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Coralline Alga (Halimeda capiosa). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Coralline Alga (Halimeda capiosa). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Sea Grapes Algae (Caulerpa racemosa) and Coralline Alga (Halimeda sp.). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Sea Grass (Halophila spinulosa). Lizard Island, North Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Funnelweed (Padina gymnospora). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) chick. Also known as Muttonbird and Sooty Shearwater. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Courting Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus). Also known as Muttonbird and Sooty Shearwater. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Snorkel Diver / Snorkeler exploring HMAS 'Protector' shipwreck. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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HMAS 'Protector' shipwreck on a Coral reef. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Freighter shipwreck, 'Cherry Venture', was blown ashore and wrecked on Teewah Beach during a cyclone in 1973. Queensland, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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HMAS 'Protector' shipwreck on Heron Island reef, with tidal water running over a concrete retainer wall constructed in the Heron Island harbour. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Scuba Diver exploring the historic SS Yongala shipwreck. Situated off Cape Bowling Green, near Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Scuba Diver exploring the historic SS Yongala shipwreck. Situated off Cape Bowling Green, near Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Scuba Diver observing black coral, attached to the SS Yongala shipwreck. Situated off Cape Bowling Green, near Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Snorkel Divers / Snorkelers exploring HMAS 'Protector' shipwreck. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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HMAS 'Protector' shipwreck on Heron Island reef. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, 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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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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Commensal Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) - male and female on venomous Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma varium). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Banded Coral Cleaner Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus). Also known as Boxer Shrimp. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / 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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Commensal Starfish Shrimp (Periclimenes soror) on Crown-of-thorns Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Commensal Starfish Shrimp (Periclimenes soror) on Linckia seastar. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Banded Coral Cleaner Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus). Also known as Boxer Shrimp. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Silvertip Shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Silvertip Shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Silvertip Shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Found throughout tropical Indo-Pacific.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Silvertip Shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Found throughout tropical Indo-Pacific.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Whip Coral (Ellisella sp.) detail. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Whip Coral (Ellisella sp.) detail. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Whip Coral (Ellisella sp.) detail. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Fern Coral (Clavularia sp.) detail. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Soft Coral (Sarcophyton sp.) detail. Also known as Mushroom Leather Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Undersea drop off covered in colourful soft corals. Osprey Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Photo taken September 2014
© Bob Halstead / OceanwideImages.com |
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Garden Spider. Photo taken at Lamington World Heritage National Park, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pod of Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris). Also known as Long-Snouted Spinner Dolphin. Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pod of Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris). Also known as Long-Snouted Spinner Dolphin. Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia). Hasties Swamp National Park. Atherton Tablelands, north Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bobtail Squid (Sepiola sp.) - size: 30mm. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Courting Bigfin Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) - courting male and female pair. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bigfin Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) - male courting a squadron of females. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bigfin Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Luminous Bay Squid (Loliolus noctiluca). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bigfin Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bigfin Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Bobtail Squid (Sepiola sp.) - size: 30mm. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Luminous Bay Squid (Loliolus noctiluca). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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