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Spotted-tailed Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus). Also known as Tiger Cat. Mole Creek, Tasmania, Australia. Classified Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 24T5035-01
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Unusually large cluster of Fire Coral (Millepora sp.). Also known as Stinging Coral. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Image ID: 24M0210-03D
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Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus). Known as Grey Nurse Shark in Australia, Sand Tiger Shark in USA and Ragged-tooth Shark in South Africa. Photo taken at Solitary Islands, NSW, Australia. Vulnerable on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Image ID: 24M2645-61D
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Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) feeding on schooling Sardines. Also known as Billfish. Found in the Atlantic Oceans and the Caribbean Sea.
Image ID: 38M1042-08
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Sydney city and Harbour Bridge decorated in projected light during the Vivid Sydney 2023 festival of light, music and ideas. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Image ID: 24T6072-58D
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Bulb Tentacle Sea Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor). Bleached from El Nino high water temperatures. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24M1235-01
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Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea). Found from Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Photo taken at Hopkins Island, South Australia. Classified Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 24M1425-91D
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Leopard Catshark (Poroderma pantherinum). Photo taken at Simons Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Atlantic Ocean.
Image ID: 43M2625-24
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Black Swan (Cygnus atratus). Black Swans feed on aquatic vegetation and can be found throughout Australia in wetlands, including lakes, flooded pastures and estuaries.
Image ID: 24T5254-19
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Galapagos Shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis). Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico, Eastern Pacific.
Image ID: 43M2676-02
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Pink Paper-daisy wildflower (Rhodanthe chlorocephala). Northern Heathland, Western Australia.
Image ID: 24T6248-77D
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Green Tunicate (Didemnum molle), showing close detail of inner mouth. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1205-42D
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Harlequin Crab (Lissocarcinus orbicularis). Commensal Crab living on a Sea Cucumber. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24M0444-67
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Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus). Known as Grey Nurse Shark in Australia, Sand Tiger Shark in USA and Ragged-tooth Shark in South Africa. Solitary Islands, NSW, Australia. Vulnerable on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Protected in Australia
Image ID: 24M2645-35D
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Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens). Found thoughout the Great Barrier Reef, NW Australia, SE Asia and Indo-central Pacific.
Image ID: 24M1086-18
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), resting under a ledge during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
Image ID: 45M1092-36
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Diver observing a Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), feeding on Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24M1222-79D
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Mangrove Jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) sheltering amongst Mangrove roots (Rhizophora stylosa) during high tide. Low Isle, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24M1844-12
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Horseshoe Leatherjacket (Meuschenia hippocrepis). Found from Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria. Photo taken at Edithburgh, South Australia, Australia.
Image ID: 24M1185-02D
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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.
Image ID: 24M1633-04
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Spine-cheek Anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus). Found in association with sea anemones throughout the Indo-Pacific, including northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken in Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1034-52D
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Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezi). Found in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean, from Florida to Brazil. Photo taken in Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
Image ID: 70M2675-01
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Scuba Diver photographing Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos). Also known as Grey Reef Shark, Black-vee Whaler and Longnose Blacktail Shark. French Polynesia. Found throughout tropical Indo-West and Central Pacific.
Image ID: 45M2677-04
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Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma ijimai) - close detail of stinging spines. This sea urchin has venomous spines and able to inflict painful stings. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Image ID: 24M1250-19
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Ribboned Seadragon (Haliichthys taeniophorus). Primarily known from the north-western Australian coast, ranging from Shark Bay to Exmouth, but also known from the Darwin region and east to Torres Strait, including Papua New Guinea. Aquarium Photo.
Image ID: 24M1161-01D
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Also known as Devil Ray and Devilfish. Found in tropical and warm temperate seas. Photo taken at Revillagigedo Archipelago, off Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Image ID: 45M2711-07
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Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier). Found in tropical seas, with seasonal sightings in warm temperate areas. Photo taken Tiger Beach, Freeport, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean.
Image ID: 43M2664-60
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White-tailed Spider (Lampona cylindrata). Eastern Australia. A common perception is that white tail spider bites can be associated with long term skin infections, and in rarer cases progression to necrosis. No formal studies have found evidence for this.
Image ID: 24T5855-21
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False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens). Found throughout temperate and tropical oceanic waters of the world, but not common. Photo taken in Hawaii.
Image ID: 70M1565-11
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Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum). Photo taken at Fish Tales, Grand Bahama Bank, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
Image ID: 43M2648-05
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Nudibranch (Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa). Found throughout Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Image ID: 24M1622-32
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Icebergs in a stormy sea. Antarctica.
Image ID: 38M2435-04
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Round Batfish (Platax teira). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Qld, Australia. Photo taken at Christmas Island, Australia.
Image ID: 24M1003-02D
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Fijian Banded Iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus). Fijian Islands. Critically endangered.
Image ID: 24T6655-03
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Historic Miners Cottage during sunset hour in the outback town of Silverton, near Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Image ID: 24T5315-65D
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Southern Sand Octopus (Octopus kaurna). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia
Image ID: 37M1633-06
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Inside the Queen Victoria Building, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Image ID: 24T6070-11D
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Coastal Seascape. Granite boulder coastline at dusk. False Bay, South Africa
Image ID: 24M2433-13
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The reef and a blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus, are reflected onto the surface of this flat calm sea off the island of Yap, Micronesia.
Image ID: 70M2674-23
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by schooling Sardines. This Grouper is protected and listed as a threatened species. Photo taken at Jupiter, Florida, USA
Image ID: 45M1092-14
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Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus). Known as Grey Nurse Shark (Australia), Sand Tiger Shark (USA) and Ragged-tooth Shark (South Africa). Photo taken at Solitary Islands, NSW, Australia. Classified as Vulnerable on IUCN Red List. Protected in Australia.
Image ID: 24M2645-42D
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Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus), underwater. Also known as Northern Sea Lion and Stellar Sea Lion. Photo taken at an island north of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Classified as Endangered Species on the IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 45M1429-01
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Australian Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus). Narooma, New South Wales, Australia.
Image ID: 24M1422-96D
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Green-blotched Parrotfish (Scarus quoyi). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1049-18D
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Mandarin-fish (Synchiropus splendidus) - male. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24M1088-152
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Red Handfish (Thymichthys politus). Endemic to the shallow estuaries of Tasmania, Australia. Photo taken on the Tasman Peninsula. Classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 24M1120-01
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Orange Anemonefish (Amphiprion sandaracinos), in a sea anemone. Found in association with sea anemones throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo was taken at Milne bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1034-37D
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Pink Whiprays (Himantura fai). Found throughout tropical Australian waters from North West Cape (WA) to Stradbroke Island (Qld). Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Image ID: 24M2755-50D
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Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus), formerly known as Ring-tailed Rock-wallaby. Found in rock outcroppings in western NSW, eastern SA and isolated portions of Qld, Australia. Near Threatened species.
Image ID: 24T5086-03D
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Luminescent Jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca). Photo taken in the Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 70M1211-43
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Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus). Known as Grey Nurse Shark in Australia, Sand Tiger Shark in USA and Ragged-tooth Shark in South Africa. Solitary Islands, NSW, Australia. Vulnerable on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Protected in Australia
Image ID: 24M2645-20D
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Bobtail Squid (Euprymna berryi). Also known as Dumpling Squid. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1655-19D
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Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum). Photo taken at Fish Tales, Grand Bahama Bank, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
Image ID: 43M2648-04
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Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi). Also known as Devilfish and Devilray. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific in tropical and subtropical waters, but also recorded in the tropical east Atlantic. Photo taken at Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia.
Image ID: 58M2711-14D
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Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus). Found on sand and rubble throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
Image ID: 24M0466-15
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Commensal Shrimp (Vir philippinensis) on Bubble Coral (Plerogyra sinuosa). Found exclusively in association with bubble coral throughout Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Image ID: 24M0467-02
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Window into an abandoned old homestead in outback South Australia, near Terowie, Australia
Image ID: 24T5315-72D
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Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) taking a baited fishing line. Also known as Black-browed Mollymawk. Widespread throughout the Southern Ocean.
Image ID: 38T5282-02
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Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama). Solitary Islands, New South Wales, Australia
Image ID: 24M1611-51
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Australian Sea Lions (Neophoca cinerea) - cows. Anvil Island, Recherche Archipelago Nature Reserve, Esperance, Western Australia. Classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 24M1425-16
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Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus), formerly known as Ring-tailed Rock-wallaby. Found in rock outcroppings in western NSW, eastern SA and isolated portions of Qld, Australia. Near Threatened species.
Image ID: 24T5086-20D
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Border Track through sub-tropical Antarctic Beech Tree (Nothofagus moorei) forest. Lamington World Heritage National Park, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24T6422-03
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Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna lewini). Indo-Pacific. Found in tropical and warm temperate seas.
Image ID: 35M2644-05
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Commensal Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on Sea Cucumber. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
Image ID: 24M0466-30
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Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus). Found in temperate coastal waters of Australia, from Geraldton, WA, to Port Stephens, NSW, and around Tas. Photo taken off Bicheno, Tasmania, Australia. Endemic to Australia.
Image ID: 24M1159-43D
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Jellyfish (Chrysaora sp.) and juvenile Fish (possibly: Seriolella brama), sheltering near the jellyfish for protection from open water predators. Photo taken at Solitary Islands, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia
Image ID: 24M1211-48
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Blacktip Shark (Carcharhinus limbatus). Also known as Black Whaler. Found in coastal tropical and sub-tropical waters around the world, including brackish habitats. Photo taken at Aliwal Shoal, Umkomaas, South Africa, Indian Ocean.
Image ID: 43M2730-01
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Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis). World's largest lizard found on Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang Islands, Indonesia. Photo taken on Rinca Island. Listed as Vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 70T6614-04
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Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus). This pelagic shark is an aggressive species and is found worldwide in tropical and temperate seas. Photo was taken offshore Cat Island, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean. Classified Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 43M2679-05
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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) underwater. Found throughout the world's oceans in both tropical & polar areas, depending on the season. Photo taken Hawaii. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 70M1430-03
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Rigid Shrimpfish (Centriscus scutatus). Also known as Razorfish. Usually seen in large schools near seawhip corals, branching corals and black coral trees throughout West Pacific to Andaman Sea, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Image ID: 24M1077-28
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Globefish (Diodon nichthemerus). Also known as Porcupinefish or Pufferfish. Often sighted on sheltered coastal reefs. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
Image ID: 24M1185-39D
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Mountain Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus caninus). Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia. Also known as Bobuck and Short-eared Brushtail Possum.
Image ID: 24T5033-26
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara) and Cigar Minnows (Decapterus punctatus), side by side near the shipwreck of the Zion in Jupiter, Florida, USA. Endangered species. One of the largest bony fishes in the Western Atlantic & Eastern Pacific.
Image ID: 45M1092-53
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Dingo (Canus lupus dingo), a wild dog found throughout Australia in deserts, grasslands and the edges of forests. The dingo is the largest terrestrial predator in Australia and classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN List of Endangered Species.
Image ID: 24T5090-05
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Silky Shark (Carcharhinus falciformis). Circumtropical species, possibly occasionally venturing into warm temperate seas. Photo taken offshore Jupiter, Florida, USA.
Image ID: 45M2681-24
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Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) - showing horny growth of 'callosities' on and around the head. Southern Australia. Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 56M1436-02
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Snorkel Diver exploring a tropical coral reef at Kadavu Island, Fijian Islands.
Image ID: 70M0211-06
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Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) colony at sunset. Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa
Image ID: 38M1424-02
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Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus). Photo taken at Roca Partida, Socorro, Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico, Eastern Pacific.
Image ID: 43M2683-09
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Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) on the surface with jaws open. Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa. Protected species.
Image ID: 38M2658-05
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Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea). Found from Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Photo taken at Hopkins Island, South Australia. Classified Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 24M1540-24D
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Close detail of an underwater mooring chain used at Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australia.
Image ID: 24M2110-04D
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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) underwater. Found throughout the world's oceans in both tropical & polar areas, depending on the season. Photo taken Hawaii. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 70M1430-17
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Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) underwater. Also known as White Pointer and White Death. Guadalupe Island, Baja, Mexico, Pacific Ocean. Listed as Vulnerable Species on the IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 45M2659-05
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Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus), showing close detail of dorsal fin. This oceanic shark is found worldwide in tropical and temperate seas. Photo taken in Mozambique Channel, located between Madagascar and southeast Africa, Indian Ocean
Image ID: 38M2679-07
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Helmeted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops cassidix). Found in swamp-gum woodlands with melaleuca and tee-trea undergrowth in Victoria and south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Classified as Critically Endangered.
Image ID: 24T5206-11D
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), on a shipwreck off Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
Image ID: 45M1092-47
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Kentia Palm (Howea forsterana) forest. Lord Howe Island, World Heritage National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
Image ID: 24T6422-28
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Humphead Parrotfish (Bolbornetopon muricatum), and schooling Big-eye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus). Photo taken at the Liberty Shipwreck, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.
Image ID: 70M1049-01
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The reef and a blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus, are reflected onto the surface of this flat calm sea off the island of Yap, Micronesia.
Image ID: 70M2674-21
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Sunset Wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens). Also known as Yellow Moon Wrasse. Solitary Island Marine Park, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia.
Image ID: 24M1020-01
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Coral Barnacle - Pyrgomatid Barnacle. Indo-Pacific
Image ID: 24M0430-03
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Acoela Flatworm (Waminoa sp.) - living on Bubble Coral (Pleragyra sinuosa). The brown colour of worm is produced by symbiotic algae. Found throughout Indo-West Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Image ID: 24M1230-31
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Coral Grouper (Cephalopholis miniata). Also known as Coral Rock Cod and Coral Cod. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken at Christmas Island, Australia.
Image ID: 24M1094-10D
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), on the Zion shipwreck in Jupiter, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
Image ID: 45M1092-46
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Silky Shark (Carcharhinus falciformis). Circumtropical species, possibly occasionally venturing into warm temperate seas. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
Image ID: 70M2681-01
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Globefish (Diodon nichthemerus). Also known as Porcupinefish or Pufferfish. Often sighted on sheltered coastal reefs. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
Image ID: 24M1018-17D
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Atlantic Goliath Groupers (Epinephelus itajara), hover in mid-water during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
Image ID: 45M1092-22
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Soldier Crabs (Mictyris longicarpus), two adult males size each other off during a territorial dispute. Sapphire Coast, New South wales, Australia.
Image ID: 24M0446-06D
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Ornate Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ornatissimus). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
Image ID: 24M1022-49D
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Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) - colony. Also known as Fruit Bat, Grey-headed Wing-foot and Megabat. Woolgoolga, NSW, Australia. Listed as Vulnerable species.
Image ID: 24T5025-09D
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Blue-throated Wrasse (Notolabrus tetricus) and Banded Sweep (Scorpis aequipinnis), amongst Sea Lettuce (Ulva australis) and a variety of other sea alga. Photo taken at Hopkins Island, off Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
Image ID: 24M1855-36D
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Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) - male. Found in cool temperate mountain rainforests, coastal rainforests, dense thickets and blackberry in S.E. Qld and N.E. NSW, Australia. Photo taken Lamington World Heritage National Park, Qld, Australia
Image ID: 24T5215-23
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Yellow-edged Moray (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus) and Tomato Rock Cod (Cephalopholis sonnerati). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24M1044-59
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Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) - male. Found in cool temperate mountain rainforests, coastal rainforests, dense thickets and blackberry in S.E. Qld and N.E. NSW, Australia. Photo taken Lamington World Heritage National Park, Qld, Australia
Image ID: 24T5217-03D
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Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus). Also known as Sand Tiger Shark in USA and Ragged-tooth Shark in South Africa. Photo taken at Fish Rock, South West Rocks, NSW, Australia. Vulnerable on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Image ID: 24M2645-81D
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Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Also known as Sea Cow.Three Sister Spring, Crystal River Florida, USA. Classified Endangered Species on the IUCN Red list. The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee.
Image ID: 70M1446-32
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Coastal Seascape. Granite boulder coastline at dusk. False Bay, South Africa
Image ID: 24M2433-17
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Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) underwater. Also known as White Pointer and White Death. Guadalupe Island, Baja, Mexico, Pacific Ocean. Listed as Vulnerable Species on the IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 45M2659-07
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Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) - male. Found in cool temperate mountain rainforests, coastal rainforests, dense thickets and blackberry in S.E. Qld and N.E. NSW, Australia. Photo taken Lamington World Heritage National Park, Qld, Australia
Image ID: 24T5217-05D
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Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, (Lepidochelys kempii). Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Also known as Atlantic Ridley and Gulf Ridley. The most severely endangered marine turtle in the world. Listed on the IUCN Red list as Critically Endangered species.
Image ID: 45M2278-07
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Scuba diver observing a Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by Cigar Minnows (Decapterus punctatus), during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
Image ID: 45M1092-35
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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina), pup interacting with a wildlife expedition tourist. Antarctica.
Image ID: 38M1431-03
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Longfin Bannerfish (Heniochus acuminatus). Also known as Reef Bannerfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24M1022-12
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Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea). Found from Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Photo taken at Hopkins Island, South Australia. Classified Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 24M1540-15D
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Globefish (Diodon nichthemerus). Also known as Porcupinefish or Pufferfish. Often sighted on sheltered coastal reefs. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
Image ID: 24M1185-38D
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Bridled Parrotfish (Scarus frentaus) showing detail of mouth and eye. Night colour. Indo-Pacific
Image ID: 24M1049-03
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), hovering mid-water during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
Image ID: 45M1092-26
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Larval Blenny (Cirripectes sp.). Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, off the Big Island of Hawaii, Pacific Ocean
Image ID: 70M1004-02
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Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda). Found in the Sahara Desert region of North Africa
Image ID: 38T4638-01
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Giant Clam (Tridacna sp.), showing close detail of mantle. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken at Christmas Island, Australia.
Image ID: 24M1600-37D
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Atlantic Goliath Groupers (Epinephelus itajara), hover in mid-water during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
Image ID: 45M1092-23
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Queensland Groper (Epinephelus lanceolatus), size: 220cm. Also known as Queensland Grouper and Giant Grouper. Throughout Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken on SS Yongala shipwreck, Great Barrier Reef, Qld, Australia. Classified Vulnerable on IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 24M1092-45D
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Diver observing a Lion's Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata). The tentacles of this Jellyfish can extend as far as 100 feet and deliver a painful sting. Found in cool temperate seas around the world.
Image ID: 70M0822-07
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Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), hunting for scraps in the river mouth at Hawks Nest Resort and Marina, Cat Island, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
Image ID: 43M2648-09
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San Miguel Cave in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The cave was created by the corrosive action of the water, which slowly dissolved the limestone rock.
Image ID: 45T6080-05
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Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis). Photo taken in the White Sand Ridge, Northern Bahamas, USA.
Image ID: 45M1510-06
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris). Found throughout the world in tropical and subtropical waters, but also can be found in temperate waters. Largest type of ray in the world, recorded at over 7.6 metres (26ft) across. Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Image ID: 24M2711-01
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Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus). Also known as Mako Shark, Blue Pointer, Mackeral Shark and Snapper Shark. Found in both tropical and temperate seas of the world. Photo taken at Cape Point, South Africa
Image ID: 38M2661-28
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Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Found in tropical and sub-tropical oceans throughout the world. Photo taken in Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Image ID: 70M1411-25
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Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) - female. Found in cool temperate mountain rainforests, coastal rainforests, dense thickets and blackberry in S.E. Qld and N.E. NSW, Australia. Photo taken Lamington World Heritage National Park, Qld, Australia
Image ID: 24T5215-55D
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Lighthouse Fish (Photichthys argenteus). Deep sea fish found off Tasmania, Australia
Image ID: 40M0911-17
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Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) - being cleaned by Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis). Found thoughout the Great Barrier Reef, NW Australia, SE Asia and Indo-central Pacific.
Image ID: 24M1086-19
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A split scene of a blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus, just below the surface at sunset off the island of Yap, Micronesia.
Image ID: 70M2674-31
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Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama) - two rivalling males. Solitary Islands, New South Wales, Australia
Image ID: 24M1611-58
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Long-spined Waspfish (Paracentropogon longispinis). Often seen offshore on silty, muddy and sandy terrain throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken at Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Image ID: 24M1066-73
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Historic old Miners Cottage in the outback town of Silverton, near Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
Image ID: 24T5315-05D
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Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) showing dorsal fin on surface. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA.
Image ID: 70M1475-08
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Mix of colourful Sea Sponges and Bryozoans, encrusting a pylon at Edithburgh Jetty. Photo taken at York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
Image ID: 24M2033-13D
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Border Track through sub-tropical Antarctic Beech Tree (Nothofagus moorei) forest. Lamington World Heritage National Park, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24T6422-19
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Paddle-flap Scorpionfish (Rhinopias eschmeyeri). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken at Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Image ID: 24M1066-55
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Blotched Fantail Ray (Taeniura meyeni). Also known as Black-blotched Stingray, Black-spotted Stingray and Giant Reef Ray. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific from Red Sea to tropical Australia. Photo taken Solitary Islands, NSW, Australia.
Image ID: 24M2755-68D
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Komodo Dragons (Varanus komodoensis). World's largest lizard found on Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang Islands, Indonesia. Photo taken on Komodo Island. Listed as Vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 24T6614-04
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Small-scale Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala), with open mouth. Photo taken off Yap, Micronesia.
Image ID: 70M1066-01
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Queensland Groper (Epinephelus lanceolatus), size: 220cm. Also known as Queensland Grouper and Giant Grouper. Throughout Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken on SS Yongala shipwreck, Great Barrier Reef, Qld, Australia. Classified Vulnerable on IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 24M1092-48D
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Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanis). A circumtropical ocean wanderer. Cat Island, Bahamas.
Image ID: 43M2679-17
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Two man paddle team in the Maui Canoe and Kayak Club's 2014 Maui to Molokai race from DT Fleming Beach to Kaunakakai Harbor, Hawaii.
Image ID: 70M0040-01
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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina). South Georgia.
Image ID: 38M1431-01
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Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum). Aka Common Nurse Shark, Chinchorro Atoll, Mexico, Caribbean Sea.
Image ID: 43M2648-21
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Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus), also known as Leopard Cod, amongst schooling Cardinalfish. Found throughout Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken on the Yongala shipwreck, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24M1092-81D
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Sea Star (Echinaster callosus), showing detail of central upper part of animal. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1222-53D
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Crested Terns (Thalasseus bergii) - adult and juvenile. Also know as Greater Crested Tern and Swift Tern. Photo taken at Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia.
Image ID: 24T5286-26D
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Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, (Lepidochelys kempii). Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Also known as Atlantic Ridley and Gulf Ridley. The most severely endangered marine turtle in the world. Listed on the IUCN Red list as Critically Endangered species.
Image ID: 45M2278-06
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Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea). Found from Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Photo taken at Hopkins Island, South Australia. Classified Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Image ID: 24M1425-94D
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Slender Sponge Goby (Pleurosicya sp.), resting on fan sponge. Found throughout the West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1048-34D
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Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus). Also known as Blacktip Shark. Photo taken at Yap, Micronesia.
Image ID: 70M2674-06
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Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) with damaged nostral caused by fighting. Found throughout the southern oceans, breeding mainly at South Georgia, Macquarie Island, and Kerguelen Island. Photo taken on Macquarie Island, Australian Sub-Antarctic
Image ID: 65M1431-05
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Mix of colourful Sea Sponges and Bryozoans, encrusting a pylon at Edithburgh Jetty. Photo taken at York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia.
Image ID: 24M2033-28D
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Great Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna mokarran). Photo taken off South Bimini Island, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.
Image ID: 43M2647-30
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Diver observing a Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria), with Crinoid Feather Stars attached. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
Image ID: 24M1260-35D
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Eastern Clownfish (Amphiprion percula) amongst anemone tentacles. Also known as Eastern Anemonefish or Clown Anemonefish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24M1033-22
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Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) - feather detail. Also known as Blue Peafowl and Peacock. Native to South Asia, but introduced and semi-feral in many regions of the world, including Australia.
Image ID: 24T5230-04
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Cuban Dogfish (Squalus cubensis). Photo taken at Exuma Sound, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean.
Image ID: 43M2631-18
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Gold-spotted Trevally (Caranx bajad). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific usually seen along coastal reef slopes or around coral heads in lagoons. Photo taken in Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M1076-12D
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Under over water picture of Portuguese Man-of-war (Physalia physalis). Also known as the Blue Bottle, Blue Bubble and Man o'War. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA. This is a composite image, comprising of 2 or more images.
Image ID: 70M1211-33
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Early growth stage of a Mangrove tree standing solitary at low tide. Hayman Island, Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24M1844-20D
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Harlequin Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus). Also known as Ornate Ghost Pipefish. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
Image ID: 24M1077-17
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Hard coral known as Cabbage Coral, (possibly: Turbinaria reniformis). Photo was taken at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Within the Coral Triangle.
Image ID: 24M0211-79D
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Temperate deep water reef comprising of a variety of Reef Fish amongst Sea Whips, Sea Sponges and Crinoid Feather Stars. Photo taken at Governor Island Marine Sanctuary, Bicheno, Tasmania, Australia.
Image ID: 24M2033-46D
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Intermediate Cardinalfish (Cheilodipterus intermedius), male incubating a fertilised egg mass in its mouth. Also known as Inbetween Cardinalfish. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier reef, Australia.
Image ID: 24M1009-18D
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Schooling Blue-striped Snapper (Lutjanus kasmira). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24M1055-64
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Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas). Also known as River Whaler, Freshwater Whaler and Swan River Whaler. Photo taken Shark Reef Marine Reserve, Viti Levu, Fiji. Found worldwide in tropical & warm temperate seas, penetrating freshwater for long periods.
Image ID: 45M2638-12
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Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) - male. Found in rainforests, eucalypt forests and palm forests of south-eastern Australia. Photo taken Lamington World Heritage National Park, Queensland, Australia.
Image ID: 24T5228-76D
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Racoon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
Image ID: 24M1022-52D
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Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus). Mimicking a flounder. Sulawesi, Indonesia
Image ID: 40M1633-10
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Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) breaching. Also known as Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin. Found in tropical waters around the world. Photo taken Hawaii, USA
Image ID: 70M1414-07
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Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama). Solitary Islands, New South Wales, Australia
Image ID: 24M1611-39
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Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis). Found throughout the Gulf Stream of the North Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken in Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Image ID: 70M1510-05
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Guadalupe Fur Seal (Arctocephalus townsendi), juvenile. Photographed off Guadalupe Island, Mexico.
Image ID: 70M1432-01
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Scuba Diver watching Hussar Snapper (Lutjanus adetii) feeding on a school of Glassy Sweepers. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Image ID: 24M1055-28
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Pied Heron (Ardea picata). Found in coastal wetlands, tidal and mangrove mudflats, swamps, wet pasture and flood plains of Northern Australia
Image ID: 24T5273-13D
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Giant Frogfish (Antennarius commersoni), mimicking a Sea Sponge. Also known as Giant Anglerfish. This species is highly variable in colour. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Maui, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
Image ID: 70M1043-07
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The reef and a blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus, are reflected onto the surface of this flat calm sea off the island of Yap, Micronesia.
Image ID: 70M2674-07
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Red Spiny Lobster or Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii). Also known as Crayfish. Southern Australia
Image ID: 24M0455-13
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