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White naped cranes (Grus vipio) in flight, Kyushu, Japan
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Ben Cranke,Ben Cranke / White naped cranes (Grus vipio) in flight, Kyushu, Japan
Flock of Hooded Cranes (Grus monacha) Kyushu, Japan
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Ben Cranke,Ben Cranke / Flock of Hooded Cranes (Grus monacha) Kyushu, Japan
Ancient tree, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kagoshima Japan, June 2008
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Yukihiro Fukuda / Ancient tree, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kagoshima Japan, June 2008
Moth (Milionia zonea) Amami Island, Kagoshima, Japan.
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Robert Thompson / Moth (Milionia zonea) Amami Island, Kagoshima, Japan.
Crab (Macrophthalmus japonicus), two feeding in mud. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Crab (Macrophthalmus japonicus), two feeding in mud. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Crab (Cleistostoma dilatatum) in mud. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Crab (Cleistostoma dilatatum) in mud. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Japanese mud crab (Macrophthalmus japonicus) feeding in mud, reflected in water. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Japanese mud crab (Macrophthalmus japonicus) feeding in mud, reflected in water. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Crab (Uca sp) with large pincer, in mud. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Crab (Uca sp) with large pincer, in mud. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) with mouth open in aggression, on mud at low tide. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) with mouth open in aggression, on mud at low tide. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) resting in mud at low tide. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) resting in mud at low tide. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) in aggressive pose, on mud at low tide. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) in aggressive pose, on mud at low tide. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) emerging from burrow in mud at low tide. Kyushu Island, Japan. August. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) emerging from burrow in mud at low tide. Kyushu Island, Japan. August. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) with mouth open in aggressive pose, on mud at low tide. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) with mouth open in aggressive pose, on mud at low tide. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males in territorial fight. On mud at low tide, Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males in territorial fight. On mud at low tide, Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) resting on ud at low tide, surrounded by crabs. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) resting on ud at low tide, surrounded by crabs. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) resting on mud. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) resting on mud. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) submerged with head above mud. Kyushu Island, Japan.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) submerged with head above mud. Kyushu Island, Japan.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) next to burrow, in myd at low tide. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) next to burrow, in myd at low tide. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) emerging from burrow in mud. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) emerging from burrow in mud. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) in burrow with another mudskipper above. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) in burrow with another mudskipper above. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) resting on mud at low tide, portrait. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) resting on mud at low tide, portrait. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two in territorial fight on mudflat. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two in territorial fight on mudflat. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), portrait. Kyushu Island, Japan.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), portrait. Kyushu Island, Japan.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), portrait. Kyushu Island, Japan.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), portrait. Kyushu Island, Japan.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), portrait. Kyushu Island, Japan.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), portrait. Kyushu Island, Japan.
Crab in leaf litter, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Crab in leaf litter, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Crab in leaf litter, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Crab in leaf litter, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Crab in leaf litter, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Crab in leaf litter, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Autumnal leaf, Shiratani Unsuikyo, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Autumnal leaf, Shiratani Unsuikyo, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Habitat, with mosses and epiphytes, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Habitat, with mosses and epiphytes, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Japanese stewartia (Stewartia ssp) roots, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Japanese stewartia (Stewartia ssp) roots, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Japanese common toad (Bufo japonica) Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan. Endemic to Yakushima Island.
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Cyril Ruoso / Japanese common toad (Bufo japonica) Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan. Endemic to Yakushima Island.
Yakushima macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui) group, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan. Endemic to Yakushima Island.
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Cyril Ruoso / Yakushima macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui) group, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan. Endemic to Yakushima Island.
Mosses and epiphytes on trees, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Mosses and epiphytes on trees, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Trees reflected in small puddle,Yakushima Island UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Trees reflected in small puddle,Yakushima Island UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Rough tree fern (Cythea sp) Yakushima Island UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Rough tree fern (Cythea sp) Yakushima Island UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Flower (Clerodendrum sp) Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Flower (Clerodendrum sp) Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
The Wilson stump, a Japanese sugi pine (Cryptomeria) which was cut by the Shimazu clan in 1586, at an estimated age of over 3,000 years. The base circumference is 32 m and 4.39 m across at chest hei...
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Cyril Ruoso / The Wilson stump, a Japanese sugi pine (Cryptomeria) which was cut by the Shimazu clan in 1586, at an estimated age of over 3,000 years. The base circumference is 32 m and 4.39 m across at chest hei...
Granite boulders in the central mountainous zone of Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Granite boulders in the central mountainous zone of Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Granite coast of Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Granite coast of Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Granite coast of Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Granite coast of Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Granite coast of Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Granite coast of Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Granite boulders and forests in the central zone of Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Granite boulders and forests in the central zone of Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Forests in the central zone of Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Forests in the central zone of Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Central mountainous zone of Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Central mountainous zone of Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Coastal forest on Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Coastal forest on Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Sub-tropical rainforest in Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Sub-tropical rainforest in Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Yakushima macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui) adult and infant, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan. Endemic to Yakushima Island.
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Cyril Ruoso / Yakushima macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui) adult and infant, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan. Endemic to Yakushima Island.
Sub-tropical rainforest in Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Sub-tropical rainforest in Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Granite boulder on the coast, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Granite boulder on the coast, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Sub-tropical rainforest in Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
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Cyril Ruoso / Sub-tropical rainforest in Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan.
Yakushima macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui) adult grooming another with infant, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan. Endemic to Yakushima Island.
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Cyril Ruoso / Yakushima macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui) adult grooming another with infant, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan. Endemic to Yakushima Island.
Yakushima macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui) adult and infant, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan. Endemic to Yakushima Island.
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Cyril Ruoso / Yakushima macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui) adult and infant, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan. Endemic to Yakushima Island.
Yakushima macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui) on rocks near beach, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan. Endemic to Yakushima Island.
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Cyril Ruoso / Yakushima macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui) on rocks near beach, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan. Endemic to Yakushima Island.
Yakushima macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui) juvenile, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan. Endemic to Yakushima Island.
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Cyril Ruoso / Yakushima macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui) juvenile, Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan. Endemic to Yakushima Island.
Large circular nest created by White-spotted pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus) male on sand seabed to attract females. Amami Oshima, Kagoshima, Japan
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Nature Production / Large circular nest created by White-spotted pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus) male on sand seabed to attract females. Amami Oshima, Kagoshima, Japan
Coastal landscape at sunset, Futtsu, Unzen Geopark, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, May 2010.
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Aflo / Coastal landscape at sunset, Futtsu, Unzen Geopark, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, May 2010.
Japanese fireflies (Luciola cruciata) in flight at night, endemic species, Yaku-shima UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kagoshima, Japan, May
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Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese fireflies (Luciola cruciata) in flight at night, endemic species, Yaku-shima UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kagoshima, Japan, May
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) male jumping out of water in display. Outside of breeding season. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) male jumping out of water in display. Outside of breeding season. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) male male jumping out of water in display. Outside of breeding season. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) male male jumping out of water in display. Outside of breeding season. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males in territorial dispute. On mud at low tide, Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males in territorial dispute. On mud at low tide, Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males in territorial fight. On mud at low tide, Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males in territorial fight. On mud at low tide, Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males attacking each other in territorial fight. On mud at low tide, Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males attacking each other in territorial fight. On mud at low tide, Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males in territorial fight. On mud at low tide, Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males in territorial fight. On mud at low tide, Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) male lunging at another in territorial fight. On mud at low tide, Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) male lunging at another in territorial fight. On mud at low tide, Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males in territorial fight. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males in territorial fight. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males defending territories. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males defending territories. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males in territorial fight. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males in territorial fight. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males in territorial fight. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males in territorial fight. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males in territorial fight, one in mid-air. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), two males in territorial fight, one in mid-air. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), male in mid air during territorial fight. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
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Remi Masson / Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris), male in mid air during territorial fight. Kyushu Island, Japan. August.
East Asian common octopus (Octopus sinensis) holding a clam in its tentacles, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
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Tony Wu / East Asian common octopus (Octopus sinensis) holding a clam in its tentacles, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
Copperstriped cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus holotaenia) male releasing newly hatched fry from mouth whilst swimming, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
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Tony Wu / Copperstriped cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus holotaenia) male releasing newly hatched fry from mouth whilst swimming, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
Spotted moray eel (Gymnothorax meleagris) pair coming together within a colony of Leaf coral (Pavona decussata) to spawn, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
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Tony Wu / Spotted moray eel (Gymnothorax meleagris) pair coming together within a colony of Leaf coral (Pavona decussata) to spawn, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
Dragon moray eel (Enchelycore pardalis) female releasing eggs. Male had already spawned and returned to the safety of coral, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
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Tony Wu / Dragon moray eel (Enchelycore pardalis) female releasing eggs. Male had already spawned and returned to the safety of coral, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
Female Pfeiffer's top shell (Tegula pfeifferi) broadcast spawning, from elevated spot in raised vertical position, by ejecting clusters of green eggs. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan...
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Tony Wu / Female Pfeiffer's top shell (Tegula pfeifferi) broadcast spawning, from elevated spot in raised vertical position, by ejecting clusters of green eggs. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan...
Male Pfeiffer's top shell (Tegula pfeifferi) broadcast spawning by dribbling sperm into water little by little. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Male Pfeiffer's top shell (Tegula pfeifferi) broadcast spawning by dribbling sperm into water little by little. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) regrouped in preparation for spawning, when females rush toward surface in evening with male following. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) regrouped in preparation for spawning, when females rush toward surface in evening with male following. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Two male Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) fighting to establish dominance in area around Staghorn coral (Acropora sp.) colony, with bold stripe patterns signal of aggression. East China Sea, K...
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Tony Wu / Two male Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) fighting to establish dominance in area around Staghorn coral (Acropora sp.) colony, with bold stripe patterns signal of aggression. East China Sea, K...
Female Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) preparing to deposit eggs into Staghorn coral (Acropora sp.), with characteristic scrunched up face. Male standing guard in background to keep other males...
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Tony Wu / Female Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) preparing to deposit eggs into Staghorn coral (Acropora sp.), with characteristic scrunched up face. Male standing guard in background to keep other males...
Male Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) approaching female to attempt mating, with split body pattern and coloration into two distinct halves. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Male Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) approaching female to attempt mating, with split body pattern and coloration into two distinct halves. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Female Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) depositing eggs among branches of Staghorn coral (Acropora sp.) after mating. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Female Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) depositing eggs among branches of Staghorn coral (Acropora sp.) after mating. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Large male Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) hovering above coral reef during reproductive season. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Large male Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) hovering above coral reef during reproductive season. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Male Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) engaging in courtship, by stroking female with tentacles. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Male Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) engaging in courtship, by stroking female with tentacles. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Leaf coral (Pavona decussata) spawning, with streams of sperm sent into water column in synchrony with gametes from other nearby colonies of hard coral. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Leaf coral (Pavona decussata) spawning, with streams of sperm sent into water column in synchrony with gametes from other nearby colonies of hard coral. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Leaf coral (Pavona decussata) spawning, with streams of sperm sent into water column in synchrony with gametes from other nearby colonies of hard coral. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Leaf coral (Pavona decussata) spawning, with streams of sperm sent into water column in synchrony with gametes from other nearby colonies of hard coral. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Japanese mitten lobster (Parribacus japonicus) patrolling seabed at night. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Japanese mitten lobster (Parribacus japonicus) patrolling seabed at night. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Female Red flower crab (Orisarma intermedium) making her way down to ocean floor to release clutch of eggs before new moon. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Female Red flower crab (Orisarma intermedium) making her way down to ocean floor to release clutch of eggs before new moon. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Japanese mitten lobster (Parribacus japonicus) peeking out from crevice in rock and coral substrate just before emerging to forage at night. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Japanese mitten lobster (Parribacus japonicus) peeking out from crevice in rock and coral substrate just before emerging to forage at night. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Purple-lined nembrotha nudibranch (Nembrotha purpureolineata) portrait. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Purple-lined nembrotha nudibranch (Nembrotha purpureolineata) portrait. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Banded blenny (Mimoblennius atrocinctus) darting out of home at lightning speed to grab meal, which appears to be molted cirri of barnacle. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Banded blenny (Mimoblennius atrocinctus) darting out of home at lightning speed to grab meal, which appears to be molted cirri of barnacle. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Colony of Lobed cactus coral (Lobophyllia hemprichii) spawning by releasing both eggs and sperm at same time. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Colony of Lobed cactus coral (Lobophyllia hemprichii) spawning by releasing both eggs and sperm at same time. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Female Cushion star (Culcita novaeguineae) spawning by climbing to top of reef to release eggs visible as cloud of tiny white dots. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Female Cushion star (Culcita novaeguineae) spawning by climbing to top of reef to release eggs visible as cloud of tiny white dots. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Female Crowned puffer (Canthigaster coronata) tending to her eggs after spawning by cleaning and aerating them. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Female Crowned puffer (Canthigaster coronata) tending to her eggs after spawning by cleaning and aerating them. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Pair of Crowned pufferfish (Canthigaster coronata) spawning, with female in foreground and male in rear. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Pair of Crowned pufferfish (Canthigaster coronata) spawning, with female in foreground and male in rear. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Pair of Crowned pufferfish (Canthigaster coronata) getting ready to spawn, with female in foreground and male in rear. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Tony Wu / Pair of Crowned pufferfish (Canthigaster coronata) getting ready to spawn, with female in foreground and male in rear. East China Sea, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.