The last month has seen a great influx of underwater and marine imagery from both warm and cold seas. Ben Cranke has returned from the sub-Antarctic with great coverage on king penguins and elephant seals. There is also plenty of European wildlife and an interesting submission from Robert Thompson featuring silk moths and Irish landscapes. And of course, much more - browse the gallery to view the full selection, including both stills and video clips.
Tony Wu / Male Leach's sea star (Leiaster leachi) broadcast spawning, releasing streams of sperm from its arms. Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Close up view of male Leach's sea star (Leiaster leachi) broadcast spawning, releasing streams of sperm from one of its arms. Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.
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Alex Mustard / Golden damsel (Amblyglyphidodon aureus) male aggressively defends his territory on a coral reef. Piaynemo Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Red Sea anemonefish (Amphiprion bicinctus) above the tentacles of a Magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica) on a coral reef. Daedelus Reef. Egypt. Red Sea.
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Alex Mustard / The rear flippers of a large female grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) bottling at the surface as she rests in shallow water. Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. British Isles. North S...
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Alex Mustard / Long clawed squat lobster (Munida rugosa) makes its home in a discarded bottle. Kentallen, Lochaber, The Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom. Loch Linnhe, North East Atlantic Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Long-clawed squat lobster (Munida rugosa) displays its claws defiantly at the entrance of its burrow. Glencoe, Ballachulish, Lochaber, The Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom. Loch Leven, Loch Linnhe,...
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Flounder (Platichthys flesus) on the seabed. Fort William, Lochaber, The Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom. Loch Linnhe, North East Atlantic Ocean. British Isles
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Alex Mustard / Orange Garibaldi damselfish (Hypsypops rubicundus) in a giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) forest. Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands. Los Angeles, California, United States of America. North East P...
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Blackbar soldierfish (Myripristis jacobus) infected with cymothoid isopod parasites. The large parasite between the eyes is a female, the smaller individuals are males. Seven Mile Beach,...
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Alex Mustard / Mixed school of large fish, incliuding lined rabbitfish (Siganus lineatus), diagonal-banded sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus) onespot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma), oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchu...
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Alex Mustard / Colourful soft corals, Dead man's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) and common sea urchins (Echinus esculentus) mass beneath a kelp forest (Laminaria hyperborea). St Abbs, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scot...
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria), living in a hole in the base of a purple common sea fan, on a coral reef. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbea...
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David Fleetham / Sargasum fish / Frogfish (Histrio histrio) floating on discarded polypropylene rope on ocean surface, North Pacific, Hawaii, USA.
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Alex Mustard / RF - Portrait of a coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) next to a sea fan (Annella sp.) on a coral reef. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea. (This image may be licensed either as rights man...
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Alex Mustard / RF - Blue shark (Prionace glauca) cruises beneath the surface of the English Channel with sunbeams. Cornwall, England, UK. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Alex Mustard / RF - Common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) scuttles over the seabed. Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Alex Mustard / RF - Herbivorous common sea urchin (Echinus esculentus) grazes in a kelp (Laminaria hyperborea) forest. Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royal...
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Alex Mustard / Pair of Coleman shrimps (Periclimenes colemani) living in Fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium). The female is the larger shrimp. Anilao, Batangas marine protected area, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Pa...
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Alex Mustard / Tiny (1cm) Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) hides in the branches of its home seafan (Muricella sp.) on a coral reef. Daram Islands, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea.
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Alex Mustard / RF - Split level photo of mangrove scenery, with hard corals (including Goniopora sp., Porites sp.) growing below Red mangrove tree (Rhizophora sp.). Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.(This image may...
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Alex Mustard / False clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) looking out of a magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica) on a coral reef. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) feeding. Glencoe, Ballachulish, Lochaber, The Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom. Loch Leven, Loch Linnhe, North East Atlantic Ocean. British Isles.
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Alex Mustard / Thongweed (Himanthalia elongata) in sun beams surrounded by kelp (Laminaria sp.). This common seaweed has a two stage morphology, seen here is the strap-like reproductive frond, which can reach up to...
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Alex Mustard / The red and white surface details, including the gills, of a sunstar (Crossaster papposus). Lochcarron, Ross-shire, Ross and Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom. British Isles. Loch Carron,...
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Alex Mustard / RF - Portrait of Spinecheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) in its host Bubble-tip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) on a coral reef. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea. (This image may be l...
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David Fleetham / Endemic Hawaiian pom-pom crab / Boxer crab (Lybia edmondsoni) on reef, waving anemones (Triactis sp.) in its claws, North Pacific, Hawaii, USA.
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) at night above a coral reef. Gam Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Dampier Strait, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
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Sergio Hanquet / Brown moray eel (Gymnothorax unicolor) with cleaner shrimp (Lysmata grabhami). Tenerife, Canary Islands
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Alex Mustard / RF - Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) relaxing in a bed of kelp (Laminaria digitata), with two seals in the background. Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. British Isles. North Sea....
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Sergio Hanquet / Marine pollution - floating discarded fishing nets, a danger to many marine species, Canary Islands.
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David Fleetham / Endangered Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) stretches neck to be cleaned by Yellow tangs (Zebrasoma flavescens) and Goldring tangs (Ctenochaetus strigosus), North Pacific, Hawaii, USA.
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Alex Mustard / Wide angle macro photo of an algae octopus (Abdopus aculeatus) as it reaches out and investigates the camera. Dauin, Dauin Marine Protected Area, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines. Bohol Sea, tropical we...
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Black saddle snake eel (Ophichthus cephalozona) emerging from the sand at night. Dauin, Dauin Marine Protected Area, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines. Bohol Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocea...
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Pascal Kobeh / Two Honeycomb morays (Gymnothorax favagineus) and a Giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) emerging from their shared burrow, Indian Ocean, Maldives.
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Alex Mustard / Split level with table corals (Acropora spp.) growing close to an island. Pelee Island, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
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Ben Cranke / Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) male fighting for breeding rights. St Andrew's Bay, South Georgia Island
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Pascal Kobeh / Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezii) swimming under a boat, Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba. Caribbean Sea. January. Model released.
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Alex Mustard / Black and white photo of a silhouette of a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) pup in an underwater cavern with sun beams. Los Islotes, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Sea of Cortez, Gul...
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Alex Mustard / Common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) scuttles past a phosphorescent seapen (Pennatula phosphorea) grows on a muddy seabed. Glencoe, Ballachulish, Lochaber, The Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom....
