Remi Masson / Pair of Pumpkinseeds (Lepomis gibbosus) mating, male chasing other individuals away, River Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France, June.

Alex Mustard / Colourful reef scene with Leather corals (Sarcophyton sp.), Soft corals (Dendronephthya sp.) Seafans (Melithea sp.) and fish, including Magenta slender anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) and Scalefin anthi...

Alex Mustard / RF- School of Scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) on reef in the current feeding on plankton, with soft corals (Dendronephthya spp.) and fire coral (Millepora dichotoma) Jackson Reef, Strait...

George Sanker / Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) with large Bluegill Sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) prey, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, March.

Alex Mustard / Portrait of a spotted sunfish (Lepomis punctatus) in front of reeds in a river. Rainbow River, Florida, United States of America.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Banfi / Mediterranean fairy basslet (Anthias anthias) on artificial reef, Larvotto Marine Reserve, Monaco, Mediterranean Sea, July 2009

Norbert Wu / Sergeant Major (Abudefduf vaigiensis) with Basslet (Pseudanthias sp) and Fairy Basslet (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) schools around coral reef, Australia

Chris Newbert / Sponge (Latrunculia magnifica) surrounded by Basslet (Pseudanthias sp) and Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp), Jackson Reef, Red Sea

Chris Newbert / Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp) outcroppings and Basslet (Pseudanthias sp), Red Sea, Egypt

Chris Newbert / Reef scenic, many species of Soft Coral and Basslet (Pseudanthias sp) school, 50 feet deep Solomon Islands

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Sea Goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) school, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Sea Goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) school in coral reef with feather stars, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) cleaning female Stocky Anthias (Pseudanthias hypselosoma), Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Basslet (Pseudanthias sp) school, swimming around a deep bommie with Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp) sponge and a gorgonian sea fan, Andaman Sea, Thailand

Fred Bavendam / Sweeper (Parapriacanthus sp) and Basslet school (Pseudanthias sp) feeding in the currents above a coral plate covered with Crinoids, Papua New Guinea

Fred Bavendam / Sea Goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) group feeding in the currents on a steep slope with Soft Corals, Crinoids and Gorgonians, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Fred Bavendam / Basslet (Pseudanthias sp) school, swimming near a Sea Fan (Melithaea sp) and a Blue Sea Star (Linckia laevigata)

Fred Bavendam / Several species of Basslets (Pseudanthias sp) swarming above a Columnar Leaf Coral (Pavona clavus), Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea

Fred Bavendam / Several species of Basslets (Pseudanthias sp) swarming above a Leaf Coral (Pavona clavus), Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea

Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Peppermint basslet (Liopropoma rubre) sheltering in a coral cavern during the day. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.

Aflo / False colour x-ray of Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) fish skeleton

John Cancalosi / Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) male fish defending nest in abandoned aquatic plant planter. Maryland, USA. May.

John Cancalosi / Snapping turtle,(Chelydra serpentina) beside Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) male fish defending nest in abandoned aquatic plant planter. Maryland, USA. May.

Alex Mustard / Portrait of Fairy basslet (Gramma loreto) on a coral reef. Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba. Caribbean Sea.

Alex Mustard / A male fairy basslet (royal gramma: Gramma loreto) carries algae back to his nest in a hole in a coral reef. Once the nest is filled with pieces of algae females will visit the nest to lay eggs on it....

Alex Mustard / Portrait of Golden basslet ( Gramma dejongi) on a coral reef. This species is endemic to the south coast of Cuba aand was described in 2010. Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, C...

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with Pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) caught to feed to one of its young. The fish species is an introduced invasive species from North America. Va...

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with Pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) caught to feed to one of its young. The fish species is an introduced invasive species from North America, Va...

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with Pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) caught to feed to one of its young. The fish species is an introduced invasive species from North America, Va...

Brandon Cole / Scalefin Anthias (Pseudanthias squammipinnis) male swimming over Cabbage Coral (Turbinaria cf. reniformis). Egypt, Red Sea.

Brandon Cole / Soft corals (Dendronephthya sp.) thrive on a reef wall at 25 meters deep in Ras Mohammad National Park. The golden fish are Scalefin Anthias (Pseudanthias squammipinnis), also called Lyretail Anthias,...

John Cancalosi / Snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) and Bluegills (Lepomis macrochirus) Maryland, USA, June.

John Cancalosi / Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) and Bluegills (Lepomis macrochirus) Maryland, USA, May.

Georgette Douwma / Squarspot anthias (Pseudanthias pleurotaenia) female. Derawan Islands, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Franco Banfi / Swarm of Mediterranean fairy basslet, (Anthias anthias) and Red gorgonia (Paramuricea clavata) on Gnjilina dive site. Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean

Franco Banfi / Swarm of Mediterranean fairy basslet, (Anthias anthias) and Red gorgonia (Paramuricea clavata) on Gnjilina dive site. Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean

Alex Mustard / Colourful coral reef scene with Scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis), soft corals (Dendronepthya sp.) and hard corals (Acropora sp.). Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea

Alex Mustard / Colourful coral reef wall, with orange Scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) swarming over red soft corals (Dendronephthya sp.) in a current. Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea

Alex Mustard / Squarespot anthias (Pseudanthias pleurotaenia) male on a coral reef. Anilao, Batangas marine protected area, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.

John Cancalosi / Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) and Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) fish attempting to feed on algae on turtle's shell. Maryland, USA. August.

Alex Mustard / Scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) male with a long exposure. Ras Katy, Sharm El Shiekh, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea. Commended in the GDT Photography competition 2019.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of soft corals (Dendronephthya sp) and Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis), Egypt, Red Sea.

Aflo / Redfin anthias (Pseudanthias dispar) shoal swimming near coral reef, Okinawa, Japan.

Georgette Douwma / Gorgonian sea fan (Melithaea sp.) with Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias sqamipinnis). Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.) and Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis). Egypt, Red Sea.

John Cancalosi / Snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) males attempting to mate with female, with Bluegills (Lepomis macrochirus), Maryland, USA, July.

John Cancalosi / Snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) with Red-eared sliders (Pseudemys rubriventris) and River cooter (Pseudemys concinna) and Bluegills (Lepomis macrochirus), Maryland, USA, June.

John Cancalosi / Snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) and Bluegills (Lepomis macrochirus) Maryland, USA, June.