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