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The Mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis) in Cayman Brac - Cayman Islands

Colorful Coral Reef Teeming with Exotic Fish. Lively and colorful coral reef in a vibrant underwater world. Diverse array of tropical fish swimming freely in their aquatic environment, creating a mesmerizing scene for nature and animal enthusiasts alike.

Black Sea, European flounder (Platichthys flesus luscus) floats in the water column

Tropical fish swimming through the open water over coral reef

$Mandarin fishes inhabit shallow protected lagoons and inshore reefs. They occur in the Western Pacific from Ryukyu Islands to Australia, usually in small groups spread over small area in a depth range from 1-18m, max. length 7cm. \nMandarinfish do not have scales, but a mucus layer for protection. It is not only a stinky slime they produce, but they also secrete a toxin to protect them against predators. Their dramatic colouration, known as aposematism, is a warning: unpalatability and toxicity - both prey and predator get to live longer. \nThe couples perform an extraordinary courtship dance at dusk. Females gather at the reef, judging if a male is worthy. A male who has successfully courted a lady attaches to her at the pelvic fin. Then the pair swim up from the reef towards the waters surface, releasing a cloud of sperm and around 200 eggs smaller than 1mm. \nThis specimen is a male: The presence of an elongated spine at the front of the first dorsal fin of males is distinctive. Females will not have this spike and will have a rounded first dorsal fin instead. In this case, there was a female too, but she didn't make it into the photo.\nBanda Neira Island, Indonesia, \n4°30'40.842 S 129°53'19.71 E at 1.5m depth$

Colorful watercolor image processed filefish photo illustration

Holacanthus clarionensis, also known as the clarion angelfish, is a species of marine angelfish of the family Pomacanthidae. Baja California. Mexico.

Monotomidae, Coleoptera Fossil in Burmese amber of Cenomanian era, 100 million years ago, from the state of Myanmar, extreme macro shot

Close-up of a Lizardfish. Tofo, Mozambique

$Ribboned Sweetlips Plectorhinchus polytaenia occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific from West Coast India to Australia in a depth range from 5-40m on coastal and seaward reefs, max. length 50cm. The species is found singly, in small groups under ledges or large resting aggregations by day, foraging for small invertebrates at night. Adults are found on deep, current-prone slopes with rich invertebrate growth; juveniles on sheltered reefs nearby. \nBluestreak Cleaner Wrasses Labroides dimidiatus usually occur in pairs in the tropical Indo-Pacific in a depth range from 1-40m, usually 1-30m, max. length 14cm. The species creates 'cleaning stations' to which fishes come to have crustacean ectoparasites and mucus removed. Cleaning intensity is not related to client size or commonness. Even hands of divers will be cleaned if presented to the cleaning station! \nThis specimen was encountered in the Triton Bay, Kaimana Regency, West Papua Province, Indonesia, 3°54'50.604 S 134°6'0.828 E at 15m depth.$

Close up Java rabbitfish or Bluespotted spinefish or Streaked spinefoot ( Siganus javus ) fish isolated on white background

Underwater photography of tropical reef fish species in Papua New Guinea

Ornate Cowfish, Aracana ornata, Eastern Indian Ocean, Australia, California

Porcupinefish are fish belonging to the family Diodontidae, also commonly called blowfish, balloonfish and globefish

exotic aquarium fish astranatous with close-up

A barracuda is a large, predatory, ray-finned fish known for its fearsome appearance and ferocious behaviour. The barracuda is a saltwater fish of the genus Sphyraena, the only genus in the family Sphyraenidae which was named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1815. It is found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide ranging from the eastern border of the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, on its western border the Caribbean Sea, and in tropical areas of the Pacific Ocean.

A Napoleon Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) in the Red Sea

$Blackspot Sweeper Pempheris oualensis occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to the Line, Marquesan, and Ducie Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe and Rapa Islands in a depth range from 1-36m, max. length 22cm. \nThe species occurs in clear, shallow lagoon and seaward reefs and is quite common along the reef margin, feeding on benthic and planktonic crustaceans, other small invertebrates and fishes at night. \nBy day, Blackspot Sweeper form aggregations in caves. \nRun Island, Banda Sea, Indonesia \n4°32'56.5548 S 129°40'10.29 E at 13m depth in the early afternoon$

Underwater Blotched picarel fish deep in sea Sea life Mediterranean sea Scuba diver point of view of modraka, tragalja Spicara maena

Synchiropus splendidus has vivid colouration, also known as striped mandarinfish, striped dragonet.

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