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Two coral trout swim on a reef in Fiji.

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Coral Trout in a Fiji Reef

September 2013

a larval fish fans its pectoral fins

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Baby Searobin

March 2021

The Eastern cleaner clingfish cleans parasites off of larger fish.

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The Eastern Cleaner Clingfish

August 2017

The frogfish is an expert hunter and can eat fish in 6 milliseconds.

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The Frogfish

June 2017

A female adult anglerfish from the Linophryne family collected in the northern region of the Gulf of Mexico. © 2016 DEEPEND/ Dante Fenolio

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An adult female anglerfish from the Linophryne family

October 2016

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A profile of an adult female anglerfish from the Linophryne family

October 2016

A female anglerfish larva from the Linophrynidae family collected in the northern region of the Gulf of Mexico. © 2016 DEEPEND/ Dante Fenolio

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A female anglerfish larva from the Linophrynidae family

October 2016

Dover Sole Skin

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Close-Up of Dover Sole Skin

February 2014

Valentinni's sharpnose puffer lives on Indo-Pacific coral reefs, where it shoals in groups of 10-100 puffers and feeds on algae and tunicates.

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Valentinni's Sharpnose Puffer

May 2015

Whitemouth morays hide in the crevices of Indo-Pacific coral reefs with only their heads (and white mouths) emerging, mouths agape, to breathe and hunt crustaceans and fish.

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Eel, Embedded

June 2015

“On an afternoon dive, I spotted a small group of sweetlips in the current among a shoal of juvenile convict blennies. It took me some time to get close to the fish without spooking them. I took several frames but this one was my favorite because of the

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Sweetlips, Raja Ampat, Indonesia

November 2015

The toothy goby or common ghost goby (Pleurosicya mossambica) has a commensal relationship with soft corals and sponges in the Indo-Pacific ocean.

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Toothy Goby in Coral

June 2015