Diver next to wreck in the Bahamas.
Wild soft coral reef scene. Indonesia.
Blacktail barracuda (Sphyraena qenie) school on a reef in the Solomon Islands.
Corsair wreck off Oahu. Hawaii.
A coral grouper swims past colorful soft corals and sponges on a wreck mast in Truk Lagoon.
Like many wrasse species, sheephead are protogynous. All are born female, and the largest individuals become male due to hormonal changes triggered by social cues. The two sexes have extremely different appearances. Male sheephead are larger than females, with black head and tail and red mid-section, red eyes, and fleshy forehead bumps. Female sheephead are dull pink with white undersides.
Tahitian stingrays (Himantura fai), sharks and jacks on a sandbar off Moorea, French Polynesia.
Colorful wrasses and butterflyfish gobble up Pacific sergeant eggs. Indonesia.
White sand, turqoise water and a rippled surface. Tranquility in the Bahamas.
Wreck in the Bahamas.
False clownfish (Amphiprion oceallaris) anenome scene. Indonesia.
Ribbon sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia) schooling on a deep reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Striped large-eye bream (Gnathodentex aureolineatus) and bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira) often school together. Palau.
Bumphead parrotfish (Bulbometopon muricatum) aggregate at dawn just before spawning on a reef in Palau.
Mushroom soft corals (Sarcophyton sp.) and anthias close-focus wide-angle reef scene. Fiji.
A coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) surrounded by slender cardinalfish (Rhabdamia gracilis) peers out of a crevice in Truk Lagoon.
In Florida artificial reefs made from old tires often fail to develop life and even damage nearby reefs during storms. But in the highly productive waters off Bali, even old tires develop into thriving ecosystems. Indonesia.
Anthias swarm around gorgonian on a reef in Eastern Fields, Papua New Guinea.
Bluestripe and goldline snappers schooling below boat. Indonesia.
A giant star coral. Fiji.
Wreck masts in Truck Lagoon often burst with coral and fish life.
Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) reflect off the surface on a shallow reef in Fakarava, French Polynesia.
Wild reef scene with fish and soft corals in Indonesia.
A diversity of fish and invertebrates inhabit the kelp forest bed as far as the eye can see. California.
A blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) swims near the surface in front of bungalows in Tetamanu Village, French Polynesia.
Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) in kelp forrest. California.
Colorful soft corals and fish on a reef in Fiji.
Healthy, unbleached hard coral reefs are widepsread in the Solomon Islands.
Colorful wrasses and butterflyfish gobble up Pacific sergeant eggs. Indonesia.
Magenta slender anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) swarm above gorgonian. Indonesia.
Colorful anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) swarm over a healthy coral reef in Papua New Guinea. We saw huge schools of this species congregating when the currents picked up. The fish would swim up current close to the reef in multiple "streams" that looked like "super highways", then rise up several feet, disperse in the water column, feed with current for 10-30 feet and then drop down into the flow of "traffic" to repeat the cycle over again. An incredible sight!
Pink skunk clownfish (Amphiprion perideraion) inhabiting a beautiful purple-tipped anemone in Palau.
A bignose unicornfish (Naso vlamingii) poses infront of a school of blackstreak fusiliers (P. tile) in blue water. Indonesia.
Damsels and cardinalfish surround soft corals and sponges on a wreck mast in Truck Lagoon.
A giant frogfish (Antennarius commerson) pair blend in with colorful sponges on a deep reef. Indonesia.
Ribbon sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia) school on gorgonian among juvenile convict blennies (Pholidichthys leucotaenia) in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Coral grouper (Epinephelus corallicola), schooling glass fish reef scene. Indonesia.
Colorful soft coral reef scene. Indonesia.
Goatfishes schooling above bolders at sunrise off the Big Islands of Hawaii.
Fusiliers schooling around gorgonians. Indonesia.
Indo-pacific sergeant and anthias reef scene. Fiji.
Bluestreak fusilier (Pterocaesio tile) reef scene. Indonesia.
Colorful anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) swarm over a healthy coral reef in Papua New Guinea. We saw huge schools of this species congregating when the currents picked up. The fish would swim up current close to the reef in multiple "streams" that looked like "super highways", then rise up several feet, disperse in the water column, feed with current for 10-30 feet and then drop down into the flow of "traffic" to repeat the cycle over again. An incredible sight!
Colorful anthias schooling around sea whips. Papua New Guinea.
Colorful anthias swarm over a healthy coral reef in Papua New Guinea.
Anthias swarm over soft corals on a reef in Eastern Fields. Papua New Guinea.
Halfmoon (Medialuna californiensis) seek shelter in kelp forest. California.
A huge pod of hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) swims over sand in clear waters off Oahu. Hawaii.
A school of bigeye trevally (C. sexfasciatus) races along sea cliffs under stormy seas off Socorro Island.
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) above red sponge on a reef in the Bahamas.
Anthias swarm around gorgonian on a reef in Eastern Fields, Papua New Guinea.
Motion blur of bigeyes (Priacanthus arenatus) schooling over open reef in Palau.
Sponge soft coral silverside reef scene in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Barramundi cod (Cromileptes altivelis) and silversides in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Bluetail unicornfish (N. caeruleacauda) schooling together with yellowmask surgeonfish (A. mata) on a reef in Indonesia.
Don’t mess with my reef! A coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) in his soft coral garden. Indonesia.
Shallow water soft coral reef scene. Indonesia.
Bigeye scad (Selar crumenophthalmus) school under fishing boats. Indonesia.
Kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus). California.
A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swims past colorful soft corals. Indonesia.
Anthias soft coral reef scene in Fiji.
Diver descends down onto wreck in the Bahamas.
Magenta slender anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) school over gorgonian in Eastern Fields. Papua New Guinea.
Bludger trevally (Carangoides gymnosthethus), golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) and longface emperor (Lethrinus olivaceus) often hunt together on small fish that seek shelter on the wrecks in Truk Lagoon.
Old tires create a thriving artificial reef off Bali, Indonesia.
French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) on a Bahamian reef.
A plane wreck in shallow waters of Exuma, Bahamas.
Chromis sp. schooling next to gorgonian. Indonesia.
Bluetail unicornfish (N. caeruleacauda) schooling on a deep reef in Indonesia.
Chromis schooling on a reef in the Solomon Islands.
A kelp rockfish (Sebastes atrovirens) in a kelp forest covered in greenwater.
Schools of blue damsels (Pomacentrus pavo) and slender cardinalfish (Rhabdamia gracilis) cover the wrecks of Truck Lagoon.
Snapper, soft coral reef scene in Fiji
Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) swims over orange sponge on a Bahamian reef.
Soft corals and anthias reef scene. Fiji.
Epaulette soldierfish (Myripristis kuntee) schooling in Palau at sunset.
Massive school of sardines surrounds a school yellow snapper at Los Islotes. Baja, Mexico
A lone manta ray (Manta birostris) in the distaince cruises by a cliff at dusk. Socorro.
Bumphead parrotfish (Bulbometopon muricatum) aggregate at dawn just before spawning on a reef in Palau.
Schooling bigeyes (Priacanthus arenatus) on a reef in Palau.
Kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus). California.
Sea whip gorgonian reef scene. Papua New Guinea.
Fusiliers school around the bow gun of the Fujikawa Maru.
Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata), fusilier, silverside, sponge, crinoid, soft coral reef scene. Indonesia.
Gorgonians, sponges and cardinalfish make a colorful scene on a wreck in Truk Lagoon.
Banded sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus) school under a colorful bommie in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) swims past a sea fan. Bahamas.
Massive school of narrowstripe fusiliers (Pterocaesio tessellata) on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Indonesia.
Convict blennies (Pholidichthys leucotaenia) racing over a colorful reef in PNG. Papua New Guinea.
Gorgonian, dendronephthya, sponge fish reef scene. Indonesia.
California sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher). California.
The healthy coral reef in Fakarava South Pass (Tetamanu Pass), French Polynesia.
Indo-pacific sergeant and anthias reef scene at sunset. Fiji.
Magenta slender anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) school over gorgonian in Eastern Fields. Papua New Guinea.
Schooling bigeyes (Priacanthus arenatus) in Palau.
Soft corals, anthias and fusiliers. Indonesia.
French grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum) seek shelter under elkcorn coral at dusk. Bahamas.
Brightly colored sponges, starfish and anthias reef scene in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A wreck's mast covers the sun in Truk Lagoon.
Reef scene with fusiliers and corals. Fiji.
Green turf algae and soft coral reef scene. Fiji.
California sea lion plays in the distant kelp.
Colorful anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) swarm over a healthy coral reef in Papua New Guinea. We saw huge schools of this species congregating when the currents picked up. The fish would swim up current close to the reef in multiple "streams" that looked like "super highways", then rise up several feet, disperse in the water column, feed with current for 10-30 feet and then drop down into the flow of "traffic" to repeat the cycle over again. An incredible sight!
Sponge, soft coral silverside, angelfish reef scene. Indonesia.
Colorful butterfly fish gobble up Pacific sergeant eggs. Indonesia.
Orange lyretail anthias and hard corals in Fiji. Solomon Islands.
A small school of oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) on a bommie. Indonesia.
Magenta slender anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) school over soft corals in Eastern fields. Papua New Guinea.
Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) under a ledge. Indonesia.
A coral and algae encrusted mast surrounded by blue damsels (Pomacentrus pavo), the most common damselfish on the wrecks of Truk Lagoon.
Sunrays break through trees inside snell's window. Papua New Guinea.
A large pod of Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) over rocky bottom off Oahu, Hawaii.
Soft corals and anthias close-focus wide-angle. Fiji.
Blue starfish and soft coral reef scene. Indonesia.
Damsels and cardinalfish surround soft corals and sponges on a wreck mast in Truck Lagoon.
Anthias soft coral reef scene in Fiji.
Niger triggerfish (Odonus niger) schooling on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Indonesia.
Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) soft coral reef scene. Indonesia.
A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) swims over an orange sponge. Bahamas.
Massive school of silversides above gorgonians in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Wreck in the Bahamas.
A potato grouper (Epinephelus tukula) over gorgonians swims up into the light. Papua New Guinea.
Yellow-face angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon) on a reef in Indonesia.
Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) swim above rocks in the shallows off the Big Island at dawn. Hawaii.
The air compressor warmly named R2D2 - a famous artifact in the machine shop of the Fujikawa Maru.
Sea whip reef scene. Indonesia.
Snappers, fusiliers, and a blacktip reef shark cluster around bait on a reef off Tahiti, French Polynesia.
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi). Bahamas.
Corsair wreck off Oahu. Hawaii.
A massive school of milletseed butterflyfish (Chaetodon miliaris) on a reef off Oahu, Hawaii.
Three pink skunk clownfish (Amphiprion perideraion) line up on a colorful reef in Indonesia.
Pinnate spadefish (Platax pinnatus) schooling on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Sponge soft coral silverside damselfish reef scene. Indonesia.
Anthias-Soft coral-Gorgonian reef scene. Papua New Guinea.
Giant kelp frond (Macrocrystis integrifolia) showing pneumatocysts (air bladders). California.
Two Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) in the Bahamas.
Over-under photo of jacks and sharks on a sandbar with Moorea's mountains in the background. French Polynesia.
Hard coral reef reflecting on the surface. Tonga.
False clown anemonefish (Amphiprion oceallaris) in a closed anemone. Papua New Guinea.
A pair of orange-finned anemonefish (A. chrysopterus) under sun rays settle in for the night. Solomon Islands.
Sunrays break through a tree above gorgonians, sponges and anthias. Papua New Guinea.
Soft coral reef scene in the Solomon Islands.
Anthias swarming above sea whips. Indonesia.
Coral grouper (C. miniata) about to hide in a mushroom leather coral. Indonesia.
Anthias swarm over a colorful soft coral reef. Papua New Guinea.
Bluetail unicornfish (Naso caeruleacauda) schooling on a reef. Papua New Guinea.
Blacktip reef sharks on a sandbar with Moorea's mountains in the background. French Polynesia.
Six-banded angelfish, clown triggerfish, moorish idols feed among softcorals in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Damsels and cardinalfish surround soft corals and sponges on a wreck mast in Truck Lagoon.
A squirrelfish and surgeonfish hover above a bommy in the Bahamas.
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swims over colorful sponges in the Bahamas.
Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) cruise on the glassy ocean surface infront of Diamond Head, Oahu on a picture perfect day.
A tree as seen through snell's window. Solomon Islands.
Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) swims over purple sponge in the Bahamas.
Silverside from massive school above gorgonians in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
Sunrays rain down above clownfish in anemone. Papua New Guinea.
Gorgonians on a deep reef in the Solomon islands.
A Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swims over a colorful reef in the Bahamas.
Anthis soft coral reef scene in Fiji.
A pair of orange-finned anemonefish (A. chrysopterus) under sun rays settle in for the night. Solomon Islands.
French grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum) seek shelter under elkcorn coral at dusk. Bahamas.
Jacks hunting on blackstreak fusiliers (P. tile). Indonesia.
Male and female sheephead surround a gorgonian on a deep kelp reef covered in brittle stars. Male sheephead are larger than females, with black head and tail and red mid section, red eyes, and fleshy forehead bumps. Female sheephead are dull pink with white undersides.
Steering wheel telegraph in the Nippo Maru.
Chromis sp. schooling next to gorgonian. Indonesia.
Convict blennies (Pholidichthys leucotaenia) school over a colorful reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
