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