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Nudibranch (Reticulidia halgerda). Also known as Sea Slug. Found throughout the West Pacific. Photo taken in Philippines. Known as part of the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1622-67D
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Milk Conch (Strombus costatus), a mating pair photographed off Singer Island, Florida, USA.
Image ID: 45M1644-01
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Broadnose Sevengill Shark (Notorynchus cepedianus). Aka Cowshark. False Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.
Image ID: 43M2785-09
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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). Found throughout the world's oceans in both tropical & polar areas, depending on the season. Photo taken Hawaii. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 70M1430-46
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Puffadder Shyshark (Haploblepharus edwardsii). Photo taken at Simon's Town, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa.
Image ID: 43M2625-19
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Reef scene showing schooling Cardinalfish sheltering amongst soft and hard corals. Photo taken in Komodo National Park, Indonesia, where over 1,000 types of fish occur.
Image ID: 45M2022-06
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Upside-down Jellyfish (Cassiopeia andromeda). Unlike other jellyfish that hunt for food, this jellyfish depends on unicellular algae, zooxanthellae, for nutrition. The jellyfish sits upside down so the algae absorbs sunlight. Philippines. Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 70M1211-40
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Red Fire Goby (Nemateleotris magnifica). Also known as Fire Dartfish. Usually found at 25m depths or greater throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Qld, Australia. Photo taken Christmas Island.
Image ID: 24M1048-32D
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Old Wife (Enoplosus armatus), schooling. Found from Kalbarri, Western Australia, to Noosa Head, Queensland. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
Image ID: 24M1058-14D
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Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) with severe Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) attack wounds. Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa. Protected species
Image ID: 38M2656-95
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Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) breaching whilst predating on the surface. Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa. Protected species.
Image ID: 38M2651-12
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Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai). Found throughout tropical Australian waters from North West Cape (WA) to Stradbroke Island (Qld). Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Image ID: 24M2755-58D
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Australian Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus). Photo taken at Chinaman's Hat, Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
Image ID: 24M1422-84D
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Short-head Seahorse (Hippocampus breviceps) - newborn hatchlings clinging to sea algae. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Sequence - A6.
Image ID: 40M1166-09
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Stars and Stripes Pufferfish (Arothron hispidus). Also known as Stars and Stripes Toadfish. Found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1019-05D
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Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani). These birds were brought to Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, from mainland Ecuador by farmers to alleviate tick problems on their cattle.
Image ID: 70T5190-04
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Capricorn Caves, showing a section of an eroded limestone cavern. Situated near Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24T6020-11D
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Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus). Found during summer in forested areas of southern Australia, excluding Tasmania. Migrate north during winter to northern Australia, New Guinea and southern islands of Indonesia.
Image ID: 24T5221-02D
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Ornate Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ornatissimus). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Image ID: 24M1022-37
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Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca), in nest. Widespread in eastern, northern and south-western Australia. Photo taken in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
Image ID: 24T5254-89D
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Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae), chick. Also known as Seagull. Found throughout Australia, but mainly coastal. Photo taken Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24T5281-12D
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Saddled Parrotfish (Scarus dimidiatus), male. Also known as Blue-bridle Parrotfish. Found throughout the Indo-Central Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Image ID: 24M1049-16D
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San Miguel Cave in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The cave was created by the corrosive action of the water, which slowly dissolved the limestone rock.
Image ID: 45T6080-04
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Swirling leaves floating in the water hole of Elabana Falls, situated in sub-tropical rainforest, Lamington World Heritage National Park, Queensland, Australia.
Image ID: 24T6433-76D
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Box Crab (Calappa sp.), closed in lock position in defence. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M0445-93D
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Mute Swan (Cygnus olor). Found around rivers and ornamental ponds and lakes throughout Australia. Introduced to Australia
Image ID: 24T5254-08D
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Brain Coral (possibly: Leptoria sp.) and Blue Linckia Sea Star. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Image ID: 24M0212-09D
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Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) with severe Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) attack wounds. Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa. Protected species
Image ID: 38M2656-96
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Exposed coral reef protruding out of the sea at low tide. These corals are protected from UV damage by a covering of algae that acts as a powerful
Image ID: 24M2011-46D
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Underwater photographer exploring underneath Port Hughes Jetty or Pier, with pilings covered and encrusted with temperate sponges and corals. South Australia.
Image ID: 45M2033-02
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Nudibranch (Phyllodesmium kabiranum). Found throughout Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken in the Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1624-59D
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Ghost Shrimp (Caprella sp.), on stinging Hydroid with babies attached to its body. Also known as Skeleton Shrimp. Found throughout the Indo Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M0467-73D
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Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus). This large water bird is found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Photo taken at Central Coast, NSW, Australia.
Image ID: 24T5233-72D
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Mussid Coral (Lobophyllia hemprichii) detail. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24M0700-32
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Diver observing a Black Stingray (Dasyatis thetidis). Also known as Thorntail Stingray, Black Stingaree, Black Skate and Longtail Stingray. Photo taken beneath Rye Pier, Mornington Peninsula, Vic, Australia.
Image ID: 24M2755-69D
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Close detail of Bleached Coral (uncertain sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during 1998 El Nino. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24M0205-14
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Toolleen Hotel, situated in Toolleen, Central Victoria, Australia.
Image ID: 24T6170-31D
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Mangrove trees (Rhizophora sp.) with exposed roots during low tide. Cleveland, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24M1844-05
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Pod of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncas). Coastal New South Wales, Australia
Image ID: 24M1411-42
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Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) breaching on surface whilst attacking seal decoy. False Bay, South Africa. Protected species.
Image ID: 38M2656-69
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Surfer on a body board silhouetted on the surface. Sometime surfers are mistaken by sharks as a natural food source and attacked, especially when silhouetted against the surface as seen in this picture.
Image ID: 70M2659-40
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Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques). Found from Lancelin, WA, to Wilsons Promontory, Vic, but mostly sighted in SA waters and southern WA waters. Photo taken at York Peninsula, South Australia. Endemic to Australia.
Image ID: 24M1155-43D
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Zebra Urchin Crab (Zebrida adamsii) - on Fire Uchin (Asthenosoma varium). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M0445-15D
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Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) - covered in and surrounded by Crinoid Feather Stars. Found throughtout Indo-West Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Image ID: 24M1260-02
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Capricorn Caves, showing the entrance to a large limestone cavern. Situated near Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24T6020-18D
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Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) breaching whilst predating on the surface. Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa. Protected species.
Image ID: 38M2651-11
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Gil swimming underwater in a resort pool on the island of Curacao, Netherland Antilles, Caribbean.
Image ID: 70M0832-16
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Helmeted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops cassidix). Found in swamp-gum woodlands with melaleuca and tee-trea undergrowth in Victoria and south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Classified as Critically Endangered.
Image ID: 24T5206-14D
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School of Mysid Shrimp (Order: Mysadcea). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
Image ID: 40M0466-12
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Commensal Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani), male and female on venomous Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma varium). Found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Image ID: 24M0467-27D
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Forest regrowth after the Nov - Dec, 2019 wildfires that took place on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. Photo taken in May, 2020.
Image ID: 24T6410-23D
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World Heritage-listed Cunnawarra National Park, swept with wild bushfire. December, 2019.
Image ID: 24T6410-13D
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Snorkel Divers exploring a tropical coral reef, situated in the Molokini Marine Reserve, Maui, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
Image ID: 70M0832-13
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Temperate deep water reef comprising of Whip Corals, Sea Sponges, Zoanthids, Anemones and Reef Fish. Photo taken at Governor Island Marine Sanctuary, Bicheno, Tasmania, Australia.
Image ID: 24M2033-43D
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A female Cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis), laying its eggs in a crevice in the reef. Photo taken off Thailand. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 70M1611-05
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Queensland Groper (Epinephelus lanceolatus). Also known as Queensland Groper and Giant Groper. Photo taken at Navy Pier, Exmouth, WA, Australia. Classified Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 82M1092-03
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Swan River Myrtle wildflower (Hypocalymma robustum). South-west region, Western Australia.
Image ID: 24T6248-69D
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Snorkel diver observing Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus). This oceanic shark is found worldwide in tropical and temperate seas. Photo taken in Mozambique Channel, located between the island of Madagascar and southeast Africa, Indian Ocean
Image ID: 38M2679-10
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Silver Bigeye (Priacanthus blochii). Also known as Glasseye. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1011-05D
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Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), in flight. This large water bird is found throughout Australia and New Guinea. Also in Fiji and parts of Indonesia and New Zealand. Central New South Wales coast, Australia.
Image ID: 24T5232-53D
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African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) returning to nesting beach at sunset, after fishing at sea. Also known as Jackass Penguins. Boulder Beach, South Africa
Image ID: 24T5244-15
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Sunrise over Pulpit Rock. Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
Image ID: 24M2430-42D
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View of Perth City from Kings Park. Perth, Western Australia.
Image ID: 24T6180-25D
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Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). This octopus is a master of cryptic camouflage, often mimicking marine animals. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1633-65D
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1611-76D
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Crinoid Feather Star (Oxycomanthus bennetti), using a Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) as a feeding platform. A typical reef scene that can be found throughout the Indo Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef.
Image ID: 24M1220-58D
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Sherwood Falls, situated in Sherwood Nature Reserve, near Glenreagh, New South Wales, Australia.
Image ID: 24T6435-64D
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Aerial view of coastal islands and fringing Coral reefs. New Britain Island south coast, Papua New Guinea
Image ID: 24M2422-22
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Rare orange variety of the Spiny Devilfish (Inimicus didactylus) photographed in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. Part of the scorpionfish family, the devilfish lives only in the tropical Pacific Ocean can deliver a painful and venomous sting with dorsal fins.
Image ID: 45M1066-08
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Marine pollution, rubbish trash, garbage comprising of plastic bottles and footwear washed ashore by tidal movement on a remote Christmas Island beach, Indian Ocean, Australia. Drifted from Indonesia.
Image ID: 24M1910-13D
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Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas), gather at a cleaning station off West Maui, Hawaii, USA. Found in tropical and warm temperate seas worldwide. Listed on the IUCN Red list as Endangered species.
Image ID: 70M2266-37
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Panorama view from Point Lookout, on the Great Escarpment situated in Gondwana Rainforest, New England National Park, New South Wales, Australia. This rainforest is inscribed on the World Heritage List in recognition of its outstanding universal value.
Image ID: 24T6436-14D
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Australian Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus). Photo taken at Chinaman's Hat, Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
Image ID: 24M1422-94D
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Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis), cleaning a Yellow-edged Moray (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Within Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1037-13D
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Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus). Photo taken at Roca Partida, Socorro, Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico, Eastern Pacific.
Image ID: 43M2683-07
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Mosaic Octopus (Abdopus abaculus). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, but rare. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1633-86D
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Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), trying to stay cool in the summer sun near Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada, Canadian Arctic. Classified Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 43M1455-01
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Saddled Pufferfish (Canthigaster valentini), resting on a sea sponge. Also known as Black-saddled Toby. Found on coastal reefs throughout Indo-Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken in Indonesia.
Image ID: 70M1019-03
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Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus), formerly known as Ring-tailed Rock-wallaby. Found in rock outcroppings in western NSW, eastern SA and isolated portions of Qld, Australia. Near Threatened species.
Image ID: 24T5086-01D
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Striped Threefin (Helcogramma striatum) - on brain coral. Also known as Triplefin. Found on tropical coral reefs throughout the West Pacific from Japan to northern Australia.
Image ID: 24M1075-04D
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Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). Mimicking an Eel. Sulawesi, Indonesia
Image ID: 40M1633-14
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White Skate Egg Case (Rostroraja alba). Aka MermaidĘs Purse. False Bay, South Africa.
Image ID: 43M2765-33
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Mass coral spawning at night, showing suspended egg and sperm bundles in the water column. Photo taken in Coral Bay, Ningaloo Reef Marine Park, Western Australia
Image ID: 24M0208-04
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Also known as Devil Ray and Devilfish. Found in tropical and warm temperate seas. Photo taken at Revillagigedo Archipelago, off Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Image ID: 45M2711-09
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Brittle Star (Ophiothrix sp.) on Gorgonian Fan Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24M1215-03
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1611-11D
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Rainforest Cascade, situated in the Dorrigo World Heritage National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
Image ID: 24T6436-30D
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Giant Frogfish (Antennarius commersoni). Also known as Giant Anglerfish. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1043-30D
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Nudibranch (Chromodoris fidelis). Found throughout Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1624-55D
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Scuba Diver exploring a Coral reef. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24M0822-19
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Bulb Tentacle Sea Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24M1235-15
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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) - mother with calf underwater. Found throughout the world's oceans in both tropical and polar areas, depending on the season. Classified as Vulnerable on the 2000 IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 24M1430-38
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Half under and half over water picture of palm fringed tropical island beach and Acropora Coral reef. Fijian Islands
Image ID: 24M2444-17
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Corallimorpharian (Discosoma sp.). Anatomically like hard coral, but resembles anenome in appearance. Often seen carpeting reef flats and slopes throughout the Indo Pacific. Can inflict a painful sting on humans. Anilao, Philippines. Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1218-02D
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Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques). Found from Lancelin, WA, to Wilsons Promontory, Vic, but mostly sighted in SA waters and southern WA waters. Photo taken at York Peninsula, South Australia. Endemic to Australia.
Image ID: 24M1155-56D
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Yellow Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa itea). Also known as Australian Admiral Butterfly. South Eastern Australia
Image ID: 24T5822-38
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Jellyfish (Cyanea rosella). Found off-shore in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, Australia. Photo taken at Whyalla, Spencer Gulf, South Australia, Australia.
Image ID: 24M1211-63D
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Rainforest Stream, situated in Sherwood Nature Reserve, Mid North Coast near Woolgoolga, New South Wales, Australia.
Image ID: 24T6433-35D
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Children snorkel diving on the Great Barrier Reef. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
Image ID: 24M0833-30D
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Snow gum forest cloaked in mist, on the Great Escarpment situated in Gondwana Rainforest, New England National Park, NSW, Australia. This rainforest is inscribed on the World Heritage List in recognition of its outstanding universal value.
Image ID: 24T6428-29D
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Waterfall and stream in tropical rainforest in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Image ID: 45T6450-01
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Pair of Blue Ribbon Eels (Rhinomuraena quaesita) sharing same hole. Bali, Indonesia
Image ID: 24M1044-39
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Upside-down Jellyfish (Cassiopeia andromeda). Unlike other jellyfish that hunt for food, this jellyfish depends on unicellular algae, zooxanthellae, for nutrition. The jellyfish sits upside down so the algae absorbs sunlight. Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Image ID: 24M1211-55D
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