The majestic manta ray in natural light, spreads its fins to a full 4m (14feet).
A clownfish stands guard in his host anemone.
The purple nudibranch, Hypselodoris apolegma, is believed to
feed on sponges, and has toxins in its
flesh concentrated from its diet.
A cuttlefish displays its warning colours, and curls its arms in a threat display.
The Moorish Idol is a fish highly prized by the marine aquarium industry, yet near impossible to tame.
A ribbon eel, with mouth agape, waits for an unwary fish to swim by.
The oceanic sunfish or Mola mola, is one
of the strangest of all the bony fishes
and is also the heaviest.
Known to mate for life, two panda butterflyfish cruise calm waters in search of an algae patch.