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Little Black Cormorants (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris), taking off on the surface of an estuary. Found mostly around waterways of inland Australia, but also around coastal estuaries.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Little Black Cormorants (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris), taking off on the surface of an estuary. Found mostly around waterways of inland Australia, but also around coastal estuaries.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Cape Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis), feeding on a sardine baitball. False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa. Endemic bird to the southwestern coasts of Africa.
© Chris and Monique Fallows / OceanwideImages.com |
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Javanese Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera javanica). Also known as Eagle Ray. Java, Indonesia
© Rudie Kuiter / OceanwideImages.com |
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School of Atlantic Cownose Rays (Rhinoptera bonasus). Photo taken at Caribbean Sea, Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
© Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com |
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School of Pacific Cownose Rays (Rhinoptera steindachneri). Found in the waters of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru. Photo taken at Galapagos Islands.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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School of Pacific Cownose Rays (Rhinoptera steindachneri). Found in the waters of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru. Photo taken at Galapagos Islands.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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School of Pacific Cownose Rays (Rhinoptera steindachneri). Found in the waters of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru. Photo taken at Galapagos Islands.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Coyote (Canis latrans). Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA. Listed on the IUCN Red List as Threatened Species
© Mark Carwardine / OceanwideImages.com |
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Coyote (Canis latrans). Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA. Listed on the IUCN Red List as Threatened Species
© Mark Carwardine / OceanwideImages.com |
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Coyote (Canis latrans). Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA. Listed on the IUCN Red List as Threatened Species
© Mark Carwardine / OceanwideImages.com |
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Coyote (Canis latrans). Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA. Listed on the IUCN Red List as Threatened Species
© Mark Carwardine / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) - female. Also known as King Crab. A deep water species collected by commercial fishery. King Island, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Scuba Diver viewing male Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas), also known as King Crab, in Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) forest. Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) - male. Also known as King Crab. A deep water species collected by commercial fishery. King Island, Southern Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus pelagicus). Also known as Blue manna Crab. Sought after by Commercial fishery. York Peninsula, South Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) in Pisonia forest. Sought after by islanders for eating. Palmyra Atoll. National Wildlife Refuge Island, USA Territory, Pacific Ocean
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) in Pisonia forest. Sought after by islanders for eating. Palmyra Atoll. National Wildlife Refuge Island, USA Territory, Pacific Ocean
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Swimmer Crab (Uncertain species) sheltering in a discarded paint tin. Bali, Indonesia. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Giant Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) - mating aggregation. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Spider Crab (Schizophrys aspera) - covered in encrusting Sponges. Edithburgh, South Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Fringed Sponge Crab (Lamarckdromia globosa), with Ascidian "hat". York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Sponge Crab (Austrodromidia octodentata), with Sponge "hat". York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Fringed Sponge Crab (Lamarckdromia globosa), with Ascidian "hat". York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Reef Crab (Etisus splendidus). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Spider Crab (Schizophrys aspera) - covered with bryozoan. Edithburgh, South Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Reef Crab (Carpilius maculatus). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Spiny Deep Sea Crab (Possibly: Hypothalassia sp.). This crab probably belongs to the Family: Menippidae and is found in depths at around 550 metres. This specimen was captured in a nautilus pot set in deep water off Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Porcelain Crab (Porcellanella triloba) amongst Soft Coral polyps. Also known as Soft Coral Crab. Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Reef Crab (Uncertain species). Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Red-spotted Trapeze Crab (Trapezia rufopunctata). Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Spider Crab (Naxioides sp.) on Soft Coral. Sulawesi, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Elegant Squat Lobster (Allogalathea elegans) on Crinoid Featherstar. Also known as Crinoid Crab. Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata). Note: stinging Sea Anemones held in claws for use in defence. Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata) - female with eggs. Note: stinging Sea Anemones held in claws for use in defence. Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata) - female with eggs. Note: stinging Sea Anemones held in claws for use in defence. Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata). Note: stinging Sea Anemones held in claws for use in defence. Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Google-eyed Fairy Crab (Galathea sp.). Also known as Squat Lobster. Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata). Note: stinging Sea Anemones held in claws for use in defence. Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Shore Crab (Percnon quinotae). Also known as Huntsman Crab. Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Fairy Crab (Lauriea siagiani), on giant Barrel Sponge. Also known as Hairy Squat Lobster. Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Elegant Squat Lobster (Allogalathea elegans) on Crinoid Featherstar. Also known as Crinoid Crab. Sulawesi, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Spotted Porcelain Crab (Neopetrolisthes maculata) feeding on suspended plankton. Bali, Indonesia. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Fairy Crab (Lauriea siagiani), on giant Barrel Sponge. Also known as Hairy Squat Lobster. Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Elbow Crab (Harrovia elegans) on Crinoid Featherstar. Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Spotted Porcelain Crab (Neopetrolisthes maculata) in sea anemone, feeding on suspended plankton. Bali, Indonesia. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Blue Porcelain Crab (Porcellana sp.). Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Spiny Stone Crab (Lithodes murrayi) - juvenile amongst Brachiopods. Deep sea species, range 100 - 1000 metres. Macquarie Island, Sub-Antarctic
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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