Images Dated 2018 August

Head of a North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) showing callosities, pathches

Head of a North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) showing callosities, pathches of roughened skin that are unique to each whale. Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. IUCN Status: Endangered. August

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Animal, Animal Behaviour, Atlantic Ocean, Behaviour, Behavioural, Canada, Distinct, Individual, Individuality, Marine, Ocean, Portrait, Saltwater, Surface, Surfacing, Temperate, Water

Close up of Garibaldi fish face {Hypsypops rubicunda}, Channel Islands, California, USA

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Damselfish, Europe, Eyes, Faces, Fish, Heads, Horizontal, Hypsypops Rubicundus, Marine, Orange, Osteichthyes, Temperate, Usa, Vertebrates, Yellow

Yellowtail tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum) male and female turn belly to belly during spawning

Yellowtail tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum) male and female turn belly to belly during spawning to ensure fertilization. Temple, Ras Umm Sid, Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea. This action is very fast which has created a blur, not long exposure. Winner of the Underwater world Category of the Mont Photo Competition 2019

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