Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Pair of Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), female in front of male, during spring spawning season, Babbacombe Bay, Torbay, Devon, UK, May

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Lesser spotted catshark / Dogfish shark (Scyliorhinus canicula) hiding amongst seaweeds, Babbacombe Bay, Devon, UK, April. Did you know? There are at least 21 native British sharks.

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Pair of Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), female in foreground and male behind, note circular mating scars on female caused by the males suckers, Babbacombe Bay, Torbay, Devon, UK, May. Did you k...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / John dory (Zeus faber) at night, Babbacombe, Devon, UK, Tor Bay, English Channel, August

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) male closely guarding his female mate, caressing her with his tentacles as he displays to a rival male in the background, Babbacombe Bay, Devon, UK, English Chann...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) mating pair, male (on the left) transfering sperm to female (right) by wrapping his arms around her face and depositing a sac of his sperm into her spermatheca, a...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Lesser spotted catshark / dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) hiding amongst sea weeds, Babbacombe Bay, Devon, England, UK, English Channel, April

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Male Lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus) covered in fluorescent pink copepod parasites, this male was guarding eggs, Babbacombe Bay, Devon, UK, March

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Male Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) caressing a female with his tentacles during courtship, Babbacombe Bay, Devon, UK, April

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Male Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) in striped breeding colouration, guarding a female as she lays eggs within the seaweeds. Babbacombe Bay, Torbay, Devon, UK, May spawning period. Did you know...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Pair of Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), male above, during spring spawning season, This pair have already mated and the male is guarding the female (from other males) as she lays her eggs with...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Male Fifteen spined stickleback (Spinachia spinachia) building his nest, Note how a discarded orange piece of fishing line has been incorporated. Babbacombe Bay, Torbay, Devon, UK, April

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Diver observing a Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) Babbacombe Bay, Devon, UK, April.

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Topknot (Zeugopterus punctatus) camouflaged, resting on bed of seaweeds, Babbacombe Bay, Devon, England, UK, April

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) mating pair, male (on right) transfering sperm to female by wrapping his arms around her face and depositing a sac of sperm into her spermatheca, a pouch beneath...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / John dory (Zeus faber) portrait, Babbacombe Bay, Devon, UK, October

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Male Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) caressing a female during courtship, Babbacombe Bay, Torbay, Devon, UK, May

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Pair of Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), male behind caressing female during spring spawning season, This pair have already mated and the male is guarding the female (from other males) as she la...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Cuttlefish eggs (Sepia officinalis) recently laid in clutch attached to seaweed. The black colour of the eggs comes from the cuttlefish's ink, which the female injects into her eggs as she lays them....

Alex Mustard / Dogfish Shark (Scyliorhinus canicula) resting on the seabed in Babbacombe Bay, Torbay, Devon, England, UK. April