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  • 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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  • Rich soft coral and sea fan covered reefs team with fish life..Misool Island vicinity, near the smaller island of Wagmab.
    R4-070422-087.jpg
  • Healthy reef of hard corals just under the surface of the Great Astrolabe Reef, Kadavu Island, Fiji.
    FR126-05.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.
    FR92-07.jpg
  • Coral reef with lettuce coral and school of damselfish and anthias.  Somosomo Strait, Rainbow Reef, Fiji.
    PI255-09.jpg
  • A school of fish swim over a reef of cabbage coral.
    Cabbage Coral Reef.jpg
  • A reef teeming with fish, soft corals and other marine life.
    Namena Island Reef.jpg
  • Anthias and hard corals on a Fiji reef.  Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)..Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji.  Oct 03
    CR63-17.jpg
  • A coral reef with a variety of soft and hard corals and anthias and golden damselfish.  Vatu-i-Ra Channel, Fiji.
    MM7059_0030.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 soft corals and a yellow crinoid feather star. Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)   .Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji
    CR67-18.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
  • Anthias and hard corals on a Fiji reef.  Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)..Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji.  Oct 03
    CR63-17.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
  • Fiji reef view with coral diversity and Anthias school.  Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)     Vatu-i-ra, Fiji.  Oct 03.
    CR70-19.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 school of anthias swimming near a reef wall of soft coral.
    Anthias school at soft coral.jpg
  • Fiji reef view with coral diversity and Anthias school.  Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)     Vatu-i-ra, Fiji.  Oct 03.
    CR70-19.jpg
  • 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.
    MM7059_0006.jpg
  • Late afternoon reef scene with schools of fusiliers and snappers settling closer to the reef.  Barracudas lurk.   The sheer biomass of fish on this reef is remarkable...Vicinity of Gam Island.
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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.
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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.
    FR57-06c.jpg
  • Soft corals, sea fans and sponges flourish on this healthy reef.  A jack cruises the reef hunting...Misool Island vicinity.  Near smaller island of Fiabacet.
    R4-070423-558.jpg
  • Very low tide reveals the coral reef from above the surface. Max Ammer and Gerry Allen enter the lagoon at Goh Island on an exploratory dive..
    R4-070417-381.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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  • A reef crab, Pseudoliomora sp.,  nestled in an antler coral.
    Reef Crab.jpg
  • Very low tide reveals the coral reef from above the surface..Exploratory dive trip with Max Amar, Gerry and Mark Allen.
    R4-070417-346.jpg
  • Corals cover the bottom beneath a limestone outcrop island in the Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia.  Wrasses and damselfish hover over the reef.
    R4-070413-126.jpg
  • A colorful anthias fish swims about a reef with other fish.
    Anthias Fish.jpg
  • Two species of sweetlips hover in front of a sea fan an other corals on a reef outcrop...Misool Island vicinity.  Near smaller island of Fiabacet.
    R4-070423-506.jpg
  • Reef view with Blue-spotted Groupers and other fish, soft and hard corals...Vicinity of Gam Island.
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  • A school of fusiliers crosses above a massive school of snappers over a coral reef in the Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia.
    R4-070510-424.jpg
  • Soft corals, sea fans and sponges flourish on this healthy reef.  .Misool Island vicinity.  Near smaller island of Fiabacet.
    R4-070423-566.jpg
  • Corals cover the bottom beneath a limestone outcrop island in the Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia.  Wrasses and damselfish hover over the reef.
    R4-070413-115.jpg
  • Reef wall in Raja Ampat Island, Indonesia, with school of silversides and soft corals.
    R4-070413-044.jpg
  • A blue-spotted grouper makes a lunge on a reef in Fiji.
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  • A blue ribbon eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita, occupying a hole in the reef.
    Blue Ribbon Eel in Hole.jpg
  • Table corals and staghorn corals with schools of damselfish in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.  A healthy hard coral reef
    R4-070511-085.jpg
  • A rich coral reef covered in soft corals, crinoids, and tunicates.
    R4-070419-313.jpg
  • A bluestriped fangblenny peering from a hole in a reef wall.
    Bluestriped Fangblenny.jpg
  • 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
    CR49-30.jpg
  • A group of sergeant major fish school around a cabbage coral.
    Sergeant Major Fish and Cabbage Cora...jpg
  • A squarespot anthias male being cleaned by a Labroides cleaner wrasse
    Squarespot Anthias and Labroides Cle...jpg
  • A close view of a scalefin anthias fish.
    Scalefin Anthias Fish.jpg
  • A close view of the head of a mantis shrimp, Squilla species.
    Mantis Shrimp.jpg
  • A diver inspects a soft coral growing on a fallen tree trunk.  The passage between Waigeo and Gam Islands.  This unique area is protected from waves but experiences high currents which allows soft corals to flourish just below the surface.
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  • A diver inspects a soft coral growing on a fallen tree trunk.  The passage between Waigeo and Gam Islands.  This unique area is protected from waves but experiences high currents which allows soft corals to flourish just below the surface.
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  • Diver Zafer Kizilkaya explores a passage between Gam and Waigeo Islands rich with soft coral growth.  Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia.
    R4-070504-162.jpg
  • A giant manta (Manta birostris) with a golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) in its wing.
    MM7059_0028c.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 Harlequin Ghost Pipefish hides in a clump of whip coral, very well camouflaged.
    MM7059_0058.jpg
  • Shrimp on a tubasraea coral.
    MM7059_0020.jpg
  • A steephead parrotfish (Scarus microrhinos) nibbling on algae encrusted coral.
    MM7059_0017.jpg
  • A jellyfish undulates its bell as it swims in blue seas.
    Jellyfish.jpg
  • A barcheek wrasse gaping its mouth, which causes instant color change.
    Barcheek Wrasse 1.jpg
  • The passage between Waigeo and Gam Islands.  This unique area is protected from waves but experiences high currents which allows soft corals to flourish just below the surface.
    R4-070504-358.jpg
  • The passage between Waigeo and Gam Islands.  This unique area is protected from waves but experiences high currents which allows soft corals to flourish just below the surface.
    R4-070504-258.jpg
  • Exposed coral by a dock.
    R4-070420-176.jpg
  • Banded sea krait (Laticauda sp.).
    R4-070413-448.jpg
  • 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.
    MM7059_0010c.jpg
  • A longnose hawkfish, Oxycirrhites typus, resting in a soft coral.
    Longnose Hawkfish in Soft Coral.jpg
  • A jellyfish undulates its bell as it swims in blue seas.
    Jellyfish.jpg
  • A well camouflaged goby (Bryaninops sp.) rests on a red gorgonian coral.
    Goby on Red Gorgonian Coral.jpg
  • A pair of garden eels protrude from their sea floor burrows.
    Garden Eels Pair.jpg
  • A camouflaged candy crab, Hoplophyrs oatesii, on a soft coral.
    Candy Crab.jpg
  • Orange-fin anemonefish (Amphiprion chrysopterus).  Vatu-i-Ra Island, Fiji.  Oct 03.
    CR76-04.jpg
  • A blenny fish and a coral hermit crab peer out of holes in a coral.
    Blenny Fish and Coral Hermit Crab.jpg
  • Tassled Wobbegong Shark (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon) lying in wait on top of a plate coral...Vicinity of Gam Island.
    R4-070511-079.jpg
  • Conservation International marine biologist Mark Erdmann capturing a specimen of a new species of damselfish.  Sebakor Bay, Fak Fak Peninsula, Indonesia.
    R4-070426-103.jpg
  • Diving guide Graham Abbott explores an underwater rock wall for unique marine life at the Pisang Islands..Pisang Islands, W of Fak Fak Peninsula.
    R4-070425-495.jpg
  • A recently bleached staghorn coral.
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  • 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
  • A red-margined wrasse (Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus) in a soft coral's polyps.
    MM7059_0053.jpg
  • A clownfish nestled in the stinging tentacles of a sea anemone.
    MM7059_0044.jpg
  • A variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) waits camouflaged for small fish.
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  • Triplefin fish resting on a hard coral
    MM7059_0036.jpg
  • Well-camouflaged wire coral shrimp graze and hide on their host.
    MM7059_0033.jpg
  • Long-jawed mackerel straining a meal through their gill baskets.
    MM7059_0025.jpg
  • A golden damselfish against a background of red coral and crinoids.
    Golden Damselfish With Red Coral.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
  • Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion).
    FR62-35.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
  • Pink anmonefish (Amphiprion perideraion).  Vatu-i-Ra Island, Fiji.  Oct 2003.
    CR72-30.jpg
  • Juvenile blue damselfish sheltering in an acropora coral.
    Blue Damselfish on Acropora Coral.jpg
  • A barcheek wrasse patrolling his territory.
    Barcheek Wrasse 2.jpg
  • A forest of soft corals in the shallows of a rocky islet.  Jacks hunting smaller fish...Misool Island vicinity.  Near smaller island of Fiabacet.
    R4-070423-367.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 blue and yellow damselfish in a gorgonian coral.
    MM7059_52.jpg
  • A camouflaged candy crab, Hoplophyrs oatesii, on a soft coral.
    MM7059_0055.jpg
  • Anthias school and soft corals.
    MM7059_0002.jpg
  • A longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) among the branches of a sea fan coral.
    Longnose Hawkfish in Sea Fan.jpg
  • A well camouflaged goby (Bryaninops sp.) rests on a red gorgonian coral.
    Goby on Red Gorgonian Coral.jpg
  • A pair of garden eels protrude from their sea floor burrows.
    Garden Eels Pair.jpg
  • A strikingly colorful magenta dottyback fish.
    Dottyback Fish.jpg
  • Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion).  Gau Island, Fiji.  Oct 2003.
    CR29-33.jpg
  • Bleeker's parrotfish against a black background.
    Bleeker's Parrotfish.jpg
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