The Mom-To-Be
A peacock mantis shrimp holds her thousands of eggs as she peeks out from a crevice off Dauin, Philippines
A Mother's Work is Never Done
A peacock mantis shrimp carries her eggs for protection in the waters off of Dauin, Philippines
My Buddy and Me
Two dwarf lionfish off the coast of Dauin, Philippines
Pinky
A pink eared mantis shrimp stands upright in the sand off the coast of Dauin, Philippines
Tiny But Mighty
A pink-eared mantis shrimp (one of the strongest animals by size) emerges from its den off the coast of Dauin, Philippines
On The Lookout
A pink-eared mantis shrimp used its antennae to "smell' and sense movements in the water that help it to detect predators and prey. Photo taken at Dauin, Philippines.
In Living Color
A tiny nudibranch (Nembrotha spp) climbs over a mound of coral off the coast of Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island, Philippines
An Epic Journey
A nudibranch (Glossodoris cincta) crawling through sea grass off the coast of Dauin, Philippines
Flabellina
A Flabellina nudibranch in the process of laying eggs in the waters off of Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island, Philippines
Bubble Wrap
A tiny clown fish hides inside of a bubble anemone off the coast of Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island, Philippines
Flamboyant
A head-on view of a flamboyant cuttlefish at Dauin, Philippines
Cautious
A clown fish peeks out from an anemone off the coast of Dauin, Philippines
Chromatic
A brightly-colored nudibranch (Chromodoris annae) at Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island, Philippines
Seeing Spots
A juvenile clown frogfish off the coast of Dauin, Philippines
Whip It
Close up of a whip coral goby taken off the coast of Dauin, Philippines
Grumpy Gills
A clown fish inside an anemone at Dauin, Philippines
Sea Bunny
A tiny nudibranch (Goniobranchus sinensis), only about a 1/4 inch long, crawls over grains of sand off the coast of Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island, Philippines
Vibrance
A colorful nudibranch crawls over a mound of coral at Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island, Philippines
All The Comforts of Home
A small clown fish is comfortably nestled in the sea anemone it lives in off the coast of Verde Island, Philippines
Diminutive
A tiny juvenile painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus), about the size of a dime, off the coast of Dauin, Philippines.
Master of Disguise
Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) such as this juvenile can change their color and even skin texture to blend into their surroundings. Photo taken off Dauin, Philippines.
That Glow From Within
A nudibranch (purple-edged ceratosoma) off the coast of Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island, Philippines
Black Velvet
The texture of the skin on the nudibranch Roboastra gracilis gives it a velvet-like appearance. Photographed off the coast of Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island, Philippines.
Inquisitive
A curious clown fish glances out from an anemone at Dauin, Philippines
Tiny Moo
Close up of a nudibranch (Chromodoris orientalis) in the waters off Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island, Philippines
Demure
A small yellow seahorse in the waters off of Dauin, Philippines
Clear As Glass
A glass anemone shrimp at Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island, Philippines
Sunny Sea Slug
A nudibranch (Chromodoris joshi), or sea slug, crawls over sand pebbles in the waters off of Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island, Philippines
Wonderpus
A wonderpus octopus at Dauin, Philippines
Snarling Shrimp
A "snarling" sexy shrimp, so named due to the way they move their hips and torso when walking. Photo taken off Puerto Galera, Mindoro island, Philippines
A Parent's Instinct
An adult clown fish protects its eggs, which are the brown objects underneath it. Look closely and the two eyes of each unhatched baby clown fish are visible in each egg. Photo taken at Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island, Philippines
Color Coordinated
A colorful mandarin fish briefly rests on some gold-hued coral in Palau, Micronesia
Showing Off My Flair
A mandarin fish flares its colorful fins in the water off of Palau, Micronesia
Always In Style
A tiny mandarin fish shows off its gorgeous colors the coast of Palau
Home Sweet Anemone
A clown fish on its anemone photographed off the coast of Palau, Micronesia
Clown Fish Smile
A clown fish off the coast of Palau shows its tiny teeth
Life In The Slow Lane
A flamingo tongue cowrie (~ 1 inch long) on a sea fan in the waters of Grand Cayman
Cleaning House
A pederson cleaning shrimp (~1 inch long) in the waters off of Grand Cayman
Welcome To The Ocean! I'll Be Your Guide
A sharknose goby (~1.25 inches long) rests on coral in the waters off of Grand Cayman
Perplexed
The face of an arrowcrab in the waters of Grand Cayman
Out On A Limb
A flamingo tongue cowrie (~1 inch long) on a sea fan off the coast of Grand Cayman
Emerald Eyes
A small blenny in Clearwater, Florida
Peek-A-Boo
A tiny Cocos Barnacle Blenny (~3.5cm long) pokes its head out from the coral (taken at Cocos Island, Costa Rica)
Who's There?
A small Cocos Barnacle Blenny (~3.5cm long) looks out from a hole in the coral (taken at Cocos Island, Costa Rica)
Small But Mighty
A Cocos Barnacle Blenny (~3.5cm long) opens its mouth while peering out of a hole in the coral (taken at Cocos Island, Costa Rica)
Muppet
A small blenny in the waters off of Clearwater, Florida
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