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A Fairy Basslet (macro closeup). This type of small fish is common on reefs all over the Caribbean. They are usually very shy, but when you get close enough their color is so bright that it seems to bleed over to overwhelm everything else in the scene. Taken while scuba diving the "Chasbo's Corner" dive site at Turneffe Atoll, Belize. © Rick Collier
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A Fairy Basslet (macro closeup). This type of small fish is common on reefs all over the Caribbean. They are usually very shy, but when you get close enough their color is so bright that it seems to bleed over to overwhelm everything else in the scene. Taken while scuba diving the "Chasbo's Corner" dive site at Turneffe Atoll, Belize. © Rick Collier

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  • The Spanish Dancer nudibranch is so named because they ruffle the edges of their bodies when swimming, in a way that resembles the hem of a Spanish dancer's red skirt.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hawaii scuba snorkel snorkeling underwater u/w fish Spanish Dancer nudibranch swimming
  • Red Sea, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. A longnose hawkfish hides under fan coral. © 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 longnose hawkfish
  • Red Sea, Dahab, Egypt. A pipefish explores its small patch of reef.. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> scuba diver divers Egypt 'Red Sea' 'Ras Mohammed' Dahab Sharm 'Sharm el-Sheikh' 'Sharm al-Shaykh' underwater u/w coral reef pipe fish pipefish
  • Banded Shrimp ("red banded cleaner shrimp"). St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" underwater ocean SCUBA dive banded shrimp cleaner sponge
  • A deep water fan coral. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef soft coral starfish
  • a yellowline arrow crab hides in a large abandoned conch shell. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor fish surgeonfish yellowline arrow crab shell
  • A pair of banded shrimp (red-banded cleaner shrimp). St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive banded shrimp
  • The small purple Pederson's cleaner shrimp are frequently found near anemones, like this corkscrew anemone. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor rocks corkscrew anemone Pederson's cleaner shrimp
  • Scarlet cleaner shrimp hang out in their protected cleaning station, a hole in the reef. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor rock coral hole scarlet cleaner shrimp
  • Scarlet cleaner shrimp hang out in their protected cleaning station, a hole in the reef. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor rock coral hole scarlet cleaner shrimp
  • Christmastree worms poke up through sponges coating a rock. The christmas tree display is the filter that these tube worms use to collect the plankton on which they feed. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor sand rock coral sponge sponges christmastree worm christmas tree worm
  • The small purple Pederson's cleaner shrimp are frequently found near anemones, like this corkscrew anemone. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom sea floor rocks corkscrew anemone Pederson's cleaner shrimp
  • A banded shrimp appears to guard its home hole. A feather duster worm provides decoration above the shrimp. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor sand fish wreck shipwreck sunken boat crustacean banded shrimp
  • A giant anemone, with small basslet fry hiding in its shadow. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor rocks coral hole reef sand bottom sea floor seafloor sea bed rock giant anemone tentacles
  • Small yellow basslet fry hide in the shadow of a giant anemone. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor rocks coral hole reef sand bottom sea floor seafloor sea bed rock giant anemone tentacles fish fry basslet
  • A yellowline arrow crab hides under the edge of a pink sponge. A small goby "hides" on the open sand in the foreground. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor rocks coral hole reef sand bottom sea floor seafloor sea bed sponge yellowline arrow crab goby fish
  • A yellowline arrow crab hides under the edge of a pink sponge. A small goby "hides" on the open sand in the foreground. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> "St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean SCUBA dive diver sea bottom sea floor rocks coral hole reef sand bottom sea floor seafloor sea bed sponge yellowline arrow crab goby fish
  • An arrow crab forages around an anemone, sighted while Scuba diving at the "San Clemente" shallow dive site, off Cozumel, Mexico. © Rick Collier
  • A Fairy Basslet (macro closeup). This type of small fish is common on reefs all over the Caribbean. They are usually very shy, but when you get close enough their color is so bright that it seems to bleed over to overwhelm everything else in the scene. Taken while scuba diving the "Chasbo's Corner" dive site at Turneffe Atoll, Belize. © Rick Collier
  • Neck Crab on coral (macro closeup). This very small crab is actually quite common all over the Caribbean, but can be very hard to notice. A type of "decorator crab," it is a master at camouflage, decorating itself with plants or other small animals to blend in and then remaining motionless and undetected. Taken while scuba diving the "Chasbo's Corner" dive site at Turneffe Atoll, Belize. © Rick Collier
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