Pair of false clown anemonefish in a beautiful anemone
Small cuttlefish attempting to blend in with its background
One of Wakatobi's exquisite and extremely healthy coral reefs
A large sea fan with small silversides swimming past on either side
Sea turtle eating amongst some rubble
A small octopus sitting on the sandy ocean bottom at night
Small false clown anemonefish in a green anemone (note the red eggs in the background)
Close-up of one of the Indo-Pacific's intricate nudibranchs
This small creature (less than 4 inches long) is called an Ornate ghost pipefish
Blue and gray nudibranch
This small fish is called a whip goby and is less than 2 inches long
Pygmy seahorse (measuring less than 1 inch) sitting amongst Halameda sea grass
Brilliant spiny lobster sitting in a small crevice
Leaf scorpionfish with small orange anthias swimming in the foreground
Blue-green sponge with orange crinoid on top
Divers admiring a huge barrel sponge
Silversides swimming in front of a large sea fan
A scorpionfish sits amongst coral, waiting to ambush its next meal
Red nudibranch eggs (notice the individual eggs among the red pattern) form the shape of a flower
Close-up of brilliant soft coral
Close-up of xenia soft coral
The face of a crocodilefish; note the intricate pattern on both the face and the eye
Close-up of a crocodilefish eye
My cousin Andrew admiring a lionfish
Lionfish with orange coral in the background
Red lizardfish sitting motionless on some hard coral
Pink anemonefish in purple-tipped anemone
False clown anemonefish with shrimp in background
Close-up of a peacock flounder
Not the best swimmer, this pufferfish uses its bright colors and ability to "puff" up to ward off potential predators
Scorpionfish face
Close-up of a sea turtle
Face of a stonefish, one of the deadliest fish on the planet
Hermit crab amongst sea grass; notice the interesting design of its shell
Bright nudibranch crawling across the coral reef
Blue and yellow nudibranch on white sponge
White and pink nudibranch
Black and white nudibranch with extremely small rhinophores (the small horn-like protrusions on the front)
This spearing mantis shrimp is an extremely adept hunter with exceptional vision; in fact, it can even see ultraviolet (UV) light
Ornate ghost pipefish
Small fish (less than 2 inches long) called a blenny
Randall's shrimp goby (right) with yellow shrimp (left). The nearly blind shrimp builds and maintains the pair's burrow while the goby keeps watch for danger
Whip goby on whip coral
Close-up of coral
