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Slate Pencil Sea Urchins (Heterocentrotus mammillatus) and Ornate Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ornatissimus). Hawaii, USA
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Fire Urchin (Astropyga radiata). Also known as Red Urchin and False Fire Urchin. Found throughout the Indo Pacific. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Long-spined Sea Urchin (Diadema paucispinum). Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA
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Fire Urchin (Astropyga radiata). Also known as Red Urchin and False Fire Urchin. Found throughout the Indo Pacific. 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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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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Mole Cowry (Cypraea talpa), with mantle partially covering the shell at night. Photo taken off, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) with fishing hooks in it's mouth. Photo taken in Hawaii, USA
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Traditional Hawaiian war club with Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) teeth embedded into the club, used as a tribal weapon. Hawaii, USA
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Diver exploring the shipwreck Sea Tiger off Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Diver observe a school of Blue-striped Snapper (Lutjanus kasmira), on the shipwreck Sea Tiger off Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Diver exploring the wreck of the YO-257 off Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, USA.
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Diver exploring the wreck of the Sea Tiger off Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii, with schooling Blue Striped Snapper (Lutjanus kasmira). USA.
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Diver exploring the wreck of the Mahi off the western coast of the island of Oahu, Hawaii, USA.
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Diver exploring the wreck of the YO-257 off Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, USA.
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Diver exploring the Carthaginian, a Lahaina landmark sunk as an artifical reef off Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii in December 2005. USA.
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Divers exploring The Carthaginian, a Lahaina landmark, sunk as an artifical reef off Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, USA, in December 2005.
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Marbled Shrimp (Saron marmoratus). Male showing its elongated claws and tufts of bristles. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA
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Larval Shrimp photographed at night in the open ocean several miles off shore, off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Larval Shrimp photographed at night in the open ocean several miles off shore, off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Clown or Candy-stripe Shrimp (Lebbius grandimanus), on a Crimson Sea Anemone (Cribrinopsis fernaldi). Photo taken off British Columbia. Canada. Eggs are visible in the transparent tips of the anemone.
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Commensal Urchin Shrimp (Stegopontonia commensalis), on the spines of a Banded Urchin (Echinothrix calamaris). Photo taken off Maui, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA.
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Commensal Shrimp (Periclimenes soror), on a Purple Velvet Seastar (Leiaster leachi). Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA.
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Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera picta), feeding on a seastar. Hawaii, USA.
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Commensal Urchin Shrimp (Stegopontonia commensalis), on the spines of a Banded Urchin (Echinothrix calamaris). Photo taken off Maui, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA.
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Silky Shark (Carcharhinus falciformis). Circumtropical species, possibly occasionally venturing into warm temperate seas. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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Cystonect Siphonophore (Rhizophysa sp.), showing stinging cells trailing from the bell. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA
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Diphyid Siphonophore (Prya dubia) feeding with tentacles extended in order to catch plankton. Siphonophores are colonial animals, composed of many physiologically integrated zooids. Photo taken off Hawaii, Pacific Ocean, USA
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Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) showing tail fluke underwater. Found in all oceans of the world, prefering ice-free waters. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) on the surface. Found in all oceans of the world, prefering ice-free waters. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) underwater. Found in all oceans of the world, prefering ice-free waters. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) on the surface. Found in all oceans of the world, prefering ice-free waters. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) showing tail fluke on surface. Found in all oceans of the world, prefering ice-free waters. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) expelling air on the surface. Found in all oceans of the world, prefering ice-free waters. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) showing tail fluke on surface. Found in all oceans of the world, prefering ice-free waters. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) on the surface. Found in all oceans of the world, prefering ice-free waters. Photo taken off Hawaii, USA. Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) underwater. Also known as Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin. Found in tropical waters around the world. Photo taken Hawaii, USA
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Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) underwater. Also known as Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin. Found in tropical waters around the world. Photo taken Hawaii, USA
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Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) breaching. Note cookie cutter shark bite on side. Also known as Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin. Found in tropical waters around the world. Photo taken Hawaii, USA
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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
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Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) underwater. Also known as Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin. Found in tropical waters around the world. Photo taken Hawaii, USA
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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