A male Anemonefish guarding eggs on the wall next to his host anemone. He will gaurd the eggs until they hatch after 6-10 days.
A male Anemonefish guarding eggs on the wall next to his host anemone. He will gaurd the eggs until they hatch after 6-10 days.
A male Anemonefish removing debris encoarching eggs on the wall next to his host anemone. He will gaurd the eggs until they hatch after 6-10 days.
A male Anemonefish guarding eggs on the wall next to his host anemone. He will gaurd the eggs until they hatch after 6-10 days.
Amale Ornate Pipefidh (vertical with head pointing down) hoovering near his matching Crinoid. A Parrotfish is looking on.
a Yellowflanked Fairy Wrasse whose color exploded with strobe light. Dumaguete, Philippines, July 2023
Anemonefish nestled in host Anemone. Dumaguete, Philippines. July 2023
A lovely portrait of an Orange Anemonefish peering out from her host Anemone. The Orange Anemonefish is distinguished by white stripe extending to upper lip.
A Snowflake Eel peeking out from the security of the reef.
A mesmerizing composition of a Red Lionfish over a reef.
Striped Catfish who always seem to be in large groups creating a clound of sand as they root around.
A spectacular Ornate Ghost Pipefish.
A pair of beautiful Ornate Ghost Pipefish.
Eye to eye with a Mantis Shrimp.
A pair of beautiful Rounghsnout Ghost Pipefish. Dumaguete, Philippines, July 2023. the female in teh foreground has a sack full eggs on the her belly.
a Pygmy Squid resting on some seaweed.
A nice portrait of a tough looking Cpperstriped Cardinalfish.
I was lucky to catch the Banded Snake Eel making a pass over the Giant Frogfish. The Frogsish is black with her mouth close to the eel and her eye just above with whire radial lines surrounding.
A Stargazer lying in wait. Her mouth is an arc pointing upward and eye looking to sides behind. Stargazers bury themselves in the sand as camouflage.