All Posts

Nembrotha kubayara, AKA Variable Neon Slug Nembrotha kubayara eat tunicates, like the small green tunicates this individual is roaming among, and perhaps eating. Not all individuals sport day-glo rhinophores atop their heads like this one. They're fairly large--this one was about an inch long.

Ornate Ghost Pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus : Female with Egg Pouch Ornate Ghost Pipefish are amazing masters of camouflage. This pair...

Ardeadoris angustolutea are widespread in the Indo-Pacific, ranging from the Marshall Islands to Thailand, and Australia to Japan.

This pipefish and his family group live amongst the tentacles of a solitary Sun Mushroom Coral.

This shrimp, and their partner, will care for the eggs until they hatch.

Purple-tipped nudibranch: Janolus savinkini

Chromodoris willani, aka Willani's Chromodoris Chromodoris willani is in the same genus as the Magnificent Chromodoris and has the same...

Thor amboinensis are called Sexy Shrimp because they invariably stick their rear ends as high as they can, and wiggle

This skeleton shrimp reminds me of a Chinese proverb: "A peasant can wait a long time on the side of a hill with his mouth open, waiting for a roast duck to fly in."

Glitter on the nose (rhinophores and gills) and some pinkish spots add glamour to Goniobranchus geometricus

Dasycaris ceratops "Ceratops" means "horn face" and sounds like an insult invented by teenagers. Originally the name was applied to a...

This nudibranch is veering sharply to its left, but at a snail's pace.

This Harlequin Swimming shrimp looks like a boxer, staring me down.

This nudibranch patiently made its way toward me, gently waving its front margin, as I worked to focus the camera lens.

If you examine the kelp blade close-up, the white spots form intricate networks that look like alien cities.

Rockfish are among the signature fish of the kelp forest.

Macrocystis kelp on a bottom of coralline algae I'm posting archival images from the kelp forest at https://www.kelpscape.com/portfolio-c...

Cymolutes torquatus, AKA Finescale Razorfish or Collared Knifefish This Finescale Razorfish was one of the first creatures I spotted at...

Emperor Shrimp Riding a Sea Cucumber Emperor Shrimp spend most of their lives riding on sea cucumbers, or other mounts including...

Yellow gobies peer from the neck of their bottle home. Yellow Pygmy Gobies often make their homes in bottles. For the gobies, wine...