Reef Collection (page 5)

Yellowfin goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) shoal hovering over the reef, Hawaii

Coral reef scene, with Philippines chromis (Chromis scotochiloptera), hard coral (Acropora sp.) and purple elephant ear sponges (Ianthella basta)

Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) waits in ambush, hiding against a seafan (Annella sp.) hunting silversides (Atherinidae), with schooling bigeye snapper (Lutjanus lutjanus) behind

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

Mexican Hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia), Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Socorro Islands)

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

Flame tip hermit crab (Calcinus minutus), a left-handed hermit crab that is often found in branching hard corals, Yap, Micronesia

Seafan / Red gorgonian (Paramuricea clavata) and Light-bulb sea squirt (Clavelina lepadiformis) Punta Carena, Capri Island, Sorrentine Peninsula, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

Hermit crab (Dardanus arrosor), with Shoal of Ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo) Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

Happy Eddie (Haploblepharus edwardsii) egg case / mermaids purse. False Bay, Western Cape, South Africa. June

Leopard shark (Stegostoma fasciatum) cruising along the edge of an underwater drop off, Philippines

Healthy Staghorn corals (Acropora sp. ) with various reef fishes
Healthy Staghorn corals (Acropora sp.) with various reef fishes, including Moon wrasses (Thalassoma lunare), and Threespot dascyllus (Dascyllus trimaculatus)

Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swimming over a coral reef, watched by a Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) surrounded by common sea fans (Gorgonia ventalina)

RF - A giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) scatters baitfish (silversides and cardinalfish) as it hunts on a coral reef. Yillet Islands, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

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

Portrait of a Blackbar soldierfish (Myripristis jacobus) infected with Cymothoid isopod parasites. The large parasite between the eyes is a female, the smaller individuals are males

Pair of Rock beauty angelfish (Holacanthus tricolor) spawning at dusk. The larger male rubs against the flank of the female during the spawning rise

View through a cavern in a coral reef, with a Small grouper (Cephalopholis cruentata) in the distance. Snapper Hole, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea

Warty / Clown frogfish (Antennarius maculatus) male portrait, Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines, March

Tiny snapping shrimp (Synalpheus sp. ) looks out from within sea squirt (Didemnum molle
Tiny snapping shrimp (Synalpheus sp.) looks out from within sea squirt (Didemnum molle) at night on a coral reef. Piaynemo Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swims over a coral reef, photographed through the branches of a porous sea rod (Pseudoplexaura sp.)

Orange branching sponge (Pilocaulis sp. ) growing in a coral canyon on a reef wall
Orange branching sponge (Pilocaulis sp.) growing in a coral canyon on a reef wall. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea

Slender filefish (Monacanthus tuckeri) hiding in the branches of a porous sea rod (Pseudoplexaura sp.) on a coral reef. Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba. Caribbean Sea

RF - A threespot damselfish (Stegastes planifrons) aggressively defending its algae garden on a coral reef. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea. Model Released

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

Conger eel, (Conger conger) on Teti shipwreck which sank on a stormy night on 23 May 1930, Komiza, Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea

Coral heads surrounded by Blacktip cardinalfish (Apogon atradorsatus)and juvenile salemas (Xenocys jessiae), Rabida Island, Galapagos

Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) and Bluestriped grunt (Haemulon sciurus) seeking protection in Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata), Jardines de la Reina / Gardens of the Queen National Park

Golden coral shrimp (Stenopus scutellatus), Cienaga de Zapata National Park, Matanzas Province, Cuba

Spinyhead Blenny (Acanthemblemaria spinosa), Cienaga de Zapata National Park, Matanzas Province, Cuba

Flamingo Tongue (Cyphoma gibbosum), on featherstar, Cienaga de Zapata National Park, Matanzas Province, Cuba

Orange sieve encrusting sponge (Diplastrella sp. ) and Red encrusting sponge
Orange sieve encrusting sponge (Diplastrella sp.) and Red encrusting sponge (Monanchora barbadensis), Cienaga de Zapata National Park, Matanzas Province, Cuba

Red encrusting sponge (Monanchora barbadensis), Cienaga de Zapata National Park, Matanzas Province, Cuba

Painted tunicate (Clavelina picta), Cienaga de Zapata National Park, Matanzas Province, Cuba

Hawksbill turtle (Erethmochelys imbricata) feeding on tropical reef, Tulamben, North coast, Bali, Indonesia. Lesser Sunda Islands

Smallmouth grunt (Haemulon chrysargyreum) fish swim over a coral reef, Cancun, Mexico. Slow shutter speed image

Yellow stingray (Urobatis jamaicensis) on sand seabed by coral reef, The Bahamas

Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) over pristine coral reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) living in symbiotic association with Magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Palau

Moluccan cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus moluccensis) next to hydroids, brittlestars and sea squirts. Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia

Pair of courting Egg-eating sea snakes / Turtleheaded sea snakes (Emydocephalus annulatus) New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean

Canary fish (Epinephelus marginatus) in reef. El Hierro, Canary Islands

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

Forsters hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) on a coral reef. Jackson Reef, Tiran, Sinai, Egypt. Strait of Tiran, Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt

Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) unusually feeding on hard coral polyps. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea. Tropical West Pacific Ocean

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) descending after breathing at the surface. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea. Tropical West Pacific Ocean

Commensal emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) moves across the colourful red patterned surface of its host Candycane sea cucumber (Thelenota rubralineata)

Split level image of Leather corals (Sarcophyton sp.) flourishing in shallow water close to uninhabited coral islands. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea

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