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