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Images of colorful fishes from various biotopes, marine and fresh water species. Many photos are obtaines in aquariums...

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  • Flagfin Angelfish (Apolemichthys trimaculatus).
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  • Yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens).
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  • Clown Triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum) from Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Blueback Damsel (Pomacentrus simsiang). Subadult.
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  • Spotted lionfishes (Pterois antennata) from the Maldives.
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  • Lemonpeel Angelfish (Centropyge flavissimus). Pacific colour form with blue eye-ring. Photo from Aitutaki Lagoon, the Cook Islands, south Pacific.
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  • Ember parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus) from the Maldives.
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  • Pair of Philippine Butterflyfish (Chaetodon adiergastos) from Cabilao, the Philippines.
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  • Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) in the host-sea anemone Heteractis magnifica. Photo from the Maldives.
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  • Red cheek fairy basslet (Pseudanthias huchtii) from Indonesia.
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  • Warty Anglerfish (Antennarius maculatus)
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  • Cherub Angelfish (Centropyge argi).
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  • Spotfin frogfish, (Antennarius nummifer).
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  • Springer's Dottyback (Pseudochromis springeri)
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  • Social feeding groups of the "Powder Blue Tang", Acanthurus leucosternon, on a shallow reef flat in the Maldives.
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  • Giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) from shallow water at Kanifinolhu, the Maldives.
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  • variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) from Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Sohal of bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira) from the Maldives.
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  • Bluefin ttrevally (Caranx melampygus) from Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Escenius sp. from Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Golden sweepers (Parapriacanthus ransonneti) from Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) from Watanabe Bommie, The Coral Sea.
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  • Sohal of  hardyhead silverside (Atherinomorus lacunosus) in shallow water at Kurtedu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Congrid eels (Heteroconger sp.?) at 30 meters depth at Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Sohal of  hardyhead silverside (Atherinomorus lacunosus) in shallow water close to the beach at Kurtedu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Longfin grouper (Epinephelus quoyanus) from Hook Island, Great Barrier Reef.
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  • Silament-finned parrotfish (Scarus altipinnis).
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  • Yellowbar Angelfish (Pomacanthus maculosus).
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  • Guineafowl Puffer (Arothron meleagris) from Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Golden-striped Butterflyfish (Chaetodon aureofasciatus) at Hook Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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  • Golden-striped Butterflyfish (Chaetodon aureofasciatus) at Hook Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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  • Lemonpeel Angelfish, Centropyge flavissimus. Pacific colour form with blue eye-ring. Photo from Aitutaki Lagoon, the Cook Islands in the south Pacific.
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  • Threadfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga) in Aitutaki Lagoon, Cook Islands, south Pacific.
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  • Pacific Redfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunulatus) in Aitutaki Lagoon, Cook Islands, south Pacific.
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  • Large group of Blue-green Chromis (Chromis viridis) swarm over a staghorn coral (Acropora sp.) in Aitutaki Lagoon, Cook Islands, south Pacific..
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  • Pair of Black Butterflyfish (Chaetodon flavirostris) photographed at Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef.
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  • Zebra Lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra) from Kuredu Ialand, the Maldives.
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  • Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans). Photo from the Maldives.
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  • Lemonpeel Angelfish, (Centropyge flavissima). Pacific colour form with blue eye-ring.
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  • A Black-spotted Puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus) is being cleaned by two Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) in a reef in the Maldives.
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  • Alfosino ((Beryx decadactylus) caught from deep water at Hidra, south-western Norway.
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  • Barrier Reef Clownfish (Amphiprion akindynos) from Flinders reefs, the Coral Sea.
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  • Leaf scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus) from Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • The Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) building a nest on a sand-flat in the Maldives.
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  • Six-spot Goby (Valenciennea sexguttata) in front of their hidingplace in the shallow lagoon at Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Picassofish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus) from Kuredu Island, the Maldives. This species is also known as also known as Humuhumu.
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  • Reticulated dascyllus (Dascyllus reticulatus) from Cabilao Island, the Philippines.
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  • Scythe Triggerfish (Sufflamen bursa) from Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Tiger cardinalfish (Cheilodipterus macrodon) from Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • A spectacular pair of purple-colored Weedy Scorpionfish, (Rhinopias frondosa).
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  • Weedy Scorpionfish, Rhinopias frondosa.
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  • A spectacular pair of purple-colored Weedy Scorpionfish, (Rhinopias frondosa).
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  • Leafy Sea Dragon (Phycodurus eques).
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  • Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) from kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • A well camouflaged, bright green Bristle-tail filefish (Acreichthys tomentosus) in a sea-grass bed at Cabilao island, the Philippines.
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  • Spotted lionfishes (Pterois antennata) resting in a small cave at Kurumba Island, the Maldives.
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  • A pair of Frogfishes, Antennarius sp. (possibly Giant Frogfish, A. commersoni), in a reef in the Maldives.  When divers returned to this very same spot 3 months later, the pair was still here!
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  • Emperor Angelfishes (Pomacanthus imperator.). An unique photo of an adult and a juvenile specimen swimming together , Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Royal Angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus), colour morph from the Maldives.
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  • Gorgonian Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), from Cabilao island, the Philippines.
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  • Orange-dotted pipefish (Corythoichthys ocellatus) from Cabilao Island, the Philippines.
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  • Saddleback clownfish (Amphiprion polymnus) from Cabilao, the Philippines.
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  • Spotted sharpnose (Canthihaster solandri) resting in a seagrass bed at Cabilao, the Phillipines during night.
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  • Sohal of orbicular batfishes (Platax orbicularis) reaching the surface in the Coral Sea.
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  • Blackspotted puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus) from Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Cinnamon clownfish (Amphiprion melanopus) in bubble.tip anemone (Entacmea quadricolor). Photo from Flinders Reef, the Coral Sea.
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  • Melon butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifasciatus) from Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Lunar-tailed bigeye (Priacanthus hamrur) from Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Leaf scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus) from Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Sohal of yellow tangs (Zebrasoma flavescens) at Oahu, Hawaii.
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  • Marble wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus) from Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Lunar-tailed bigeye (Priacanthus hamrur) from Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Crocodile flathead (Cociella crocodilus) from Bunaken, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Yellowspotted scorpionfish (Sebastapistes cyanostigma) from the Maldives.
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  • Bluespotted groupers (Cephalopholis argus) from Watanabe Bommie, Coral Sea.
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  • Giant Morey Eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) cfrom Kurumba Island, the Maldives.
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  • Pair of the Giant Morey Eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) that can reach 2.5 meters in length.  Photo from Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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  • Copperband Butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus) from Hook Island, Whitsunday Islands, Great Barrier Reef
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  • Regal Angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus) from Kuredu, the Maldives.
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  • Congrid eels (Heteroconger sp.?) at 10 meters depth at Kuredu Island, the Maldives.
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  • Spotted prawn-goby (Amblyeleotris guttata) from Kuredu, the maldives.
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  • Juvenile spotted lionfish (Pterois antennata) from the Maldives.
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  • Harlequin filefish (Oxymonacanthus longirostris) from Kuredu., the Maldives. Do note the small cleaner fish (Labroides) seeking parasites on the filefish.
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  • Spotted lionfishes (Pterois antennata) resting in a small cave at Embuduh Island, from the Maldives.
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  • Red lionfish (Pterois volitans) from the Maldives.
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  • Close up of a dwarf lionfish (Dendrochirus sp.) from Bunaken, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Dwarf lionfish (Dendrochirus sp.) from Bunaken, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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  • Bothus sp. from shallow water at Kuredu Island, the maldives.
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  • Group of soilderfishes (Myripristis vittatus) in a cave at 15 meters depth in the Maldives.
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  • Coral hind (Cephalopholis miniata) from Latheef Reef, Kuredu, the Maldives.
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  • Redback Tilefish, Hoplolatilus marcosi.
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  • Weedy Seadragon, Phyllopteryx taeniolathus.
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  • Longnose Hawkfish, Oxycirrhites typus.
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  • Banggai Cradinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni.
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  • Swimming with Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) from Watanabe Bommie, The Coral Sea.
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  • Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) from Watanabe Bommie, The Coral Sea.
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  • Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) from Watanabe Bommie, The Coral Sea.
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  • Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) on display at Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, USA in April 2009.
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  • Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) on display at Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, USA in April 2009.
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  • Resplendent Pygmy Angelfish, Centropyge resplendens, endemic to Ascension Island in the central Atlantic. Adult male.
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