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Girdled Scalyfin (Parma unifasciata), juvenile. Also known as Girdled Parma. Endemic to coastal reefs from southern Queensland to southern New South Wales, Australia. Photo taken at Bermagui, New South Wales.
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Girdled Scalyfin (Parma unifasciata), juvenile. Also known as Girdled Parma. Endemic to coastal reefs from southern Queensland to southern New South Wales, Australia. Photo taken at Bermagui, New South Wales.
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Yellow-Crested Weedfish (Cristiceps aurantiacus). Found in rocky reefs, kelp and seagrass beds in temperate waters of Australia. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
© Bill Boyle / OceanwideImages.com |
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Red Velvetfish (Gnathanacanthus goetzeei) - juvenile. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Red Velvetfish (Gnathanacanthus goetzeei), adult. Found in temperate waters of southern Australia, including Tasmania. Rarely encountered by divers due to its cryptic camouflage. Photo taken in Tasmania, Australia.
© Bill Boyle / OceanwideImages.com |
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Southern Blue Devil (Paraplesiops meleagris). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
© Bill Boyle / OceanwideImages.com |
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Short Boarfish (Parazanclistius hutchinsi). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Rare species.
© Bill Boyle / OceanwideImages.com |
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Red Velvetfish (Gnathanacanthus goetzeei) - juvenile. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Warty Prowfish (Aetapcus maculatus). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Barracouta (Thyrsites atun). Also known as 'Couta, Snoek and Sierra. A commercially sought fish found in Southern Australian waters.
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Nudibranch or Sea Slug (Polycera hedgpethi), mating pair. Found on sheltered coastal reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
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Nudibranch or Sea Slug (Phyllodesmium serratum). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Feeds on soft corals. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
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Tambja Nudibranch (Tambja verconis). Found throughout southern WA to central NSW, including Tas, Australia. Also New Zealand. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Vic, Australia.
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Tambja Nudibranch (Tambja verconis). Found throughout southern WA to central NSW, including Tas, Australia. Also New Zealand. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Vic, Australia.
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Tambja Nudibranch (Tambja verconis). Found throughout southern WA to central NSW, including Tas, Australia. Also New Zealand. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Vic, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Tambja Nudibranch (Tambja verconis). Found throughout southern WA to central NSW, including Tas, Australia. Also New Zealand. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Vic, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Tambja Nudibranch (Tambja verconis). Found throughout southern WA to central NSW, including Tas, Australia. Also New Zealand. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Vic, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Tambja Nudibranch (Tambja verconis). Found throughtout southern WA to central NSW, including Tas, feeding on the green bryozoan (Bugula dentata). Australia. Also New Zealand. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Vic, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Tambja Nudibranch (Tambja verconis). Found throughout southern WA to central NSW, including Tas, Australia. Also New Zealand. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Vic, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Tambja Nudibranch (Tambja verconis), making egg ribbon. Found throughout southern WA to central NSW, including Tas, Australia. Also New Zealand. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Vic, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Tambja Nudibranch (Tambja verconis). Found throughout southern WA to central NSW, including Tas, Australia. Also New Zealand. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Vic, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Tambja Nudibranch (Tambja verconis). Found throughout southern WA to central NSW, including Tas, Australia. Also New Zealand. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Vic, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Nudibranch (Melibe sp.), free swimming. Also known as Sea Slug. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
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Nudibranch (Melibe sp.), feeding on marine alga. Also known as Sea Slug. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
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Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - on sponge. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus.
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Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus.
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Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - on lettuce weed. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus.
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Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus.
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Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus.
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Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus.
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Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus.
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Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - on rubble. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus.
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Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - on rubble. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Reef Octopus (Octopus berrima.). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Reef Octopus (Octopus sp.). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Southern Sand Octopus (Octopus kaurna). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - swimming mid-water at night. Found in Southern Australia. Photo taken at Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. This octopus is extremely venomous and dangerous.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pale Octopus (Octopus pallidus) with eggs. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
© Bill Boyle / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pale Octopus (Octopus pallidus) with eggs. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
© Bill Boyle / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pale Octopus (Octopus pallidus). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
© Bill Boyle / OceanwideImages.com |
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Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - female carrying eggs. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus.
© Bill Boyle / OceanwideImages.com |
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Southern Sand Octopus (Octopus kaurna). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
© Bill Boyle / OceanwideImages.com |
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Southern Sand Octopus (Octopus kaurna). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
© Bill Boyle / OceanwideImages.com |
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Southern Sand Octopus (Octopus kaurna). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
© Bill Boyle / OceanwideImages.com |
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