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Linckia Sea Star (Linckia multifora) -regenerating from a single arm. Also known as Linckia Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Orange Marble Sea Star (Fromia monilis). Also known as orange Marble Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Linckia Sea Star (Linckia multifora). Also known as Linckia Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Sea Star (Pentaceraster sp: possibly regulus). Found throughout Indo-Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken at Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Sea Star (Pentaceraster sp: possibly regulus) - showing detail of upper centre. Found throughout Indo-Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken at Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Sea Star (Pentaceraster sp: possibly regulus) - showing detail of upper centre. Found throughout Indo-Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken at Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) - juvenile. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci). This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Blue Linckia Sea Star (Linckia laevigata) amongst fire Coral. Also known as Linckia Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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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
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Parasitic Shell (Thyca crystallina) on Blue Linckia Sea Star (Linckia laevigata). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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Triton Trumpet Shell (Charonia tritonis), predating on a Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci). Found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Triton Trumpet Shell (Charonia tritonis), predating on a Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci). Found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Close detail of the eyes of a Spider Shell (Lambis scorpius). Also known as Scorpion Shell. Found throughout tropical Indo-Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier). Found in Tropical seas, with seasonal sightings in warm temperate areas. Photo taken at the Great Barrier Reef, Qld, Australia
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Scuba Diver swimming amongst schools of fishes, observing and exploring the historic SS Yongala shipwreck decorated in huge Black Coral trees. Situated off Cape Bowling Green, near Townsville, Qld, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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Giant Shovelnose Ray (Rhinobatos typus). Also known as Common Shovelnose Ray, Shovelnose Shark and Shovelnose Guitarfish. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific, including tropical Australian waters. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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Giant Shovelnose Ray (Rhinobatos typus). Also known as Common Shovelnose Ray, Shovelnose Shark and Shovelnose Guitarfish. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific, including tropical Australian waters. Photo taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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Commensal Sea Urchin Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) - male and female on venomous Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma varium). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Commensal Emperor Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) - male and female on Sea Cucumber. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
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Banded Coral Cleaner Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus). Also known as Boxer Shrimp. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Hinge-beak Shrimp (Rhynchocinetes durbanensis) on Sponge. Bali, Indonesia
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Commensal Emperor Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on Sea Cucumber. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Commensal Whip Coral Shrimp (Pontonides unciger) - male and female on Whip Coral. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
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Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus). Found on sand and rubble throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
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Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus). Found on sand and rubble throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
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Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus). Found on sand and rubble throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
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Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina sp.). Bali, Indonesia
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Mantis Shrimp (Possibly: Lysiosquillina maculata) - free swimming at night. Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
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Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus). Found on sand and rubble throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
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Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina sp.). Bali, Indonesia
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Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus). Found on sand and rubble throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
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Commensal Crinoid Shrimp (Periclimenes amboinensis) on arm of Crinoid Featherstar. Bali, Indonesia
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Commensal Crinoid Shrimp (Possibly: Periclimenes psamathe) on arm of Crinoid Featherstar. Bali, Indonesia
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Commensal Crinoid Shrimp (Periclimenes amboinensis) on arm of Crinoid Featherstar. Bali, Indonesia
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Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera picta). Indo-Pacific
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Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera picta). Indo-Pacific
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera picta). Indo-Pacific
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Commensal Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on Sea Cucumber. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Commensal Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on Sea Cucumber. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Commensal Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on Sea Cucumber. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Commensal Anemone Shrimp (Thor amboinensis) on Sea Tunicate. Bali, Indonesia
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Commensal Anemone Shrimp (Thor amboinensis) on Tube Anemone. Bali, Indonesia
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