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David Fleetham / Three Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) silhouetted just below the ocean surface, Yap, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Group of Clarion angelfish (Holacanthus clarionensis) cleaning an Oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) as it swims over the reef, Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico, Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Large school of Glassfish (Apogonidae) swimming over colourful corals (Dendronephthya sp.) on a reef, Similan Islands, Thailand, Andaman Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Manta ray (Mobula alfredi) feeding on plankton aggregated in the lights from a boat at night, North Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean.
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David Fleetham / Day octopus (Octopus cyanea), occurs in both Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Hawaii to eastern coast of Africa, moving across coral reef, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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David Fleetham / Day octopus (Octopus cyanea) ventral view portrait, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.
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David Fleetham / Dorsal fin of Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) breaking water surface, at sunset, off island of Yap, Micronesia. Philippines sea, Pacific Ocean.
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David Weiller / Aerial tracking shot of coral reef formations in shallow sea, Sipadan, Sabah, Malaysia, November.
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Noemie Stroh / Orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis) schooling into the blue, Shark Reef, Ras Mohamed National park, Red Sea, Egypt, June.
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Noemie Stroh / Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) female swimming through soft coral garden, Daedalus, Red Sea, Egypt, August.