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Coral (Fungia sp) fluorescence at night, captured using very powerful electronic strobes. This image is a comparison with image 8118530, Red Sea
Polyps of cushion coral (Galaxea fascicularis) Maldives, Indian Ocean
Gorgonian Seafan Coral (Gorgonacea) polyps open to feed at night. South China Sea, Sipadan Island, Borneo
Leather Coral (Sinularia flexibilis). Komodo National Park, Indonesia
Amphipod (Iphimedia obesa) on top of a colony of Deadmans fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) coral, Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April
Phosphorescent Seapen (Pennatula phosphorea) extends out of the muddy seabed in the calm waters of the upper reaches of a Scottish sea loch. Loch Duich, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April
Grooved brain coral (Diploria labyrinthiformis) at night with polyps extended to feed, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea
Devonshire cup coral (Caryophyllia smithii) photographed under deep blue light to reveal its fluorescent pigments, showing up as green in this photo. Plymouth Sound, Devon, UK, English Channel, July
Coral polyps, Honduras
Gorgonian coral (Gorganacea) with polyps extended for feeding, Savusavu, Fiji
Dogfish egg case / Mermaids purse (Scyliorhinus sp) on fan coral, Channel Isles, UK, August
Warty / Pink sea fan coral {Eunicella verrucosa} white form, Channel Islands, UK
Great spider crab (Hyas araneus) on Deadmans fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) coral, feeding in a current, Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April
Dead mans fingers (Alcyonium digitatum), growing on rock faces below the kelp, St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011
Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria) making a home in a deserved worm tube of a great star coral (Montastraea cavernosa), East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies
A Mountainous star coral (Montastraea faveolata) spawning at night, with gamete bundle being released from a coral polyp, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea
Red boring sponge (Cliona delitrix) three excurrent apertures covered in Sponge zoanthids (Parazoanthus parasiticus) East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea
A tiny amphipod (Iphimedia obesa) living on Dead mans fingers soft coral (Alcyonium digitatum) Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April
Striped triplefin (Helcogramma striata) on hard coral, Tubataha Reef, Philippines
RF- Boulder star coral (Montastrea annularis) showing fluorescent green coloration, photographed under blue light at night, to excite fluorescent pigments in the coral, East End, Grand Cayman
Brain coral (Diploria strigosa) photographed under blue light to excite the fluorescence, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea
Masked butterflyfish (Chaetodon semilarvatus) with acropora coral. Egypt, Red Sea. Red Sea endemic
RF- Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria) peering from hole in massive Starlet coral (Siderastrea siderea). East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea
Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) above a coral reef, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea
Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) on coral reef with soft corals (Scleronephthya sp), gorgonian and Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis). Komodo National Park, Indonesia
Ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) young hides amongst the branches of a black coral bush (Antipathes sp) Sangeang Island, Sumbawa, Indonesia, Flores Sea
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) patrolling coral reef with Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) and other fish. Caribbean Sea off Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba
Sunset Cup / Yellow Cave Coral (Leptopsammia pruvoti) Channel Islands, UK, June
Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp) with Blueline snappers (Lutjanus kasmira). Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
Hard Coral (Euphyllia ancora) polyps. Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, October
Tube coral polyps feeding {Tubastrea faulkneri} Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Hard coral polyps {Euphyllia ancora} Bunaken, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Keys simnia (Neosimnia spelta) on a Yellow gorgonia (Eunicella cavolini) Larvotto Marine Reserve, Monaco, Mediterranean Sea, July 2009
Golden cup coral (Astroides calycularis) Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009
Star coral (Astroides calycularis) Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009
Blanket stars (Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae) climbing Fan coral (Paramuricea placomus) to position themselves in water current, Trondheimsfjorden, Norway, February 2009
Dead mens fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) growing on rock, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008
Gorgonian coral (Paramuricea clavata) on rock face covered with Yellow encrusting anemones (Parazoanthus axinellae) sponges and corals, Horsehead, Lavezzi Islands, Corsica, France, September 2008
Pink sea fan / Warty coral (Eunicella verrucosa) with attached eggs of a Common squid (Loligo vulgaris), eggcase of a Lesser-spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)
Sunset cup coral / Yellow cave coral (Leptopsammia pruvoti), on sponge covered rock face, Lundy Island Marine Conservation Zone, Devon, England, UK, May
Long legged spider crab (Macropodia rostrata) on Dead mans fingers (Alcyonium digitatum). Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April
Common / Red sunstar (Crossaster papposus) amongst Dead mans fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) on a rocky reef, beneath kelp. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June
A gully lined with the soft coral Dead mans fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) growing beneath a summer canopy of kelp, Rosehearty, Moray Firth, Scotland, UK, June
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
Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) school, under a coral ledge, Snapper Hole, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Caribbean Sea
Close up detail of soft coral (Dendronephthya sp. ) Maldives, Indian OceanClose up detail of soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.) Maldives, Indian Ocean