octopus macropus) above bottom. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands.

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Release of gametes from barrel sponges (Xestospongia testudinaria), Mayotte

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Gray whale (Eschrichtius robusuts) Gray whale in very shallow water. BCS Mexico.

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Gray whale (Eshcrichtius robustus) Eye of a whale BCS Mexico

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Imperial shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on Blue sea cucumber (Actinopyga caerulea), in front of Siladen Island, Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Tail of Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) is the largest animal ever known to have existed. This may be the pygmy sub-species of blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus. Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean Photo taken under permit

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Crowned Jellyfish (Cephea cephea) drifting in open water, Tahiti, French Polynesia

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Juvenile jack taking refuge in a purple jellyfish (Thysanostoma loriferum). Photographed at night over abyssal depths Tahiti, French Polynesia. Award-winning image.

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Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), in Port-Cros National Park, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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Portrait of a Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta), off Kas, Marine Protected Area of Kas-Kekova, Turkey

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Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, South Male Atoll, Indian Ocean, Maldives

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Polychaete Benthic Bristle Worm (Scoloplos armiger), San Luis Obispo County, California.

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Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) on black background, Mayotte

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Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) under the surface at dusk, Miseno, Napoli, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea

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School of fish under the surface at dusk, island Procida, La Corricella, Tyrrhenian Sea, Campania Italy

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Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming at full speed in the lagoon of Mayotte.

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(Mnemiopsis leidyi), the warty comb jelly or sea walnut. Only in springtime, when the hard winter slowly subsides, are the ice-cold waters suitable for divers who can dive around a iceberg that floats in crystal-clear water, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

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A tiny Benthic Hydromedusa, with a bell size of less than one centimeter, (Ptychogastria polaris), swimming in front of an iceberg, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

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Free diver is swimming over a pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

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Sub-adult sperm whale try to move away a calf to to mate with a female, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

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Pod of sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

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Barrel Jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo), Gulf of Naples, Mediterranean Sea

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Detail of a cauliflower jellyfish, Bouéni Pass, Mayotte

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Smaragdia viridis, small mollusc associated with seagrass beds (Caulerpa prolifera). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.

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Slate Pencil Urchin (Heterocentrotus mammilatus) on green coral. South lagoon. New Caledonia.

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Pelagic Shrimp (Funchalia villosa) drifting on a Pyrosome off the Tahiti Reef at night, French Polynesia

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Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) eating a discarded condom floating in the sea, Miseno, Campania, Italy. Tyrrhenian Sea

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Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Baja California Mexico.

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Dramatic fight between an octopus and a moray eel. The moray makes a knot on itself that runs over the body and frees it from the tantacles of the octopus. Portugal

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Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) juvenile under surface, Fakarava, French Polynesia

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Green turtle (Chelonia mydas), Tahiti, French Polynesia