Indian Ocean Islands Collection (page 2)

Sunset over the ocean from Dhigurah Island, South Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean. February, 2020

Sunset over Dhigurah Island, South Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean. February, 2020

Aerial view of narrow coral atoll island with palm trees and white sand beach surrounded by reef, Dhigurah Island, South Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean. February, 2020

Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) feeding on plankton aggregating in the lights from a boat at night, Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Pair of Spotted unicornfish (Naso brevirostris) courtship display above the reef, Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Yellowmargin moray (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus) peering out from Digitate leather coral (Sinularia sp)
Yellowmargin moray (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus) peering out from Digitate leather coral (Sinularia sp.) on a reef, Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Sabre squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum) sheltering beneath a large Table coral (Acropora sp.) on a coral reef, Laamu Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Shoal of large reef fish including Onespot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma), Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) and Sabre squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum)

Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) feeding on a coral reef, Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean. Critically endangered

Roundhead parrotfish (Chlorurus strongycephalus) feeding on coral and algae growing on a reef, South Male Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Two Tawny nurse sharks (Nebrius ferrugineus) on seabed at dusk, Vavuu Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Schooling bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes) and Yellowback fusiliers (Caesio xanthonota) diving down close to the coral reef as predators approach, North Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Manta ray (Mobula alfredi) feeding on plankton aggregated in the lights from a boat at night, North Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

RF - Meyers butterflyfish (Chaetodon meyeri) feeding on hard coral (Acropora sp. ) on a reef
RF - Meyers butterflyfish (Chaetodon meyeri) feeding on hard coral (Acropora sp.) on a reef. Laamu Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

RF - Reef manta (Mobula alfredi) swimming in open water with a Remora (Remora remora) swimming below, North Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

RF - Oriental sweetlips fish (Plectorhinchus vittatus) school swimming above a coral reef, Laamu Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

RF - Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming over Leather corals (Sarcophyton sp)
RF - Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming over Leather corals (Sarcophyton sp.) on a coral reef, Laamu Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Reeftop pipefish (Corythoichthys haematopterus) swimming over hard coral (Diploastrea heliopora), Laamu Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

School of Maldives anemonefish (Amphiprion nigripes) congregating around a Magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica) on a coral reef, Laamu Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Fluorescent coral (Pocillopora sp. ) at night on a coral reef in blue light
Fluorescent coral (Pocillopora sp.) at night on a coral reef in blue light, with the lights from a resort jetty behind, Laamu Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Powderblue surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucosternon) school swimming over a coral reef, Laamu Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Striped cardinalfish (Apogon angustatus) sheltering beneath the stinging tentacles of a Magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Laamu Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Manta ray (Mobula alfredi) with mouth open, feeding on plankton near the surface, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Crescent-tail bigeye (Priacanthus hamrur) school on a coral reef, shot with a long exposure. North Male Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean

Pair of mating Big blue octopuses (Octopus cyanea) where the male, on the right, is fertilising the female using its fertilising tentacle. Indian ocean, Maldives

Table coral reef in shallow waters, Gaafu Alifu Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

RF - Maldive anemonefish (Amphiprion nigripes) swimming above their host Magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica) on coral reef

Coral mushrooms, coral banks are eroded by change in sea level, tidal current and wind, Passe Femme / Femme channel, Aldabra, Indian Ocean 2006

Idyllic tropical island landscape, Bijoutier island, Seychelles Indian Ocean, 2005

Reef manta (Mobula alfredi) visiting a cleaning station on a coral reef with a school of Onespot snappers (Lutjanus monostigma)

Zebra / leopard shark (Stegostoma fasciatum) swimming over the reef, Vaavu atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Pennant coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus), shoal, Maldives

Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling swims towards the deep part of the sea to escape from possible predators, Anse de Mais, West Grande Terre, Aldabra, Indian Ocean

Flag pen shell (Atrina vexillum) in Passe Magnan / Magnan channel, Aldabra, Indian Ocean

Potato grouper (Epinephelus tukala) in Passe Dubois / Dubois channel, Aldabra, Indian Ocean

Midnight snapper (Macolor macularis) shelters in a cavern on a coral reef with white soft corals (Scleronephthya sp.) and solderfish. Vavuu Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean

Cousine Island, a privately owned island and nature reserve, one of the few remaining rat-free islands of the inner Seychelles, off the south-west coast of Praslin Island, seen from Cousin Island

Fairy Tern (Gygis alba) pair, Cousin Island, Republic of Seychelles

Pristine Coco de mer forest (Lodoicea maldivica) with brook, Vallee de Mai Nature Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Praslin Island, Republic of Seychelles

RF - Bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes) schooling in coral reef. Long exposure. North Male Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean

Red / Blotcheye soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan) and sea whips coral, Junceella at Fotteyo caves, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Bivalve scallop (Pedum spondyloideum) inside a coral covered with purple sponge, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Close up detail photo of a Spotted moray (Gymnothorax isingteena), Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean

Wave breaking over the rubble zone close to the reef crest of a coral reef. Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean

Close up of the scale details of a Yellow-mask angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon). Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean

Looking out across sea from deserted beach, Christmas Island / Kiritimati, July 2008

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