Underwater photography - fish portraits
“Three’s Company”: A pair of White-eye Morays (Siderea thyrsoidea), accompanied by a Fimbriated Moray, (Gymnothorax fimbriatus) share a coral encrusted crevice. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand. image reference code: me3scom 1   2portraits4.jpg (17313 bytes)

“Three’s Company”: A pair of White-eye Morays (Siderea thyrsoidea), accompanied by a Fimbriated Moray, (Gymnothorax fimbriatus) share a coral encrusted crevice.  Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand. 

 
A giant Manta Ray (Manta birostris) soars in open water. Harmless filter feeders, mantas attain wingspans of over 6 m, and have the largest brain of any fish. Koh Tachai, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
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A Blue-ring Angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis) glides past a brilliant orange fan coral. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
  
The Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) can attain lengths of over 12m, making it the world's largest fish. Harmless filter feeders, they are increasingly threatened by commercial fishing. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand. 
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The Bearded Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis barbatus) is a master of camouflage. This one is lying in ambush, mimicking the fan coral it rests upon. Mergui Archipelago, Andaman Sea, Myanmar.
  
A trio of Reef Bannerfish (Heniochus acuminatus) hover near a fan coral. Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
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Spine-cheek Anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus), peering from among the tentacles of its host sea anemone. Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.
  
Clown Anemonefish (Amphiprion percula), snuggling within the venomous tentacles of its host, a sea anemone. Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.
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A Scale-eating Blenny (Plagiotremus tapeinosoma), emerging from an empty worm hole. This fish imitates a cleaner wrasse, but instead of removing parasites from it's "customers", it takes a bite of scale or flesh! Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand. 
  
Longnose Filefish (Oxymonacanthus longirostris), diminutive but brilliant resident of Indo-Pacific coral reefs. Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand. 
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A pair of White-collar Butterflyfish (Chaetodon collare) hover near a fan coral. Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
 
White-mouth Moray, (Gymnothorax meleagris) emerging from its lair. Richelieu Rock, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
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