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Fish

Fish in their homes: Not quite like we're used to seeing them.
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Red Sea, Egypt -- An anemonefish ("clown fish") comes out of its "home anemone" to distract the photographer and try to drive me away from his home. The anemonefish is not naturally immune to the sting of an anemone, but over time coats itself in secretions of its "home" anemone so that the stinging cells do not fire when touched by this particular fish. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; Tiran; "Tiran straits"; "straits of Tiran"; "Jackson Reef"; fish; anemone; anemonefish; "anemone fish"; "clown fish"; clownfish
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Red Sea, Egypt -- An anemonefish ("clown fish") comes out of its "home anemone" to distract the photographer and try to drive me away from his home. The anemonefish is not naturally immune to the sting of an anemone, but over time coats itself in secretions of its "home" anemone so that the stinging cells do not fire when touched by this particular fish. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.



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  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A small goby rests in the opening of a tube sponge. ("Hilma Hooker" dive site) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; scuba; diving; dive; "scuba diving"; wreck; "Hilma Hooker"; "ship wreck"; shipwreck; sponge; "tube sponge"; fish; goby;
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A peppermint goby sits atop a coral head. ("Andrea 1" dive site) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; scuba; diving; dive; "scuba diving"; "Andrea 1"; "Andrea I"; fish; coral; "coral head"; goby; "peppermint goby";
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A parrotfish comes in for a bite of reef coral. ("Andrea 1" dive site) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; scuba; diving; dive; "scuba diving"; "Andrea 1"; "Andrea I"; fish; parrotfish; "parrot fish"; coral; reef;
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- French angelfish. ("Andrea 1" dive site) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; scuba; diving; dive; "scuba diving"; "Andrea 1"; "Andrea I"; coral; reef; fish; angelfish; "French angelfish"; "French Angel Fish";
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- An immature French angelfish cruises around the old tire it has chosen for its hiding place / home. (Night dive at Kralendijk Pier) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; Kralendijk; pier; "Kralendijk pier"; "the pier"; "pier dive"; "town pier"; night; "night dive"; fish; angelfish; "french angelfish"; "french angel fish"; "angel fish"; sand; tire; bottom; "sea floor"; "sea bed";
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A pair of fairy basslets. ("Lighthouse Point," just south of Kralendijk airport) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; lighthouse; "Lighthouse Point"; fish; bass; basslet; "fairy basslet";
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A hind (sea bass) hides amongs corals. ("Lighthouse Point," just south of Kralendijk airport) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; diving; underwater; dive; scuba; "scuba diving"; lighthouse; "Lighthouse Point"; fish; bass; "sea bass"; hind; coral; corals;
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- A queen angelfish. ("Ol' Blue" dive site) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; scuba; dive; diving; underwater; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; "Ol' Blue"; fish; angelfish; "angel fish"; "queen angelfish"; "queen angel fish";
  • Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- Startled up from its sandy hiding place, this peacock flounder chose to rest in a particularly unhidden spot. ("Ol' Blue" dive site) © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; scuba; dive; diving; underwater; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; "Ol' Blue"; fish; flounder; "peacock flounder";
  • Red Sea, Egypt -- A pair of Red Sea bannerfish. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; fish; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; gardens; "gardens dive site"; "middle garden"; "far garden"; "tiddle garden"; "bannerfish"; "banner fish"; "Red Sea bannerfish"
  • Red Sea, Egypt -- A school of glassfish (sweepers) hover near a coral head. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; fish; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; gardens; "gardens dive site"; "middle garden"; "far garden"; "tiddle garden"; fish; glassfish; "glass fish"; sweepers; "sweeper fish"
  • Red Sea, Egypt -- A school of glassfish (sweepers) hover near a coral head. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; fish; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; gardens; "gardens dive site"; "middle garden"; "far garden"; "tiddle garden"; fish; glassfish; "glass fish"; sweepers; "sweeper fish"
  • Red Sea, Egypt -- A school of glassfish (sweepers) and some of the ubiquitous antheas hover near a coral head. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; fish; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; gardens; "gardens dive site"; "middle garden"; "far garden"; "tiddle garden"; fish; glassfish; "glass fish"; sweepers; "sweeper fish"; anthea;
  • Red Sea, Egypt -- A bigeye hovers near the reef. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; fish; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; gardens; "gardens dive site"; "middle garden"; bigeye; "big eye"; soapfish
  • Red Sea, Egypt -- A tiger grouper sits in a gap in the reef. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; fish; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; gardens; "gardens dive site"; "middle garden"; grouper; "tiger grouper"; "spotted grouper"
  • Red Sea, Egypt -- A colorful scalefin anthea checks out the camera. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; fish; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; gardens; "gardens dive site"; "middle garden"; "soft coral"; anthea; scalefin; "scalefin anthea";
  • Red Sea, Egypt -- An Emperor Angelfish approaches the photographer at Jackson Reef. The emperor angelfish is relatively common in the Red Sea, but normally is very shy and will not approach divers. In this case there was a turtle digging food out of corals nearby. The promise of food seems to have overcome this angelfish's shyness. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; Tiran; "Tiran straits"; "straits of Tiran"; "Jackson Reef"; fish; angelfish; "angel fish"; "emperor angelfish"
  • Red Sea, Egypt -- A Red Sea Sabre Squirrelfish hides in a gap between the reef and a sea fan coral. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; Tiran; "Tiran straits"; "straits of Tiran"; "Jackson Reef"; fish; squirrel; "squirrel fish"; squirrelfish; "sabre squirrelfish"; "saber squirrelfish"; "Red Sea Sabre Squirrelfish"
  • Red Sea, Egypt -- An anemonefish ("clown fish") comes out of its "home anemone" to distract the photographer and try to drive me away from his home. The anemonefish is not naturally immune to the sting of an anemone, but over time coats itself in secretions of its "home" anemone so that the stinging cells do not fire when touched by this particular fish. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; Tiran; "Tiran straits"; "straits of Tiran"; "Jackson Reef"; fish; anemone; anemonefish; "anemone fish"; "clown fish"; clownfish
  • Red Sea, Egypt -- A pair of anemonefish ("clown fish") seek refuge in the stinging cells of an anemone's tentacles. The anemonefish is not naturally immune to the sting of an anemone, but over time coats itself in secretions of its "home" anemone so that the stinging cells do not fire when touched by this particular fish. © Rick Collier / RickCollier.com.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Egypt; "Red Sea"; vacation; travel; destination; underwater; uw; "u/w"; scuba; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; dive; diving; coral; reef; "coral reef"; "dive site"; Tiran; "Tiran straits"; "straits of Tiran"; "Jackson Reef"; fish; anemone; anemonefish; "anemone fish"; "clown fish"; clownfish
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