Underwater pictures - Sea life and seashore

Sea life - Turtles.
Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) looking around to see what is swimming beside him. He swims slowly and gracefully over the coral reef.

Inquisitive Turtle

Sea life - Turtles.
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) making its way up over the coral reef from the drop off, searching for the tastiest coral. Wildlife photos by the reef.

Ascending Green Turtle

Mollusks.
Octopus draped over a tower of coral. They leave their dens at dusk to go for hunting trips, during the day they are less likely to be active.

Chilled out Octopus

Mollusks.
Octopus emulating the pinks and browns of the corals. Special pigment cells make it possible for the octopus to blend in with the surroundings.

Coral Octopus

Underwater Predators.
Blacktip reef shark stealthily swimming along the coral reef drop off with the deep blue sea beyond.

Black tip Reef Shark

Underwater Predators.
Blacktip reef shark stealthily swimming along the coral reef drop off with the deep blue sea beyond.

Sicklefin Lemon Shark

Sea life - Manta Rays.
Bubbles rise to the surface as a Manta ray plunges through the surface of the sea, casting a reflection in the rippling surface. Wildlife photos of sealife.

Manta Reflection

Sea life - Manta Rays.
Manta Ray peacefully descends down into the depths. Light from above plays accross the gracefully undulating wings.

Descending Manta

Mollusks.
Octopus looking like an aquamarine jewel on the seabed. Octopus are normally solitary and territorial, leaving their den only to feed or reproduce.

Aquamarine Octopus

Mollusks.
Octopus in flight across the reef. When an octopus feels threatened, it usually changes its body color and tries to escape, sometimes releasing ink.

Octopus in Flight

Sea life - Whale Sharks.
Close-up portrait of the largest fish in the sea. The powerful Whale Shark makes its way over the coral reef below.

Portrait of Whale Shark

Sea life - Whale Sharks.
The enormity of the largest shark in the world, a whale shark (Rhincodon typus), is accentuated by the swimmer behind.

Giant of the Sea

Rays.
A Feathertail stingray (Pastinachus sephen) embeds itself into the coarse pink grains of sand as it gazes out into the surrounding waves.

Eye of a Stingray

Life by the seashore.
Rock Crab - almost translucent eyes with red centres combined with yellows and russet browns make this a beautifully rich coloured crab.

Rock Crab

Mollusks.
A hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) looks around to see what is swimming beside him. He swims slowly and gracefully over the coral reef.

Octopus Fury

Mollusks.
Octopus perched atop a hillock of dead corals, spreading out its tentacles. Octopuses have an acute sense of touch in the suckers.

Hill Top Octopus

Life by the seashore.
Brittle Star surrounded by a myriad of sea creatures including sea urchins, seashells, green algae and funnel weed.

Brittle Star

Life by the seashore.
Sea Urchin surrounded by seashells. Sea urchins move very slowly by means of hundreds of tiny, transparent, adhesive, tube feet.

Sea Urchin