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Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) on a sponge on the lookout for prey, in front of a school of Redtoothed filefish (Odonus niger) in
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) on a sponge on the lookout for prey, in front of a school of Redtoothed filefish (Odonus niger) in the blue background. Mayotte
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Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) on a sponge on the lookout for prey, in front of a school of yellow-backed fusiliers (Caesio
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) on a sponge on the lookout for prey, in front of a school of yellow-backed fusiliers (Caesio xanthonota) passing in the blue in the background. Mayotte
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Common dolphin hunt sardines in the Indian Ocean - near Port Saint-Johns in South Africa
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Common dolphin hunt sardines in the Indian Ocean - near Port Saint-Johns in South Africa
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Group of Grey Reef Sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) swimming close to the bottom, Tahiti, French Polynesia
© Cyrille Mulard / Biosphoto
© Cyrille Mulard / Biosphoto
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
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Coral ball sheltering a multitude of damselfish on the shore of the S-shaped pass. Mayotte
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BARRACUDA (Sphyraena viridensis). Barracuda school with diver. Tenerife, underwater bottoms of the Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
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.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Axillary seabream (Pagellus acarne). Bream school with diver, Tenerife. Fish of the Canary Islands.
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Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), feeding on a bait ball of sardines, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), feeding on a bait ball of sardines, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), feeding on a bait ball of sardines, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), feeding on a bait ball of sardines, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), feeding on a bait ball of sardines, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), feeding on a bait ball of sardines, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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Brandt's cormorant feeds on small fish from the surface to sea floor, by pursuit diving using its feet for propulsion ; they have been observed
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Brandt's cormorant feeds on small fish from the surface to sea floor, by pursuit diving using its feet for propulsion ; they have been observed foraging at depths of over 36.5 m. It is a marine bird of extraordinary skills. Species : Brandt's cormorant -- Phalacrocorax penicillatus Conservation status (IUCN) : Least concern Location : Los Islotes rockeries, Espiritu Santo archipelago, Sea of Cortez, east coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The area was declared part of a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1995
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An unbelievable large school of sardines, moving as one unit, opens while each individual tries to escape at the maw of grouper and dentex. The tiny
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
An unbelievable large school of sardines, moving as one unit, opens while each individual tries to escape at the maw of grouper and dentex. The tiny sardines found themselves in a situation which limited their chances of survival, since they were locked up between the surface and the shallow bottom, with very few possibilities to escape the predators’ mouths. The large school was so big to darken the natural light coming through the surface in the shallow water and frantically moved apart under the attacks of the groupers and dentex, to reassemble shortly after. The school of fishes continually changed shapes, similarly to the flocks of starlings in the sky. I remained hours in the shallow water, doing my best to take a representative picture, while avoiding to be part of the feast. Species : Sardines, Leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea), Dentex Conservation status : Least concerned Location: Los Islotes rockeries, Espiritu Santo archipelago, Sea of Cortez, Mexico The area was declared part of a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1995
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School of Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari), Bora Bora, French Polynesia
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
School of Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari), Bora Bora, French Polynesia
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Camouflage grouper (Epinephelus polyphekadion) gathered for spawning, Fakarava, French Polynesia
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Camouflage grouper (Epinephelus polyphekadion) gathered for spawning, Fakarava, French Polynesia
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Spawning of Convict Surgeonfish (Acanthurus triostegus), Fakarava French Polynesia. Award-winning image.
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Spawning of Convict Surgeonfish (Acanthurus triostegus), Fakarava French Polynesia. Award-winning image.
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California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California Peninsula, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
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Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California Peninsula,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California Peninsula, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
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Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California Peninsula, Pacific
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California Peninsula, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
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Striped eel catfish (Plotosus lineatus), long exposure, Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Striped eel catfish (Plotosus lineatus), long exposure, Mayotte
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Cape Cormorants (Phalacrocorax capensis; Endangered) swimming amongst school of Southern African Pilchards (Sardinops sagax) with sun in background,
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
Cape Cormorants (Phalacrocorax capensis; Endangered) swimming amongst school of Southern African Pilchards (Sardinops sagax) with sun in background, Port St. Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, Transkei, South Africa, Africa, Indian Ocean
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Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) and Humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus), Tahiti, French polynesia
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) and Humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus), Tahiti, French polynesia
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Loggerhead turtle (caretta caretta) accompanied by pilotfish (Naucrates ductor) swimming near the surface. Vulnerable. Santa Maria Island, Azores,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Loggerhead turtle (caretta caretta) accompanied by pilotfish (Naucrates ductor) swimming near the surface. Vulnerable. Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
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Giant manta (Manta birostris) with a 6 meter wingspan over the Misool reef, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Giant manta (Manta birostris) with a 6 meter wingspan over the Misool reef, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
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School of sweetlips in very very tight formation. The purpose of this training is to intimidate a potential predator who wants to attack these fish.
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
School of sweetlips in very very tight formation. The purpose of this training is to intimidate a potential predator who wants to attack these fish. We notice that there are two species of sweetlips in this big ball of fish. Ribbon diagram (Plectorhinchus polytaenia) and Yellowbanded Sweetlip (Plectorhinchus lineatus, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
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Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, South Male Atoll, Indian Ocean, Maldives
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, South Male Atoll, Indian Ocean, Maldives
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Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus orientalis). A diver hiding behind a school of Oriental sweetlips , Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus orientalis). A diver hiding behind a school of Oriental sweetlips , Mayotte
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School of fish under the surface at dusk, island Procida, La Corricella, Tyrrhenian Sea, Campania Italy
© Pasquale Vassallo / Biosphoto
© Pasquale Vassallo / Biosphoto
School of fish under the surface at dusk, island Procida, La Corricella, Tyrrhenian Sea, Campania Italy
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Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani) in front of a Shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani) in front of a Shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on sardine's bait ball
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
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Striped marlin (Kajikia audax) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Striped marlin (Kajikia audax) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
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California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California, Pacific Ocean, Mexico
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Life is abundant in the Sada pass of the Mayotte lagoon.
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Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) escorted by a school of bonito, Nosy Be, Madagascar
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) escorted by a school of bonito, Nosy Be, Madagascar
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Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming with a school of bonito, Nosy Be, Madagascar
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming with a school of bonito, Nosy Be, Madagascar
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Shoal of Yellowback Fusilier, Caesio teres, Christmas Island, Australia
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Shoal of Yellowback Fusilier, Caesio teres, Christmas Island, Australia
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
School of Scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini), Mayotte
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Spotted Eagle Rays (Aetobatus narinari), Tahiti, French Polynesia
© Cyrille Mulard / Biosphoto
© Cyrille Mulard / Biosphoto
Spotted Eagle Rays (Aetobatus narinari), Tahiti, French Polynesia
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Left side wide view Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari), Tahiti, French Polynesia
© Cyrille Mulard / Biosphoto
© Cyrille Mulard / Biosphoto
Left side wide view Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari), Tahiti, French Polynesia
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Yellowfin Tunas (Thunnus albacares) hunting Atlantic chub mackerels (Scomber colias), Tenerife, Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Yellowfin Tunas (Thunnus albacares) hunting Atlantic chub mackerels (Scomber colias), Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Common dolphin - Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Group feeding on snipe fish (Macroramphosus scolopax). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Common dolphin - Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Group feeding on snipe fish (Macroramphosus scolopax). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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Common dolphin - Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Specimen feeding on snipe fish (Macroramphosus scolopax). Tenerife, Canary
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Common dolphin - Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Specimen feeding on snipe fish (Macroramphosus scolopax). Tenerife, Canary Islands.
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School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed on a long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed on a long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed on a long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed on a long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed ona long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed ona long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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European Perch (Perca fluviatilis) in their aquatic environment, Lac du Jura, France
© Michel Loup / Biosphoto
© Michel Loup / Biosphoto
European Perch (Perca fluviatilis) in their aquatic environment, Lac du Jura, France