Water & Underwater World

P7198917 Grossflossen-Riffkalmar, Sepioteuthis lessoniana, Prince John Dive Resort ( Donggala, Zentral-Sulawesi, Indonesien )

L U X U R I A N T Gili Layar, Lombok - Indonesia

nudibranch7Sept18-20 Despite my hopes for continued clear water, wind stirred the ocean up this weekend and I ended up with another day of macro shooting.

nudibranch3Sept18-20 Despite my hopes for continued clear water, wind stirred the ocean up this weekend and I ended up with another day of macro shooting.

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Jellyfish (Phyllorhiza punctata) Acquario di Genova Many thanks to everyone who will pass by visiting my shots. Comments are appreciated. You are welcome. Sergio Nikon D5100 © Sergio Presbitero 2013, All Rights Reserved This work may not be copied, reproduced, republished, edited, downloaded, displayed, modified, transmitted, licensed, transferred, sold, distributed or uploaded in any way without my prior written permission.

Maldives Underwater: Royal Angelfish Latin: Pygoplites Diacanthus Italian: Pesce Angelo reale Thudufushi Island, Ari South Atoll, Maldives Canon D10 Many thanks in advance to everyone who will pass by visiting my shots. Comments are appreciated. You are welcome. Sergio © Sergio Presbitero 2011, All Rights Reserved This work may not be copied, reproduced, republished, edited, downloaded, displayed, modified, transmitted, licensed, transferred, sold, distributed or upload...

Maldives Underwater: Yellowhead Butterflyfish Latin: Chaetodon Xanthoicephalus Italian: Pesce Farfalla dalla testa gialla Thudufushi Island, Ari South Atoll, Maldives Canon D10 Many thanks in advance to everyone who will pass by visiting my shots. Comments are appreciated. You are welcome. Sergio © Sergio Presbitero 2011, All Rights Reserved This work may not be copied, reproduced, republished, edited, downloaded, displayed, modified, transmitted, licensed, transferred...

Maldives underwater: Emperor Angelfish Latin: Pomacanthus Imperator Italian: Pesce Angelo Imperatore In my opinion it's one of the most beautiful tropical fishes. Thudufushi Island, Ari South Atoll, Maldives Canon D10 Many thanks in advance to everyone who will pass by visiting my shots. Comments are appreciated. You are welcome. Sergio © Sergio Presbitero 2011, All Rights Reserved This work may not be copied, reproduced, republished, edited, downloaded, displayed, mod...

Maldives Underwater: Moorish Idol (one of the Nemo's friends) Latin: Zanclus Cornutus Italian: Idolo Moresco Thudufushi Island, Ari South Atoll, Maldives Canon D10 Many thanks in advance to everyone who will pass by visiting my shots. Comments are appreciated. You are welcome. Sergio © Sergio Presbitero 2011, All Rights Reserved This work may not be copied, reproduced, republished, edited, downloaded, displayed, modified, transmitted, licensed, transferred, sold, distri...

Maldives underwater: Emperor Angelfish # 3 looking for food Latin: Pomacanthus Imperator Italian: Pesce Angelo Imperatore I uploaded again another shot of the Emperor Angelfish since in my opinion this is one of the most beautiful tropical fishes. Thudufushi Island, Ari South Atoll, Maldives Canon D10 Many thanks in advance to everyone who will pass by visiting my shots. Comments are appreciated. You are welcome. Sergio © Sergio Presbitero 2013, All Rights Reserved Thi...

Maldives Underwater: Clown Triggerfish Latin: Balistoides Conspicillum Italian: Pesce Balestra Pagliaccio Thudufushi Island, Ari South Atoll, Maldives Canon D10 Many thanks in advance to everyone who will pass by visiting my shots. Comments are appreciated. You are welcome. Sergio © Sergio Presbitero 2011, All Rights Reserved This work may not be copied, reproduced, republished, edited, downloaded, displayed, modified, transmitted, licensed, transferred, sold, distribu...

A small tropical fish (Banggai Cardinalfish) Acquario di Genova Many thanks to everyone who will pass by visiting my shots. Comments are appreciated. You are welcome. Sergio Nikon D5100 © Sergio Presbitero 2013, All Rights Reserved This work may not be copied, reproduced, republished, edited, downloaded, displayed, modified, transmitted, licensed, transferred, sold, distributed or uploaded in any way without my prior written permission.

Lionfish Baltimore Aquarium Many thanks to everyone who will pass by visiting my shots. Comments are appreciated. You are welcome. Sergio Nikon D5100 © Sergio Presbitero 2014, All Rights Reserved This work may not be copied, reproduced, republished, edited, downloaded, displayed, modified, transmitted, licensed, transferred, sold, distributed or uploaded in any way without my prior written permission.

Wondeful nature: dancing Jellyfish Baltimore Aquarium Many thanks to everyone who will pass by visiting my shots. Comments are appreciated. You are welcome. Sergio Nikon D5100 © Sergio Presbitero 2014, All Rights Reserved This work may not be copied, reproduced, republished, edited, downloaded, displayed, modified, transmitted, licensed, transferred, sold, distributed or uploaded in any way without my prior written permission.

Copperband Butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus) Baltimore Aquarium Many thanks to everyone who will pass by visiting my shots. Comments are appreciated. You are welcome. Sergio Nikon D5100 © Sergio Presbitero 2014, All Rights Reserved This work may not be copied, reproduced, republished, edited, downloaded, displayed, modified, transmitted, licensed, transferred, sold, distributed or uploaded in any way without my prior written permission.

Sailfin Tang, Zebrasoma veliferum Baltimore Aquarium Many thanks to everyone who will pass by visiting my shots. Comments are appreciated. You are welcome. Sergio Nikon D5100 © Sergio Presbitero 2016, All Rights Reserved This work may not be copied, reproduced, republished, edited, downloaded, displayed, modified, transmitted, licensed, transferred, sold, distributed or uploaded in any way without my prior written permission.

Mind Blowing Facts about Jellies Jellyfish have been possibly around 700 million years or longer, before dinosaurs lived on the Earth. Jellyfish bodies are actually made up of as much as ~98 % water. Jellyfish have no heart, bones, brain, ears, noses or even eyes(some have eyes). Jellyfish mouth is found in the centre of its body, they use mouth for both eating and pooping. Some Jellyfish's may never actually die (Theoretically Immortal!). Some jellyfish are clear, b...

Splash. Explore Arth Wen Photography and Imagery.'s photos on Flickr. Arth Wen Photography and Imagery. has uploaded 6950 photos to Flickr.

Eubranchus ocellatus Nudibranch size: 20 mm.

P7202449 Zylinderrose, Prince John Resort ( Sulawesi, Indonesien )

P7102445 Weichkoralle, Prince John Dive Resort, ( Donggala, Zentral-Sulawesi, Indonesien )

Ornate leopard wrasse, early initial phase - Macropharyngodon ornatus (EN) Ornate leopard wrasse - (FR) Labre léopard orné Macropharyngodon ornatus early initial phase, Pantar Island, Indonesia

Magical Macro Winner: Kate Jonker wpp-mag.com/p78 Exhibiting incredible, extreme close ups. This month’s winner is Kate Jonker with her photo of a gasflame nudibranch, who wins a 3-issue membership

nudibranch6Sept25-20 The first of four straight days of diving Anacapa Island... my 2020 Covid "staycation". It was a good nudibranch day, with some other macro sized finds. Here's a Stearn's aeolid... quite beautiful.

anemoneSept25-20 The first of four straight days of diving Anacapa Island... my 2020 Covid "staycation". It was a good nudibranch day, with some other macro sized finds. the Corynactis anemones were thick on the reefs below 80'.

nudibranch1Sep27-20 Day 3 of my SoCal Covid "staycation" diving binge. Rolled back to Macro just for the subjects. There are Hopkin's rose nudibranchs everywhere right now!

P4250704 Leoparden-Drücker, Balistoides conspicillum, Ellaidhoo ( Malediven )

Dash-dot Goatfish with yellow stripe - Parupeneus barberinus (EN) Dash-dot Goatfish - (FR) Barbet rayé Parupeneus barberinus with yellow stripe, Panglao, Philippines

Diadumene cincta Explore Stefan Verheyen's photos on Flickr. Stefan Verheyen has uploaded 1116 photos to Flickr.

upended ornate butterflyfish

Coral covered pillar. Can you spot the Frogfish? Bakalan Jetty, Alor, Indonesia Coral covered pillar supporting a wide variety of life including this Painted Frogfish.

Babakina festiva San Mateo County, California

treefishJuv5Aug23-19 Seems like a good recruitment year for treefish… these cute little juveniles, with their brilliant striped patters, are fairly common right now in the cracks and crevices of the reef.

Reticulate Boxfish (Ostracion solorensis) Puerto Galera, Mindoro Philippines

Nudibranch (Sea Slug) Chromodoris willani

Nudibranch (Sea Slug) Chromodoris willani

Nudibranch (Sea Slug) Hypselodoris bullocki

low overhead

low overhead

Blue Dragon

P9020034.jpg Olympus digital camera

P9020034.jpg Olympus digital camera

Ship Sharks Explore altsaint's photos on Flickr. altsaint has uploaded 2960 photos to Flickr.

Bull Shark in Ambient Light Explore altsaint's photos on Flickr. altsaint has uploaded 2960 photos to Flickr.

Great Hammerhead Shark Explore altsaint's photos on Flickr. altsaint has uploaded 2960 photos to Flickr.

Caribbean Reef Shark Above V Explore altsaint's photos on Flickr. altsaint has uploaded 2960 photos to Flickr.

T R A F F I C Komodo National Park, Flores - Indonesia

T R A F F I C Komodo National Park, Flores - Indonesia

Whitetail Surgeonfish - Acanthurus thompsoni

P7227671 Bäumchen-Anemone, Actinodendron arboreum, Prince John Dive Resort ( Lolly, Donggala, Zentral-Sulawesi, Indonesien )

P7266984 Federstern mit Krabbe, Prince John Dive Resort ( Donggala, Zentral-Sulawesi, Indonesien )

P7091743 Rotfeuerfisch, Prince John Dive Resort ( Lolly, Donggala, Zentral-Sulawesi, Indonesien )

P7101902 Nacktschnecke, Chromodoris kunei, Prince John Dive Resort, ( Donggala, Zentral-Sulawesi, Indonesien )

P7132180 Krake, Prince John Dive Resort ( Donggala, Zentral-Sulawesi, Indonesien )

P7188756 Prachtsternschnecke, Risbecia tryoni, Prince John Resort ( Sulawesi, Indonesien )

IMG_2947 Schildkröte, Siladen ( Sulawesi, Indonesien )

P4021237 Weißfleck-Kugelfisch, Arothron hispidus, Mangrove Bay ( Ägypten )

P4052262 Rotfeuerfisch, Pterois miles, Mangrove Bay ( Ägypten )