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A group of imature antheas emerge from their hiding place under a coral outcropping. Kahaluu Bay, Kona side, the Big Island, Hawaii.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawai'i Hawaii Hakaluu Bay Kona Big Island underwater snorkel snorkeling scuba u/w fish reef coral anthea antheas
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A group of imature antheas emerge from their hiding place under a coral outcropping. Kahaluu Bay, Kona side, the Big Island, Hawaii.





Hawai'i Hawaii Hakaluu Bay Kona Big Island underwater snorkel snorkeling scuba u/w fish reef coral anthea antheas

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  • A lined butterflyfish comes in close to check out the fish reflected in the camera lens. Kahaluu Bay, the Big Island, Hawai'i.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawai'i Hawaii Big Island Kona Kahaluu Bay butterfly fish butterflyfish underwater u/w scuba snorkel snorkeling reef coral
  • A threadfin butterflyfish cruises above the reef. Honaunau Bay, the Big Island, Hawai'i.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawai'i Hawaii Big Island Kona Honaunau Bay butterfly fish threadfin butterflyfish underwater u/w scuba snorkel snorkeling reef coral
  • Two batfish compete for the attentions of a Hawaiian cleaner wrasse. Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawai'i Hawaii Oahu Hanauma Bay underwater u/w fish Hawaiian cleaner wrasse reef coral batfish
  • A bright yellow butterflyfish swims the opposite direction through a school of grunts. Honaunau Bay, Kona side, the Big Island, Hawaii.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawai'i Hawaii Kona Honaunau Bay underwater snorkel snorkeling scuba u/w fish reef coral butterfly fish butterflyfish grunt school
  • A group of interesting small fish emerge from their hiding place under a coral outcropping. Kahaluu Bay, Kona side, the Big Island, Hawaii.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawai'i Hawaii Hakaluu Bay Kona Big Island underwater snorkel snorkeling scuba u/w fish reef coral anthea antheas hawkfish
  • A group of imature antheas emerge from their hiding place under a coral outcropping. Kahaluu Bay, Kona side, the Big Island, Hawaii.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawai'i Hawaii Hakaluu Bay Kona Big Island underwater snorkel snorkeling scuba u/w fish reef coral anthea antheas
  • A Moorish Idol snaps up a bit of food. Kahaluu Bay, Kona side, the Big Island, Hawaii.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawai'i Hawaii Kahaluu Bay Kona big island underwater snorkel snorkeling scuba u/w fish reef coral Moorish Idol
  • A lagoon triggerfish. Kahaluu Bay, Kona side, the Big Island, Hawaii.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawai'i Hawaii Kahaluu Bay big island underwater snorkel snorkeling scuba u/w reef coral trigger fish lagoon triggerfish
  • A Hawaiian puffer fish. Kahaluu Bay, Kona side, the Big Island, Hawaii.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawai'i Hawaii Kahaluu Bay big island underwater snorkel snorkeling scuba u/w reef coral puffer fish pufferfish
  • A triggerfish swims across a gap in the reef, above blocks on the bottom placed to spell out "Aloha" to welcome divers. Honaunau Bay, Kona side, the Big Island, Hawaii.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawai'i Hawaii Honaunau Bay big island underwater snorkel snorkeling scuba u/w aloha trigger fish triggerfish
  • A lagoon triggerfish. Kahaluu Bay, Kona side, the Big Island, Hawaii.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawai'i Hawaii Kahaluu Bay big island underwater snorkel snorkeling scuba u/w reef coral trigger fish lagoon triggerfish
  • Shark Cove, Oahu, Hawaii. Fish avoid eating the Spanish Dancer nudibranch, even when they come across one swimming in open water. The bright coloration warns that this is not good to eat.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawaii scuba snorkel snorkeling underwater u/w fish Spanish Dancer nudibranch swimming
  • Silverside minnows school in the turbulence created by waves breaking against the rocky shore. Shark Cove, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawaii Oahu Shark Cove minnows silver side silverside wave surface rocks waves underwater u/w scuba dive snorkel snorkeling
  • Red Sea, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Angelfish are frequently sighted on the reefs at Ras Mohammed National Park. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> scuba diver divers Egypt 'Red Sea' 'Ras Mohammed' Sharm 'Sharm el-Sheikh' 'Sharm al-Shaykh' underwater u/w blue coral reef royal angel fish angelfish
  • Red Sea, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. A school of batfish hunt through the reef at Ras Mohammed National Park. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> scuba diver divers Egypt 'Red Sea' 'Ras Mohammed' Sharm 'Sharm el-Sheikh' 'Sharm al-Shaykh' underwater u/w blue coral reef bat fish batfish
  • Red Sea, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Clouds of small fish hover over a coralhead on the reef in Ras Mohammed National Park. A diver can if there's a current by watching the small fish -- If all are facing the same direction, they are facing into a current. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> scuba diver divers Egypt 'Red Sea' 'Ras Mohammed' Sharm 'Sharm el-Sheikh' 'Sharm al-Shaykh' underwater u/w blue coral reef fish orange scalefin anthias
  • Red Sea, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Red Sea Bannerfish cruise the reef at Ras Mohammed National Park. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> scuba diver divers Egypt 'Red Sea' 'Ras Mohammed' Sharm 'Sharm el-Sheikh' 'Sharm al-Shaykh' underwater u/w blue coral reef banner fish bannerfish
  • Red Sea, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Butterflyfish make their way through a cloud of antheas at Ras Mohammed National Park. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> scuba diver divers Egypt 'Red Sea' 'Ras Mohammed' Sharm 'Sharm el-Sheikh' 'Sharm al-Shaykh' underwater u/w blue coral reef butterflyfish antheas fish
  • Red Sea, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Red Sea Bannerfish cruise the reef at Ras Mohammed National Park. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> scuba diver divers Egypt 'Red Sea' 'Ras Mohammed' Sharm 'Sharm el-Sheikh' 'Sharm al-Shaykh' underwater u/w blue coral reef banner fish bannerfish
  • Red Sea, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Often mistaken for grouper when they grow this large, an enormous Red Sea coralcod poses near a coral head. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> scuba diver divers Egypt 'Red Sea' 'Ras Mohammed' Sharm 'Sharm el-Sheikh' 'Sharm al-Shaykh' underwater u/w blue coral reef cod Red Sea coralcod
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