Alex Mustard / Wave breaking over the rubble zone close to the reef crest of a coral reef. Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Maldive anemonefish (Amphiprion nigripes) shoal swimming in the current flowing over a Magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica). Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
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Doug Perrine / Researcher Guy Stevens photographs belly spot identification pattern of Reef manta ray (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) feeding on plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Oc...
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta ray (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) barrel roll filter feeding on plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, October
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta rays (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) chain-feeding on plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, October
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta rays (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) vortex / cyclone feeding on plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, October
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta rays (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) filter feeding on plankton among Silverside fish that are also feeding on the plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Ind...
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Alex Mustard / Group of Manta rays (Manta birostris) feeding together on plankton in a shallow lagoon. Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Large Manta ray (Manta birostris) feeding on plankton in very shallow water, viewed from the surface. Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Manta ray (Manta birostris) feeding on plankton in a shallow lagoon. Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
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Tui De Roy / Reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) shoal filter feeding on plankton concentrated by monsoon currents in Raa Atoll, Vandhoo Thila, Maldives. October.
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Ashley Cooper / Aeroplane coming into land at Heathrow Airport, England, UK. August 2007
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Alex Mustard / Bignose unicornfish (Naso vlamingii) profile of male displaying (the blue stripe at the bottom of the frame is the tail of another individual) Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Tassled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopis oxycephala) lays an ambush as it rests in perfect camouflage on a coral reef. Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Reflections in Loch Baa at dawn, Rannoch Moor, Glencoe, Lochaber, Scotland, UK, October 2014.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Dawn reflections at Loch Baa, Rannoch Moor, Glencoe, Lochaber, Scotland, UK, October 2014.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Dawn reflections at Loch Baa, Rannoch Moor, Glencoe, Lochaber, Scotland, UK, October 2014.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Dawn reflections at Loch Baa, Rannoch Moor, Glencoe, Lochaber, Scotland, UK, October 2014.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Dawn reflections in Loch Baa, Rannoch Moor, Glencoe, Scotland, UK, October 2014.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Dawn reflections in Loch Baa, Rannoch Moor, Glencoe, Scotland, UK, October 2014.
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Alex Mustard / Sponge crab (Dromia dromia) carrying a purple sponge on its back, has climbed on a pinky-orange sponge to feed at night. Baa Atoll, Maldives.
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Alex Mustard / Close up of the scale details of a Yellow-mask angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon). Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean
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Alex Mustard / Close up detail photo of a Spotted moray (Gymnothorax isingteena), Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Maldives anemonefish (Amphiprion nigripes) in a magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica). Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
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Pascal Kobeh / Men carrying coral harvested for construction, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean.
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Pascal Kobeh / Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhinchos) heads in lagoon of fishermen island, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Baa Atoll. 1998
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Pascal Kobeh / Men harvesting coral for construction, Baa Atoll Maldives, Indian Ocean. 1998
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Pascal Kobeh / Coral, harvested from barrier reef for construction, piled on beach, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean. 1998
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Alex Mustard / Manta rays (Manta birostris) pair feeding on plankton near the surface over a coral reef, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean.
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta ray (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) filter feeding on plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, October
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta rays (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) filter feeding on plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, October
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Doug Perrine / close up of gills of Reef manta ray (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) feeding, with open gill slits showing gill plates through which plankton is filtered (and which also draw oxygen from the w...
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta rays (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) feeding on plankton at surface, Kihaadufaru Reef, with Dhonfanu Island in background, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Octob...
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta ray (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) with shark bite out of pectoral fin, among group feeding on plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, October
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Doug Perrine / RF- Reef manta ray (Manta birostris / alfredi) feeding on plankton, with unique pattern of underside spots, allowing individual identification, Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indi...
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta ray (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) with cephalic fins rolled up, being cleaned by Moon wrasses (Thalassoma lunare) and Blue-streak cleaner wrasses (Labroides dimidiatus) Hanifaru...
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta ray (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) being cleaned by Moon wrasses (Thalassoma lunare) and Blue-streak cleaner wrasses (Labroides dimidiatus) at mouth of Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lago...
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta ray (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) swimming over cleaning station on patch reef with Yellow / Golden sweepers (Parapriacanthus ransonetti) and other schooling fish, Hanifaru Bay e...
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta ray (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) being cleaned by Moon wrasses (Thalassoma lunare) and Blue-streak cleaner wrasses (Labroides dimidiatus) Hanifaru Bay entrance, Hanifaru Lagoon,...
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta ray (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) barrel roll filter feeding on plankton, accompanied by juvenile Golden pilot jacks (Gnathanodon speciosus), Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll, Maldives, I...
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Doug Perrine / Diver photographing Reef manta rays (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) at reef cleaning station with cleaner wrasse at mouth of Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean,...
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta rays(Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) filter feeding on plankton, with tourist snorkeling and diving down to touch a ray, Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian O...
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta rays (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) filter feeding on plankton, with tourist snorkeling and diving down to touch a ray, Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian...
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta rays (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) filter feeding on plankton, with tourist snorkeling in background and trying to touch a ray, Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives...
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Doug Perrine / (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) filter feeding on plankton, one with a lot of white dorsal pigmentation, Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, October
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta rays (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) filter feeding on plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, October
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta rays (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) filter feeding on plankton, with snorkelers and scuba divers in background, Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, O...
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta rays (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) filter feeding on plankton among school of Fusilier fish (Caesionidae), Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Octob...
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta ray (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) filter feeding on plankton among Silverside fish that are also feeding on the plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indi...
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta rays (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) filter feeding on plankton among Silverside fish that are also feeding on the plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Ind...
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta rays (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) chain filter feeding on plankton, swimming over school of Fusilier fish (Caesionidae) Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, India...
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta rays (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) chain filter feeding on plankton among Silverside fish in feeding aggregation, Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean...
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Doug Perrine / Reef manta rays (Manta alfredi formerly Manta birostris) chain-feeding on plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, October, Digitally enhanced image.
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Alex Mustard / Group of Manta rays (Manta birostris) feeding together on plankton in a shallow lagoon. Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Group of Manta rays (Manta birostris) feeding together on plankton in a shallow lagoon. Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Large Manta ray (Manta birostris) feeding on plankton in very shallow water, viewed from the surface. Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Large Manta ray (Manta birostris) feeding on plankton in very shallow water. Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Large Manta ray (Manta birostris) feeding on plankton in a very shallow water. Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Close up of eye and spiracle of Marbled stingray (Taeniurops meyeni). Spiracle allows a ray to breath while resting on the seabed because its mouth and gills are on its underside. Baa Atoll, Maldives....
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Alex Mustard / Close up of the venomous stinger / barb of a Marbled stingray (Taeniurops meyeni) Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Manta ray (Manta birostris) in shallow lagoon. Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / RF- Manta ray (Manta birostris) feeding on plankton in a shallow lagoon. Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Franco Banfi / Giant manta rays (Manta birostris) chain-feeding on plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean. Endangered.
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Franco Banfi / Giant manta rays (Manta birostris) filter feeding on plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean. Endangered.
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Franco Banfi / Giant manta rays (Manta birostris) filter feeding on plankton, Hanifaru Bay, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean. Endangered.
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Alex Mustard / Manta ray (Mobula alfredi) with mouth open, feeding on plankton near the surface, Hanifaru Lagoon, Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Detail of the expanded polyps of Bubble coral (Plerogyra sp.) on a reef. Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean
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Tui De Roy / Maldives tropical reef community. Morray eel and tropical fish in mostly dead or dying coral reef following several bleaching events, the latest in 2016. Dhonfanu Thila, Baa Atoll, Maldives
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Tui De Roy / Maldives tropical reef community. Giant sea anemones with Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) taking over dead or dying coral reef following several bleaching events, the latest in 2016. Nelivar...
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Tui De Roy / Maldives tropical reef community taking over dead or dying coral reef following several bleaching events, the latest in 2016. Mutafushi Thila, Baa Atoll, Maldives
