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