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Brighton Beach at dusk with its famous bathing boxes, or boatsheds, with Melbourne city in the background. Victoria, Australia.
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Yachts berthed at Williamstown Jetty, with Melbourne city in the background. Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.
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Overlooking Port Phillip Bay at St Kilda, across to Melbourne City. Victoria, Australia.
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Overlooking Port Phillip Bay at St Kilda, across to Melbourne City. Victoria, Australia.
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Overlooking Port Phillip Bay at St Kilda, across to Melbourne City. Victoria, Australia.
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Swan Street Bridge at dusk. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Melbourne City reflected on the Yarra River. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Inside St Paul's Cathedral. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Inside St Paul's Cathedral. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Ceiling decoratives inside Federation Square building. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Tasmanian Blenny (Parablennius Tasmanianus) on Sponge. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Tasmanian Blenny (Parablennius Tasmanianus). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Johnston's Weedfish (Heteroclinus johnstoni). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Australian Mado (Atypichthys strigatus). Also known as Stripey, Stripy or Eastern Footballer. Found from southern Queensland to Eastern Tasmania. Photo taken in NSW, Australia.
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Barber Sea Perch (Caesioperca Rasor). Portsea, Victoria, Australia
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Sand Flathead (Platycephalus bassensis). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Rainbow Cale (Odax acroptilus) - male. Also known as Rainbow fish. Found on rocky kelp, coastal and offshore reefs throughout Southern Australia. Photo taken Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
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Eastern Star Gazer (Kathetostoma laeve). Restricted to the temperate waters of south-eastern Australia. Photo taken at Portsea, Victoria, Australia
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Moonlighter or Six-banded Coral Fish (Tilodon sexfasciatus), juvenile. Found in temperate waters of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Photo taken at Edithburg, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Eastern Star Gazer (Kathetostoma laeve), burried in sand. Restricted to the temperate waters of south-eastern Australia. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
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Gurnard Perch (Neosebastes scorpaenoides). Found in coastal waters from Sydney, NSW, to Ceduna, SA. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Vic, Australia.
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Moonlighter, or Six-banded Coral Fish (Tilodon sexfasciatus). Found in temperate waters of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Photo taken at Edithburg, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Moonlighter, or Six-banded Coral Fish (Tilodon sexfasciatus), juvenile. Found in temperate waters of Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Photo taken at Edithburg, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
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Marble Dragonet (Bovichtus angustifrons). Also known as Thornfish and Marblefish. Found from southern NSW to eastern Great Australian Bight, including Tasmania. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Vic, Australia.
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Eastern Star Gazer (Kathetostoma laeve), buried in sand. Restricted to the temperate waters of south-eastern Australia. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
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Rainbow Cale (Odax acroptilus), male. Found in coastal sea grass and kelp beds in temperate waters of southern Australia. Photo taken in Western Port Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
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Rainbow Cale (Odax acroptilus), male. Found in coastal sea grass and kelp beds in temperate waters of southern Australia. Photo taken in Western Port Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
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Rainbow Cale (Odax acroptilus), male. Found in coastal sea grass and kelp beds in temperate waters of southern Australia. Photo taken in Western Port Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
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Rainbow Cale (Odax acroptilus), male. Found in coastal sea grass and kelp beds in temperate waters of southern Australia. Photo taken in Western Port Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
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Southern Blue Devil (Paraplesiops meleagris). Found in coastal and off-shore rocky reefs in caves and crevices throughout southern WA, SA and Vic. Photo taken at Mornington Peninsula, Vic, Australia.
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Magpie Perch (Cheilodactylus nigripes). Found from Albany, Western Australia, to Kiama, New South Wales. Photo taken at Flinders, Western Port, Victoria, Australia.
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Blue-throated Wrasse (Notolabrus tetricus), initial phase. Found in south-eastern Australia, from NSW to SA, including Tas. Photo taken at Flinders, Western Port, Victoria, Australia.
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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.
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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.
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Southern Blue Devil (Paraplesiops meleagris). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
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Short Boarfish (Parazanclistius hutchinsi). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Rare species.
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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.
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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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