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  • Healthy reef of hard corals just under the surface of the Great Astrolabe Reef, Kadavu Island, Fiji.
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  • Anthiases swimming around an outcrop covered in multi colored soft corals. Primarily Slender Anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) and Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) .Namena Island, Fiji.  Oct 03
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  • Healthy reef of hard corals just under the surface of the Great Astrolabe Reef, Kadavu Island, Fiji.  Kadavu Island visible in this split level, over/underwater view.
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  • Orange-fin anemonefish (Amphiprion chrysopterus).  Vatu-i-Ra Island, Fiji.  Oct 03.
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  • Pink anmonefish (Amphiprion perideraion).  Vatu-i-Ra Island, Fiji.  Oct 2003.
    CR72-30.jpg
  • Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion).  Gau Island, Fiji.  Oct 2003.
    CR29-33.jpg
  • Bleached staghorn and other corals on a shallow reef in the Fiji Island.  Note that the white areas are bleached (have lost their algae), but brown areas have retained their algae.  Reefs can recover from this type of partial bleaching and this one did.
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  • Fiji reef view with coral diversity and Anthias school.  Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)     Vatu-i-ra, Fiji.  Oct 03.
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  • Fiji reef view with coral diversity and Anthias school.  Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)     Vatu-i-ra, Fiji.  Oct 03.
    CR70-19.jpg
  • Anthias and hard corals on a Fiji reef.  Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)..Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji.  Oct 03
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  • Anthias and hard corals on a Fiji reef.  Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)..Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji.  Oct 03
    CR63-17.jpg
  • Reef view with hard corals (Acropora sp.) and schools of Slender Anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) and Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) hovering over the reef.  All these fish can find hiding places on the reef if a predator comes by..Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji.
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  • A coral reef in Fiji that was teaming with Anthias and other small fish a few seconds ago looks barren as marauding Jacks dart past.  Compare with shot FR57-09c taken a few seconds apart - all these fish instantly disappear into hiding places in  the reef when predatory Jacks swim by in hunting mode.
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  • Anthiases swimming over a reef  covered in soft corals and a yellow crinoid feather star. Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)   .Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji
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  • A coral reef in Fiji teaming with Anthias and other small fish.  Compare with shot FR57-06c taken a few seconds apart - all these fish instantly disappear into hiding places in  the reef when predatory jacks swim by in hunting mode.
    FR57-09c.jpg
  • A recently bleached table coral on a reef in Fiji.  Other corals in the area have not been bleached (ie. retained their algae), so this was a selective bleaching event.
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  • Anthiases swimming over a reef  covered in sea fans and soft corals. Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)   .Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji
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  • Anthiases swimming over a reef  covered in sea fans and soft corals. Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)   .Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji.  Note many orange colored females, and scattered pink colored males.
    CR65-25.jpg
  • Anthiases swimming over a reef  covered in sea fans and soft corals. Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)   .Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji
    CR65-23.jpg
  • Anthiases swimming over a reef  covered in sea fans and soft corals. Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)   .Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji.  Note many orange colored females, and scattered pink colored males.
    CR65-25.jpg
  • A blue-spotted grouper makes a lunge on a reef in Fiji.
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  • A reef teeming with fish, soft corals and other marine life.
    Namena Island Reef.jpg
  • A leaf scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus) lying in wait below a school of slender anthias.
    Leaf Scorpionfish.jpg
  • Long-jawed mackerel straining a meal through their gill baskets.
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  • A Dendrobium prasinum orchid blooms on a tree trunk in a rain forest.
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  • A recently bleached staghorn coral.
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  • A clownfish nestled in the stinging tentacles of a sea anemone.
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  • A giant manta (Manta birostris) with a golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) in its wing.
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  • Two fish as one:  This Trevally is using the Clown Triggerfish as a stalking horse to sneak up on prey that ignore the harmless triggerfish.
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  • A camouflaged candy crab, Hoplophyrs oatesii, on a soft coral.
    Candy Crab.jpg
  • A Harlequin Ghost Pipefish hides in a clump of whip coral, very well camouflaged.
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  • Triplefin fish resting on a hard coral
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  • Well-camouflaged wire coral shrimp graze and hide on their host.
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  • A steephead parrotfish (Scarus microrhinos) nibbling on algae encrusted coral.
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  • A camouflaged candy crab, Hoplophyrs oatesii, on a soft coral.
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  • A red-margined wrasse (Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus) in a soft coral's polyps.
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  • A variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) waits camouflaged for small fish.
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  • A well camouflaged goby (Bryaninops sp.) rests on a red gorgonian coral.
    Goby on Red Gorgonian Coral.jpg
  • A blue and yellow damselfish in a gorgonian coral.
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  • Anthias school and soft corals.
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  • A well camouflaged goby (Bryaninops sp.) rests on a red gorgonian coral.
    Goby on Red Gorgonian Coral.jpg
  • Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion).
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  • Emperor shrimp on Leopard Sea Cucumber
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  • Fiji Parrotfinch (Erythrura pealii) foraging on the ground on Viti Levu Island, Fiji.
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  • Orange Dove (Ptilinopus victor) in the rain forest of Taveuni Island, Fiji.  Endemic to Fiji.
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  • A coral reef with a variety of soft and hard corals and anthias and golden damselfish.  Vatu-i-Ra Channel, Fiji.
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  • Fern (Blechnum orientale) growing in the rain forest of Taveuni Island, Fiji.
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  • Coral reef with lettuce coral and school of damselfish and anthias.  Somosomo Strait, Rainbow Reef, Fiji.
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  • A bluestriped fangblenny peering from a hole in a reef wall.
    Bluestriped Fangblenny.jpg
  • A goby rests on a wire coral which has most of its polyps extended.  This species of goby often lives on wire corals.
    Goby on Wire Coral.jpg
  • A flame hawkfish peers from a coral hiding place.
    Flame Hawkfish.jpg
  • A Christmas tree worm living on a coral.
    Christmas Tree Worm.jpg
  • A jellyfish undulates its bell as it swims in blue seas.
    Jellyfish.jpg
  • A reef crab, Pseudoliomora sp.,  nestled in an antler coral.
    Reef Crab.jpg
  • A jellyfish undulates its bell as it swims in blue seas.
    Jellyfish.jpg
  • A group of sergeant major fish school around a cabbage coral.
    Sergeant Major Fish and Cabbage Cora...jpg
  • A longnose hawkfish, Oxycirrhites typus, resting in a soft coral.
    Longnose Hawkfish in Soft Coral.jpg
  • A golden damselfish against a background of red coral and crinoids.
    Golden Damselfish With Red Coral.jpg
  • A pair of garden eels protrude from their sea floor burrows.
    Garden Eels Pair.jpg
  • A golden damselfish against a background of red coral and crinoids.
    Golden Damselfish With Red Coral.jpg
  • A goby rests on a wire coral which has most of its polyps extended.  This species of goby often lives on wire corals.
    Goby on Wire Coral.jpg
  • Close view of the knobby skin of a sea star.
    Sea Star Close-Up.jpg
  • A colorful marine flatworm, Pseudoceros species.
    Pseudoceros Marine Flatworm.jpg
  • A longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) among the branches of a sea fan coral.
    Longnose Hawkfish in Sea Fan.jpg
  • A pair of garden eels protrude from their sea floor burrows.
    Garden Eels Pair.jpg
  • A blue ribbon eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita, occupying a hole in the reef.
    Blue Ribbon Eel in Hole.jpg
  • A school of anthias swimming near a reef wall of soft coral.
    Anthias school at soft coral.jpg
  • A close view of a scalefin anthias fish.
    Scalefin Anthias Fish.jpg
  • Shrimp on a tubasraea coral.
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  • A barcheek wrasse gaping its mouth, which causes instant color change.
    Barcheek Wrasse 1.jpg
  • Close view of a Fijian crested iguana, Brachylophus vitiensis.
    Fijian Crested Iguana.jpg
  • A blenny fish and a coral hermit crab peer out of holes in a coral.
    Blenny Fish and Coral Hermit Crab.jpg
  • A colorful anthias fish swims about a reef with other fish.
    Anthias Fish.jpg
  • A many-colored fruit dove (Ptilinopus perousii) sitting on a slender tree branch.
    Many-colored Fruit Dove.jpg
  • A close view of the head of a mantis shrimp, Squilla species.
    Mantis Shrimp.jpg
  • A barcheek wrasse patrolling his territory.
    Barcheek Wrasse 2.jpg
  • A squarespot anthias male being cleaned by a Labroides cleaner wrasse
    Squarespot Anthias and Labroides Cle...jpg
  • A close view of the face of a scorpionfish blending in with a leather coral.
    Scorpionfish.jpg
  • A porcelain crab crawling in a sea anemone.
    Porcelain Crab in Sea Anemone.jpg
  • Juvenile blue damselfish sheltering in an acropora coral.
    Blue Damselfish on Acropora Coral.jpg
  • Emperor shrimp crawling on a sea cucumber.
    Emperor shrimp on sea cucumber.jpg
  • A crab crawling on a sea fan.
    Crab on Sea Fan.jpg
  • A strikingly colorful magenta dottyback fish.
    Dottyback Fish.jpg
  • A school of fish swim over a reef of cabbage coral.
    Cabbage Coral Reef.jpg
  • Bleeker's parrotfish against a black background.
    Bleeker's Parrotfish.jpg
  • A giant honeyeater, Gymnomyza viridis, on introduced ginger.
    Giant Honeyeater.jpg
  • An orange dove, Ptilinopus victor, perches on a tree limb.
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  • A swift moving school of Schooling Bannerfish, Heniochus diphreutes.  Their banded pattern may seen to make them conspicuous, but when they move quickly as a group, it may be confusing and make it harder for prey to target an individual.
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  • Sharp blades at the base of the tail of a surgeonfish are powerful defensive weapons, and they are advertised by their bright yellow color.
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  • A collared lory feeding on cassava fruits.
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  • Reef scene with soft and hard corals, anthias and golden damsel fish.
    Reef with Damsel Fish.jpg
  • A Barcheek Wrasse (Cheilinus diagrammus) performing a threat display (to the photographer), turning brighter.  The change in size and color will warn off intruders or potential rivals.  (See image MM7148_0018 for non-displaying color)
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  • Bicolor parrotfish (Cetoscarus bicolor) juvenile color form.  Note that adult color form is vastly different with male becoming green with orange spots (see images R4-070505-124 and 972751)
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  • A marine flatworm (pseudoceros sp.) on hydroids.
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  • Bicolor parrotfish (Cetoscarus bicolor) juvenile color form.  Note that adult color form is vastly different with male becoming green with orange spots (see images R4-070505-124 and 972751)
    CR129-16c.jpg
  • A Barcheek Wrasse (Cheilinus diagrammus) basic coloration when not displaying (see image MM7148_0019 for displaying color)
    MM7148_0018.jpg
  • Bicolor parrotfish (Cetoscarus bicolor) juvenile color form.  Note that adult color form is vastly different with male becoming green with orange spots (see images R4-070505-124 and 972751)
    CR143-37c.jpg