Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus). Also known as Leopard Cod. Inhabits tropical coral reefs. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia and also found throughout most of South East Asia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus). Also known as Leopard Cod. Inhabits tropical coral reefs. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia and also found throughout most of South East Asia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Black-tipped Grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus) - night colour. Also known as Black-tipped Cod, Red-barred Rock Cod and Banded Rock Cod. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Tasmanian Blenny (Parablennius Tasmanianus). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Globefish (Diodon nichthemerus). Also known as Porcupinefish or Pufferfish. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Johnston's Weedfish (Heteroclinus johnstoni). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Ornate Cowfish (Aracana ornata) - male in sea grass. Also known as Boxfish. Western Port Bay, Victoria, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
King Wrasse (Coris sandageri) - male. Solitary Islands, New South Wales, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Globefish (Diodon nichthemerus). Also known as Porcupinefish or Pufferfish. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Marine pollution rubbish trash garbage of plastic bags floating on ocean surface. Many species, including Sea Turtles, mistake floating plastic bags for jellyfish and will die as a result of swallowing them. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Silvertip Shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Found throughout tropical Indo-Pacific. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus) feeding. Also known as Sand Tiger Shark and Spotted Ragged-tooth Shark. New South Wales, Australia. Classified Vulnerable IUCN Red List, protected in Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus). Also known as Sand Tiger Shark and Spotted Ragged-tooth Shark. Solitary Islands, New South Wales, Australia. Classified Vulnerable IUCN Red List, protected in Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus). Also known as Sand Tiger Shark and Spotted Ragged-tooth Shark. New South Wales, Australia. Classified Vulnerable IUCN Red List, protected in Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
White-spotted Guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis). Also known as Giant Guitarfish, Sandshark, Whitespot Ray, Whitespot Shovelnose Ray, Sharkfin Ray and Shovelnose Shark. Found on Continental Shelf and tropical and warm temperate waters of Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
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
Red Velvetfish (Gnathanacanthus goetzeei) - juvenile. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia © Bill Boyle / OceanwideImages.com
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
Short Boarfish (Parazanclistius hutchinsi). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Rare species. © Bill Boyle / OceanwideImages.com
Bristlemouth Fish (Gonostoma bathyphilum). Deep sea fish found off New South Wales, Australia © Rudie Kuiter / OceanwideImages.com
Sloane's Viperfish (Chauliodus sloani). Deep sea fish found off New South Wales, Australia © Rudie Kuiter / OceanwideImages.com
One-fin Flashlight Fish (Photoblepharon palpebratus) showing bioluminescent light organ on head. Bali, Indonesia © Rudie Kuiter / OceanwideImages.com
Frilled Shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus). Also known as Deep Sea Frilled Shark, Frill Shark and Frill-gilled Shark. Near threatened species. Deep sea shark found off Southern Australia © Rudie Kuiter / OceanwideImages.com
Elephant Shark (Callorhinchus milii). Also known as Elephant Fish and Ghost Shark. Southern Australia © Rudie Kuiter / OceanwideImages.com
Crested Horn Shark (Heterodontus galeatus) - juvenile. Also known as Crested Port Jackson Shark and Bullhead Shark. New South Wales, Australia © Rudie Kuiter / OceanwideImages.com
Smooth Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna zygaena). Southern Australia © Rudie Kuiter / OceanwideImages.com
Smooth Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna zygaena). Southern Australia © Rudie Kuiter / OceanwideImages.com
Smooth Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna zygaena). Southern Australia © Rudie Kuiter / OceanwideImages.com
Cobbler Wobbegong Shark (Sutorectus tentaculatus) - showing jaw and teeth detail. Also known as Cobbler Carpet Shark. South Australia © Rudie Kuiter / OceanwideImages.com
Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) filter feeding on plankton. A single living species in the Family: Cetorhinidae, attaining 10m in length. Harmless to humans. Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, United Kingdom © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
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 San Diego, California, USA. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
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 San Diego, California, USA. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
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 San Diego, California, USA. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
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 San Diego, California, USA. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Porbeagle Shark (Lamna nasus). Also known as Mackeral Shark. Found in North and South Atlantic, South Pacific and southern Indian Oceans - including southern Australia. Photo taken in Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier). Found in tropical seas, with seasonal sightings in warm temperate areas. Photo taken Tiger Beach, Freeport, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier). Found in tropical seas, with seasonal sightings in warm temperate areas. Photo taken Tiger Beach, Freeport, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier). Found in tropical seas, with seasonal sightings in warm temperate areas. Photo taken Tiger Beach, Freeport, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier). Found in tropical seas, with seasonal sightings in warm temperate areas. Photo taken Tiger Beach, Freeport, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier). Note skin membrane covering the eye to protect the eye. Found in tropical seas, with seasonal sightings in warm temperate areas. Photo taken Tiger Beach, Freeport, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier). Found in tropical seas, with seasonal sightings in warm temperate areas. Photo taken Tiger Beach, Freeport, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding in plankton rich water off Holbox Island, Mexico. Found throughout the world in all tropical and warm-temperate seas. Classified Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding in plankton rich water off Holbox Island, Mexico. Found throughout the world in all tropical and warm-temperate seas. Classified Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Tasselled Wobbegong Shark (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon). Also known as Ogilbys Wobbegong and Carpet Shark. Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, Western Australia © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Silky Shark (Carcharhinus falciformis). Circumtropical species, possibly occasionally venturing into warm temperate seas. Photo taken Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, USA. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). Found in the tropical western Atlantic from New Jersey to southern Brazil, and in the north eastern Atlantic off west Africa. Photo taken northern Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). Found in the tropical western Atlantic from New Jersey to southern Brazil, and in the north eastern Atlantic off west Africa. Photo taken northern Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). Found in the tropical western Atlantic from New Jersey to southern Brazil, and in the north eastern Atlantic off west Africa. Photo taken northern Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean. © Andy Murch / OceanwideImages.com
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