Life in Sand and Mud (168 images)

• 1036880.jpg Dashdot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus)

• 1036894.jpg Leopard or Peacock Flounder (Bothus...

• 1036896.jpg Leopard or Peacock Flounder (Bothus...

• 1036920.jpg Leopard or Peacock Flounder (Bothus...

• 1036928.jpg Flagtail shrimp goby (Amblyeleotris yanoi) and...

• 1036929.jpg Flagtail shrimp goby (Amblyeleotris yanoi) and...

• 1032077.jpg Dusky garden eels (Heteroconger enigmaticus)...

• 1036969.jpg Dusky garden eels (Heteroconger enigmaticus)...

• 1037018.jpg Dusky garden eels (Heteroconger enigmaticus)...

• 1037039.jpg Yellowtail Coris (Coris gaimard).

• 1037043.jpg Dashdot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus)

• 1037105.jpg Flower Urchin (Toxopneustes pileolus)

• 1037107.jpg Prickly Sea Cucumber (Bohadschia graeffei) feeding

• 1037109.jpg Giant mantis (Lysiosquilla sp) shrimp out of...

• 1037110.jpg Giant mantis (Lysiosquilla sp) shrimp out of...

• 1037117.jpg Tube-dwelling anemones or cerianthids look very...

• 1037118.jpg Squid egg cases on the sand

• 1037795.jpg Fire sea urchin (Astropyga radiata) hosting a...

• 1037122.jpg Fire sea urchin (Astropyga radiata) hosting a...

• 1037127.jpg Flying gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis)

• 1037826.jpg Dragon sea moth or Pegasus (Eurypegasus...

• 1037827.jpg Dragon sea moth or Pegasus (Eurypegasus...

• 1037828.jpg Dragon sea moth or Pegasus (Eurypegasus...

• 1037140.jpg Yellow Lacy scorpionfish (Rhinopias aphanes).

• 1037870.jpg Cockatoo waspfish (Ablabys taenianotus)

• 1037875.jpg Ambon scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis).

• 1037879.jpg Robust ghost pipefish (Solenostomus...

• 1037884.jpg Juvenile Thornback cowfish (Lactoria fornasini)

• 1037147.jpg Robust ghost pipefish (Solenostomus...

• 1037149.jpg Sea urchins (Astropyga radiata) on the sandy...

• 1037153.jpg Spearing mantis shrimp (Lysiosquillina sp.)

• 1037160.jpg Slender pipefish (Trachyrhamphus longirostris)...

• 1037161.jpg Slender pipefish (Trachyrhamphus longirostris)...

• 1037162.jpg Cockatoo waspfish (Ablabys taenianotus)

• 1032140.jpg Hermit crab (Dardanus megistos) on sandy bottom.

• 1037177.jpg Blue ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita).

• 1037178.jpg Blue ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita).

• 1037181.jpg Yellow ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita).

• 1037184.jpg Yellow ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita).

• 1037186.jpg Anemone hermit cab (Dardanus pedunculatus)

• 1037190.jpg Bobbit worm (Eunice aphroditois)

• 1037191.jpg Bobbit worm (Eunice aphroditois)

• 1037193.jpg Bobbit worm (Eunice aphroditois)

• 1037893.jpg Saddleback anemonefish (Amphiprion polymnus)...

• 1037225.jpg Juvenile slender seamoth (Pegasus volitans)

• 1037233.jpg Coconut octopus or the veined octopus (Octopus...

• 1037242.jpg Coconut octopus or the veined octopus (Octopus...

• 1037245.jpg Coconut octopus or the veined octopus (Octopus...

• 1032149.jpg Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) on...

• 1037257.jpg Cockatoo waspfish (Ablabys taenianotus)

• 1037264.jpg An old flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia...

• 1037280.jpg Short-tailed pipefish (Trachyrhampfus...

• 1037895.jpg Tube-dwelling Anemone (Cerianthus sp.) look...

• 1037300.jpg Ambon scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis).

• 1037313.jpg Longspine waspfish (Paracentropogon longispinus)

• 1037315.jpg Spiny devilfish (Inimicus didactylus) well...

• 1037318.jpg Stargazer snake eel (Brachysomophis cirrocheilos)

• 1037323.jpg Baby Orange painted frogfish (Antennarius...

• 1037338.jpg Coconut octopus or the veined octopus (Octopus...

• 1037339.jpg Whitemargin stargazer (Uranoscopus sulphureus)

• 1037341.jpg Coconut octopus or the veined octopus (Octopus...

• 1037352.jpg Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus)

• 1037358.jpg Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus)

• 1041532.jpg A nudibranch mimicking a Xenia soft coral -...

• 1041557.jpg Coconut octopus(Amphioctopus marginatus) inside...

• 1041571.jpg Striated or hairy frogfish (Antennarius...

• 1041586.jpg Nudibranch (Melibe fimbriata) with extended...

• 1041605.jpg Coconut octopus(Amphioctopus marginatus) in a...

• 1041640.jpg Pfeffer's Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia...

• 1041695.jpg Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus...

• 1041719.jpg Wonderpus octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus)....

• 1041737.jpg Striated or hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus)

• 1033727.jpg Walking on its tentacles is this Poison...

• 1041892.jpg Chromodoris nudibranch(Ceratosoma trilobatum)

• 1041898.jpg Chromodoris nudibranch(Ceratosoma trilobatum)

• 1041923.jpg Bubble snail (Hydatina physis)

• 1041970.jpg Armed anemone (Dofleina armata)

• 1033745.jpg Fingered Dragonet (Dactylopus dactylopus) on...

• 1033748.jpg Stomatopod or Mantis shrimp (Gonodactylus sp.)...

• 1042365.jpg A little crab (Dorippe frascone) with an upside...

• 1042366.jpg A little crab (Dorippe frascone) with an upside...

• 1042376.jpg Branching sea anemone (Actinodendron glomeratum)

• 1033755.jpg When threatened, this sea cucumber (Bohadschia...

• 1033756.jpg Egg pouch of a moon snail on the sand.

• 1042382.jpg Detail of a Sea Pen showing, upon close-up,...

• 1042388.jpg Peacock Razorfish / wrasse (Iniistius pavo)...

• 1033760.jpg Blue tuxedo sea urchin (Mespilia globulus) well...

• 1042391.jpg Common seahorse(Hippocampus kuda) in the sandy...

• 1033762.jpg Common seahorse(Hippocampus kuda) in the sandy...

• 1042395.jpg Dragon sea moth (Eurypegasus draconis)

• 1042397.jpg Dragon sea moth (Eurypegasus draconis)

• 1033763.jpg Branching Anemone (Actinodendron).

• 1033765.jpg When threatened, this sea cucumber (Bohadschia...

• 1042401.jpg Sea pen (Virgularia sp.) in the sandy bottom.

• 1033766.jpg Sea pen (Virgularia sp.) in the sandy bottom.

• 1042406.jpg Sea pen (Virgularia sp.) in the sandy bottom...

• 1042407.jpg Striped eel catfish(Plotosus lineatus) in the...

• 1033768.jpg Prehistoric horseshoe crabs (Tachypleus gigas)...

• 1042412.jpg Prehistoric horseshoe crabs (Tachypleus gigas)...

• 1042417.jpg Fierce Saddleback Anemonefish (Amphirion...

• 1042418.jpg Fierce Saddleback Anemonefish (Amphirion...

• 1042425.jpg Prehistoric horseshoe crabs (Tachypleus gigas)...

• 1042427.jpg Prehistoric horseshoe crabs (Tachypleus gigas)...

• 1042431.jpg Prehistoric horseshoe crabs (Tachypleus gigas)...

• 1033775.jpg Oval seagrass (Halophila ovalis) dugong food

• 1038384.jpg Peacock razorfish (Iniistius pavo)

• 1038389.jpg Boxer crab (Lybia tesselata )

• 1038234.jpg Harlequin shrimps (Hymenocera elegans) on a...

• 1038241.jpg Harlequin shrimps (Hymenocera elegans) on a...

• 1038253.jpg Harlequin shrimps (Hymenocera elegans)

• 1038289.jpg Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) mating

• 1038412.jpg Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) mating

• 1038304.jpg Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) entering a...

• 1038305.jpg Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) entering a...

• 1038422.jpg Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus)

• 1038331.jpg Longarm octopus (Octopus sp.) well camouflaged...

• 1038334.jpg Longarm octopus (Octopus sp.) well camouflaged...

• 1038340.jpg Hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus) hunting

• 1039861.jpg Schooling striped catfish, (Plotosus lineatus)...

• 1039944.jpg Schooling striped catfish, (Plotosus lineatus)...

• 1039525.jpg Banded or harlequin snake eel ( Myrichthys...

• 1039557.jpg Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)...

• 1033349.jpg Twinspot Gobies (Signigobius biocellatus)....

• 1041300.jpg Twinspot Gobies (Signigobius biocellatus)....

• 1041329.jpg Pygmy pipehorse. North Raja Ampat, West Papua,...

• 1040734.jpg Picturesque Dragonet (Synchiropus picturatus)....

• 1040738.jpg Picturesque Dragonet (Synchiropus picturatus)....

• 1031905.jpg Spearing mantis shrimp (Lysiosquilloides sp.)...

• 1036336.jpg Sea pen (Pteroeides sp.) on a night dive.

• 1036337.jpg Sea pen (Pteroeides sp.) on a night dive.

• 1036384.jpg Split level of coral reef in white sandy bottom...

• 1036389.jpg Sandy shallows with ripple reflections on the...

• 1036412.jpg Blackspotted sole (Aseraggodes sp.)

• 1036413.jpg Blackspotted sole (Aseraggodes sp.)

• 1036415.jpg Nassa mud snails (Nassarius glans)

• 1036427.jpg Sea pen on the sandy bottom with diver in the...

• 1036431.jpg Zebra dwarf lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra).

• 1036459.jpg Longarm octopus (Octopus sp.)

• 1036463.jpg Whitemargin stargazer (Uranoscopus sulphureus)...

• 1036465.jpg Whitemargin stargazer (Uranoscopus sulphureus)...

• 1036470.jpg Some type of tube anemone

• 1036472.jpg Clown snake eel (Ophichthus bonaparti)

• 1036495.jpg Horned sea star (Protoreaster nodosus) also...

• 1042324.jpg Dugong (Dugong dugon) feeding in the seagrass...

• 1042332.jpg Dugong (Dugong dugon) feeding in the seagrass...

• 1043683.jpg Banded shrimp goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)...

• 1043650.jpg Banded shrimp goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus) with...

• 1043668.jpg 2 Banded shrimp goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)...

• 1043671.jpg Banded shrimp goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)...

• 1043672.jpg Banded shrimp goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)...

• 1043674.jpg Banded shrimp goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)...

• 1043675.jpg Banded shrimp goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)...

• 1043679.jpg Banded shrimp goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)...

• 1043685.jpg Banded shrimp goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)...

• 1028311.jpg Mushroom coral with polyps exposed, Heliofungia...

• 1028314.jpg Granulated Sea Star - Choriaster granulatus

• 1028315.jpg Granulated Sea Star - Choriaster granulatus

• 1028342.jpg Dragonface Pipefish (Corythoichthys haematopterus

• 1028343.jpg Dragonface Pipefish (Corythoichthys haematopterus

• 1028345.jpg Dragonface Pipefish (Corythoichthys haematopterus

• 1028389.jpg Robust ghost pipefish,.Solenostomus...

• 1028403.jpg Robust ghost pipefish,.Solenostomus...

• 1028409.jpg The peacock mantis shrimp, Odontodactylus...

• 1028412.jpg The peacock mantis shrimp, Odontodactylus...

• 1038645.jpg Mud crab in shallow sandy waters split level...

• 1038649.jpg Mud crab in shallow sandy waters split level...

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