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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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In a moment we’ve been surrounded and dazed by the curiosity of these California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that seemed to have found us as
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
In a moment we’ve been surrounded and dazed by the curiosity of these California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that seemed to have found us as playmates, while they were probably enjoying our blunder. They are used at the contact with the persons, because they are steadily studied and controlled by the researchers of the University of La Paz. Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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In a moment we’ve been surrounded and dazed by the curiosity of these California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that seemed to have found us as
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
In a moment we’ve been surrounded and dazed by the curiosity of these California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that seemed to have found us as playmates, while they were probably enjoying our blunder. They are used at the contact with the persons, because they are steadily studied and controlled by the researchers of the University of La Paz. Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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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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Under the Hole, the door to the mesophotic zone, under an arch in natural light at a depth of 60 metres. Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
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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Reproduction. Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) mating. Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Reproduction. Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) mating. Fish from 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
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
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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Tube anemone (Cerianthidae sp) catch macro plancton, Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Tube anemone (Cerianthidae sp) catch macro plancton, Mayotte
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White spotted octopus (Octopus macropus) above bottom. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
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
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Release of gametes from barrel sponges (Xestospongia testudinaria), Mayotte
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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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Happy fFsh, Bluestriped fangblenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos) sticking her head out of her hole with a joyful smile, Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Happy fFsh, Bluestriped fangblenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos) sticking her head out of her hole with a joyful smile, Mayotte
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Imperial shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on Blue sea cucumber (Actinopyga caerulea), in front of Siladen Island, Bunaken National Park, North
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
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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Corals potato in the S-shaped channel during a high low tide, Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Corals potato in the S-shaped channel during a high low tide, Mayotte
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Pink whipray (Pateobatis fai) on the surface at sunset in a lagoon, French Polynesia
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Pink whipray (Pateobatis fai) on the surface at sunset in a lagoon, French Polynesia
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Snaketooth deepsea swallower (Kali macrodon), Tahiti, French Polynesia
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Snaketooth deepsea swallower (Kali macrodon), Tahiti, French Polynesia
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Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) feeding underwater, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Bahia Magdalena, Baja California, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) feeding underwater, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Bahia Magdalena, Baja California, Mexico
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Sicklefin Lemon Shark, Negaprion acutidens. Aka sharptooth lemon shark or Indo-Pacific Lemon Shark. White Valley, Tahiti, Society Islands, French
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Sicklefin Lemon Shark, Negaprion acutidens. Aka sharptooth lemon shark or Indo-Pacific Lemon Shark. White Valley, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia.
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Great Hammerhead Shark, Sphyrna mokarran. The largest species of hammerhead shark attaining lengths of upto 6m. South Bimini Island, Bahamas,
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Great Hammerhead Shark, Sphyrna mokarran. The largest species of hammerhead shark attaining lengths of upto 6m. South Bimini Island, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
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Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), in Port-Cros National Park, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), in Port-Cros National Park, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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'Octopus Training', At the end of a session of free diving, I noticed a soccer ball, in the distance and on the surface. Intrigued I approached it,
© Pasquale Vassallo / Biosphoto
© Pasquale Vassallo / Biosphoto
'Octopus Training', At the end of a session of free diving, I noticed a soccer ball, in the distance and on the surface. Intrigued I approached it, and then I noticed that below it was an octopus that was being pulled along by the current. I do not know what it was doing under the ball, but I think it is training for the next football World Cup! There was time for me to take a couple of shots before the octopus let go of the ball and dropped back to the seabed.
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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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Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) female, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) female, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
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Long pose of a Skunk clownfish (Amphiprion akallopisos) well protected in its anemone, Mayotte
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Long pose of a Skunk clownfish (Amphiprion akallopisos) well protected in its anemone, Mayotte
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Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming at full speed in the lagoon of Mayotte.
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming at full speed in the lagoon of Mayotte.
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Blue-eyed Translucent gorgonian shrimp (Manipontonia psamathe) in a white coral at a depth of 80 meters. We can also notice that she wears eggs.
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Blue-eyed Translucent gorgonian shrimp (Manipontonia psamathe) in a white coral at a depth of 80 meters. We can also notice that she wears eggs. Mayotte
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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
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Life is abundant in the Sada pass of the Mayotte lagoon.
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Smaragdia viridis, small mollusc associated with seagrass beds (Caulerpa prolifera). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Smaragdia viridis, small mollusc associated with seagrass beds (Caulerpa prolifera). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Red Indian fish, Pataecus fronto. Note big pectoral fins that look like 8 finger hands and help the fish to
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
Red Indian fish, Pataecus fronto. Note big pectoral fins that look like 8 finger hands and help the fish to move and grab among the sponges and corals. It is a relatively rare species and we don't know much about it's biology. But it has been discovered that, like the snakes, it regularly moults. When it grows, or the skin is old, it changes it as if it were a used outfit, in one swoop, getting rid in the meantime of the parasites and the encrusting weeds. Australia. Composite image
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Slate Pencil Urchin (Heterocentrotus mammilatus) on green coral.
© Nicolas-Alain Petit / Biosphoto
© Nicolas-Alain Petit / Biosphoto
Slate Pencil Urchin (Heterocentrotus mammilatus) on green coral. South lagoon. New Caledonia.
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Central american alligator (Crocodylus acutus) under water,
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Central american alligator (Crocodylus acutus) under water, Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba
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Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) eating a discarded condom floating in the sea, Miseno, Campania, Italy. Tyrrhenian Sea
© Pasquale Vassallo / Biosphoto
© Pasquale Vassallo / Biosphoto
Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) eating a discarded condom floating in the sea, Miseno, Campania, Italy. Tyrrhenian Sea
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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
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
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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White-spotted pufferfish, Torquigener albomaculosus. Male with characteristic circular nest in the sand on the foreground. Males never reuse a
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
White-spotted pufferfish, Torquigener albomaculosus. Male with characteristic circular nest in the sand on the foreground. Males never reuse a nest. The spectacular nest with 2 meters in diameter is excavated on the sand to attract the females with the impressive design. Amami Oshima Island. Japan Digital composite. Composite image
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Pumpkin sea star (Astrosarkus sp.) attached to rock wall, 90 meters depth, indian Ocean, Mayotte. Possibly new species.
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Pumpkin sea star (Astrosarkus sp.) attached to rock wall, 90 meters depth, indian Ocean, Mayotte. Possibly new species.
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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
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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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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in a shoal of herrings- Andenes; Norway Highly commanded UPY 2017
© Fabrice Guérin / Biosphoto
© Fabrice Guérin / Biosphoto
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in a shoal of herrings- Andenes; Norway Highly commanded UPY 2017
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Lionfish (Pterois sp) in a sea cave, Indian Ocean, Maharani, La Reunion island
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Lionfish (Pterois sp) in a sea cave, Indian Ocean, Maharani, La Reunion island
© Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas), Indian Ocean, Reunion