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