Pacific Ocean Collection (#18)

Common / Northern minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) surfacing, Pacific coast of Baja California, Mexico, February

Shadowfin soldierfish (Myripristis adusta) West Papua, Indonesia

Shrimpfish / Razorfish (Aeoliscus punctatus / strigatus) have adapted to a vertical posture and swim with their head downward. Lembeh, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Brandts cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) hunts for a meal in a school of Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus), beneath an oil rig

Pricklepear (Opuntia sp. ) growing on coastline, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago
Pricklepear (Opuntia sp.) growing on coastline, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago National Park (Socorro Islands), Pacific Ocean, Western Mexico, November

Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) trapped in fishing net, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, May, Third Place in the third National Contest Visions of our nature organised by Mexicos National

California sealion, (Zalophus californianus), playing with seastar, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean

Shadowfin soldierfish (Myripristis adusta) schooling over coral reef. Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, March 2016

Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) returning to the sea, IUCN Endangered, Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site

Close up detail of the rhinophores and caruncle of a Nudibranch (Janolus savinkini). Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean

Young California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) play in the canopy of a forest of Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera). Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands. California, USA. North East Pacific Ocean

Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Socorro Islands, Western Mexico

North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) swimming near surface, aerial view, Channel Islands National Park, California, USA. February

Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) swimming in the surf, Galapagos

False clown anemonefish (Amphiprion oceallaris) guarding their eggs laid on a coral rock beneath a sea anemonePhilippines. Bohol Sea, Tropical West Pacific Ocean

Southern sea lions (Otaria flavescens) Comau Fjord, Patagonia, Chile, Pacific Ocean, January

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Hawaii

Coral hermit crab (Paguritta sp) in coral home, Yap, Micronesia. Small repro only

Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) just at the surface off the island of Yap, Micronesia

Underwater encounters with Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) Hawaii

Bottletail squid (Sepiadarium kochi) Komodo, Indonesia

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling entering the water Yap, Micronesia. Small repro only

Crocodilefish (Cymbacephalus beauforti) close up detail of the retractable eye-lashes, Mabul Island, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia Celebes Sea

Red snappers / Two-spot red snappers (Lutjanus bohar) mass shoal of fish spawning, Palau, Philippine Sea. A few black and white snappers (Macolor niger) have crawled into the school to eat the eggs

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), with flipper raised in the air above water, Machalilla National Park, Manabi, Ecuador

Red algae (Microcladia coulteri) from Bradys beach, Vancouver, Canada, April. Preserved specimen

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) blowing, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, July

School of Bonito (Sarda orientalis) in open water. Darwin Island, Galapagos National Park, Galapagos Islands. East Pacific Ocean

Shallow, turquiose water and the surface, with blue sky. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Dampier Strait. Ceram Sea. Tropical West Pacific Ocean

Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) swimming just below surface at sunset, split level view. Off the island of Yap, Micronesia

Whitebar surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucopareius) school in undewater cave, oxygenated water brought down by Pacific ocean surge. Kona, The Big Island, Hawaii

Ring-tailed cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus aureus), male protecting and incubating eggs in mouth, Philippines

Bargibants pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) wrapped around Eye fan coral (Cnidaria sp). Philippines

Long Beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis), Espiritu Santo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, February

Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus), Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, February

Kaleidoscopic image of Gorgonian sea fan (Melithaea sp. ) Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand
Kaleidoscopic image of Gorgonian sea fan (Melithaea sp.) Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand

Seawhip (Cirrhipathes spiralis) Indonesia

Blue starfish (Linckia laevigata) Malaysia

Horned sea star (Protoreaster nodosus ) on sea bed. Malaysia, Indo-Pacific

Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

RF - Cork-screw anemone (Macrodactyla doreensis). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

RF - Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) with host anemone (Heteractis magnifica). Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kaleidoscopic image of Coral reef scenery with gorgonian, soft corals and Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis). Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Kaleidoscopic image of Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) in sea anemone. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kaleidoscopic image of Tunicates including Golden seasquirt (Polycarpa aurata) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) at surface, Tai O, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China

Short finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) about to surface, Baja California, Mexico, February

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching - leaping out of the water, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

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