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Doughboy Scallop (Chlamys asperrimus) - amongst sea sponges and tunicates. Found throughout southern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to southern Qld, including Tasmania. Australia
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Doughboy Scallop (Chlamys asperrimus). Found throughout southern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to southern Qld, including Tasmania. Australia
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Spindle Cowry (Phenacovolva sp.) - a cluster of 3 on Gorgonian coral. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Flame File Shell (Lima sp.). Also known as Flame Scallop and Electric Scallop. Found on rocky and coral reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Wentletrap Snail (Epitonium billeeanum), on Tubastraea coral, with its egg capsules clearly visible. This snail feeds on Tubastraea corals and is found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Egg Cowrie (Ovula ovum), feeding on Leather Soft Coral (Sarcophyton sp.). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Drupe Sea Snail (Drupella sp.) - feeding on Coral (Galaxea sp.). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Mitre Shell (possibly: Cancilla sp.), with a tiny Sea Anemone attached to its shell. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Close detail showing the eyes of the mollusc Stromb Shell (Strombus sp.). Found throughout tropical Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Live Murex Shell (Murex ternispina). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo was taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Doughboy Scallop (Chlamys asperrimus), covered in sea sponge. Found throughout southern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to southern Qld, including Tasmania. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Doughboy Scallop (Chlamys asperrimus), covered in sea sponge. Found throughout southern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to southern Qld, including Tasmania. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Blue Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis). Highly prized by commercial fishery, this Mussel is cultivated in most southern Australian states. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Blue Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis). Highly prized by commercial fishery, this Mussel is cultivated in most southern Australian states. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Blue Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis). Highly prized by commercial fishery, this Mussel is cultivated in most southern Australian states. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Sundial Shell (Architectonica perspectiva). Found in sandy hapitats throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo was taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Sundial Shell (Architectonica perspectiva). Found in sandy hapitats throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo was taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Harp Shell (Harpa sp.). Found in sandy hapitats throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo was taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
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Parasitic Shell (Thyca crystallina) on Blue Linckia Sea Star (Linckia laevigata). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Live Murex Shell (Murex pecten). Uncommon. Indo-West Pacific
© Bob Halstead / OceanwideImages.com |
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Live Helmet Shell (Cassis cornuta) eating a Sea Urchin (Tripneustes gratilla). Indo-Pacific
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Triton Trumpet Shell (Charonia tritonis), predating on a Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci). Found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Triton Trumpet Shell (Charonia tritonis), predating on a Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci). Found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Close detail of the eyes of a Spider Shell (Lambis scorpius). Also known as Scorpion Shell. Found throughout tropical Indo-Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Ship looking like a Ghost ship on the high seas. Indo-Pacific.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Shovelnose Ray (Rhinobatos typus). Also known as Common Shovelnose Ray, Shovelnose Shark and Guitarfish. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific, including tropical Australian waters. Photo taken at Queensland Southern Coast, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Eye of Giant Shovelnose Ray (Rhinobatos typus). Also known as Common Shovelnose Ray, Shovelnose Shark and Guitarfish. Queensland Southern Coast, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Shovelnose Ray (Rhinobatos typus). Also known as Common Shovelnose Ray, Shovelnose Shark and Guitarfish. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific, including tropical Australian waters. Photo taken at Queensland Southern Coast, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Shovelnose Ray (Rhinobatos typus). Also known as Common Shovelnose Ray, Shovelnose Shark and Shovelnose Guitarfish. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific, including tropical Australian waters. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Shovelnose Ray (Rhinobatos typus). Also known as Common Shovelnose Ray, Shovelnose Shark and Shovelnose Guitarfish. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific, including tropical Australian waters. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Shovelnose Ray (Rhinobatos typus). Also known as Common Shovelnose Ray, Shovelnose Shark and Shovelnose Guitarfish. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific, including tropical Australian waters. Photo taken at New South Wales, Australia
© Rudie Kuiter / OceanwideImages.com |
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Commensal Emperor Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on Sea Cucumber. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cleaner Shrimp (Stenopus tenuirostris) on Sea Tunicates. Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Commensal Whip Coral Shrimp (Pontonides unciger) - male and female on Whip Coral. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
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Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus). Found on sand and rubble throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
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Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus). Found on sand and rubble throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus). Found on sand and rubble throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus). Found on sand and rubble throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
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Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus). Found on sand and rubble throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera picta). Indo-Pacific
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera picta). Indo-Pacific
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera picta). Indo-Pacific
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Commensal Whip Coral Shrimp (Pontonides unciger)on Whip Coral. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
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Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus). Found on sand and rubble throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
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Commensal Whip Spider Crab (Xenocarcinus tuberculatus) and Whip Shrimp (Dasycaris zanzibarica) on Whip Coral. Found in assocation with whip corals throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Commensal Shrimp (Periclimenes venustus) on Sea Anemone. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina lisa) in burrow. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus latirostris). Found in Western Indian Ocean West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
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