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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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Eyestripe surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri) on the sandbank of the islet Maji in front of M'tsamboro, Mayotte

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Eyestripe surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri) in the clear, turquoise waters of Mayotte's lagoon in front of the maji island.

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Eyestripe surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri) couple in the clear, turquoise waters of Mayotte's lagoon.

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Tube anemone (Cerianthidae sp) catch macro plancton, Mayotte

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Striped eel catfish (Plotosus lineatus), long exposure, Mayotte

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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

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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), below the surface, Rurutu, French Polynesia

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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 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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Corals potato in the S-shaped channel during a high low tide, Mayotte

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Great egret (Egretta alba) in the water, mouth of the Rio Dulce, Gulf of Honduras, Livingston, Guatemala.

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Great egret (Egretta alba) in flight, Gulf of Honduras, Livingston, Guatemala.

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Pink whipray (Pateobatis fai) on the surface at sunset in a lagoon, French Polynesia

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

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Deep sea Amphipod (Phronima sp) in its refuge (Siphonophorae sp) photographed at night above abyssal depths. Tahiti, French Polynesia

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Pelagic shrimp on a Mauve stinger jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) photographed at night above the abyssal bottom. Tahiti French Polynesia

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Snaketooth deepsea swallower (Kali macrodon), Tahiti, French Polynesia

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Blue glaucus (Glaucus atlanticus), Pelagic Nudibranch, Tahiti, French Polynesia

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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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Lemon Sharks, Negaprion brevirostris, at Fish Tales near Tiger Beach, Grand Bahama Bank, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean.

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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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Clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) in a sea anemone, Richelieu Rock, Surin Islands, Thailand, Andaman Sea

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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. 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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Lettuce coral in spinning, Raja Ampat, Indonesia

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Coral reef, Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia

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Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) female, Raja Ampat, Indonesia

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

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Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) on black background, Mayotte

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Baobab and small basin filled with water during high tide and sunset. South Mayotte

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Mangrove pneumatophores in the mangrove at low tide at sunset, Mayotte

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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.

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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. Mayotte

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Sunset on the beach of Bambo West next to some mangroves dotted on the beach. 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 Sur, Mexico

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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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Life is abundant in the Sada pass of the Mayotte lagoon.

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Behind the huge caudal fin of a whale shark (Rhincodon typus), Madagascar

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Detail of a cauliflower jellyfish, Bouéni Pass, Mayotte

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Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) escorted by a school of bonito, Nosy Be, Madagascar

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Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) under the surface, Nosy Be, Madagascar

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King Trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) Opening the way to the Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) in Nosy Be, Madagascar