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Coral reproduction. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Coral reproduction. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
© Peter Harrison / OceanwideImages.com |
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Coral reproduction. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
© Peter Harrison / OceanwideImages.com |
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Coral reproduction. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
© Peter Harrison / OceanwideImages.com |
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Coral reproduction. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Corallimorpharian (Discosoma cf. rhodostoma). Anatomically like hard coral, but resembles anenome in appearance. Often seen carpeting reef flats and slopes of Indo Pacific. Can inflict a painful sting on humans. Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Coral Triangle.
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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.
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Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) - drying its wings and feathers after fishing. Found around aquatic habitats throughout Australia
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Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) - drying its wings and feathers after fishing. Found around aquatic habitats throughout Australia
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Little Pied Cormorants (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) and Black-faced Cormorants (Phalacrocorax fuscescens). Found around aquatic habitats throughout Australia. Photo taken at Hopkins Island, off Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Little Pied Cormorants (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos), taking off on the surface of the ocean. Found around aquatic habitats throughout Australia. Photo taken off Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Little Pied Cormorants (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) and a single Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens). Found around aquatic habitats throughout Australia. Photo taken at Hopkins Island, off Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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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. Photo taken on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa), Chestnut Teal (Anus castanea) and Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris), resting on an estuary. Photo taken on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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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.
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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.
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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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Australian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) - male. Also known as Australasian Darter. Found in most wetlands throughout Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
© 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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Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) - female. Also known as King Crab. A deep water species collected by commercial fishery. King Island, Australia
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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
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