A Short Tailed Pipefish allowing a protrait.
A Spinecheek Anemonefish in front of, (what else?) an anemone. I pumped light into the anemone to create a glowing background.
A pair of Pygmy Seahorses--one in the background blur. The match their habit so well almost impossible to find.
A pair of Bluestripe Pipefish hiding under an outcropping.
This is a Wonderpus Octopus magially moving thrru the water.
An Anemonefish shwoing her teeth.
A Coconut Octopus making a home in a broken bottle and shell.
A black finned snake eel burrowed in teh sand with a tiny shrimp on its nose.
Cuttlefish eggs embryos visible.
Atight portait of black frogfish resting on the bottom.
A black frogfish in profile--head is oan teh right.
a tiny orange forgfish.
This may look like a plant, but a crab. Not the pincher and eye in center.
a long skinny shrimp on the side of a plant.
A black frogfish lookiing right at you!
A juvenile Star Pufferfish with tail tucked in for protection.
A juvenile puffer fish.
A juvenile frogfish with shallow depth of field.
A Nudibranch being annoyed by an Emperor Shirimp crawling on her face.
An Emperor Shrimp resting on a Nudibranch.
A tiny Painted Frogfish wishing I would go away.
Close up of Crab with a nicely decorated head.
A tight shot of a Lqacy Scorpionfish burping.
A Waspfish in profile snuggled into the sand.
a baby Flamboyant Cuttlefish--so tiny.
One of my favs--Ornate Ghost Pipefish. This is male since lacking the big belly.
Randall's Shrimpgoby with dorsal fin extended in a nice display.
A tight shot of a Giant Frogfish in profile.
A crazy looking nudibranch reminding of Medusa.
A well camoflagued Ghostgoby on sponge.
A Mantis Shrimp tucked in a hole protecitng her eggs. Do you ee the of the unhatched babies in the eggs?
The Mandarianfish courting ritual. The female, larger in foreground, swims by the smaller males. and everntually selects one.
Once the famle Mandarianfish selects a mate, they rise abve teh coral to complete the ritual.
Anoter view of the larger female Mandarianfish considering a mate.
A Black Coralblenny allowing me to snap a pix.
A small juvy Puffer Filefish. Adults grow to 2 inches and this one is half that size.
Mysterious creatures from a Blackwater Dive.
A little Blenny piking out a bottle used for home.
A larval octopus encountered during a blackwater night dive.
Trumpetfish(?) baby from a Blackwater Dive.
The reclusive and ornate Mandarinfish.
Five little newly hatached fish riding a leaf. Encoutered on a blackwater dive.
A larval Mimic Octopus(?) from a Blackwater Dive.
