~ Gallery I ~

yellow-striped cardinalfish [102K]				blenny peeks from its home * [72k]	yellow sea snail   [63K]	tunicates and fish [43k]
Ambonian shrimp [140K]				anemone shrimp * [71k]	two coral crabs [67k]	sea fan close-up   [115k]
anemonefish with host sea anemone [61k]				anemonefish with anemone shrimp [60k]	leaf fish * [71k]	lionfish on the hunt * [73k]
banded coral shrimp   [103K]	reef scene #1 [104k]				reef scene #2 [70k]				reef scene #3   [99k]
sea fan wide view [100k]				reef scene #4 [53K]	reef scene #5 [118K]	reef scene #6  [107K]
pipefish portrait view   [52k]				ornate pipefish   [138k]	Christmas tree worm* [97K]	sea krait* [192K]
fire urchin [104K]		mandarinfish* [155K]			Picasso triggerfish [108K]			shipwreck scene #1 [148K]
Longnose hawkfish [127K]			Emperor angelfish [166K]				regal blue tang [165K]
A healthy coral reef is full of interesting and mysterious creatures........the variety of species inhabiting a thriving coral reef rivals the rain forests ....most of these photos are from my years of diving in the Philippines....

* indicates more than one photo