David Fleetham / Mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus) Yap, Micronesia.

Alex Mustard / Pair of Mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus) spawning. The larger male (behind) is lifting the female into the spawning rise on his pectoral fin, the smaller female (foreground) is releasing eggs, cl...

Alex Mustard / Mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus) pair spawning. The larger male (behind) is lifting the female into the spawning rise on his pectoral fin, the smaller female (foreground) is releasing eggs, clear...

Constantinos Petrinos / Mandarin dragonet (Synchiropus splendidus) among the coral rubble, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Constantinos Petrinos / Mandarin dragonet (Synchiropus splendidus) among the coral rubble, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Constantinos Petrinos / Mandarin dragonet (Synchiropus splendidus) among coral rubble, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Mandarinfish (Sychiropus splendidus). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Pascal Kobeh / Green mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus) pair courting and mating at sunset, Sulu Sea, Philippines

Pascal Kobeh / Green mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus) pair courting and mating at sunset, Sulu Sea, Philippines

Pascal Kobeh / Green mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus) pair courting and mating at sunset, Sulu Sea, Philippines

Georgette Douwma / RF - Tropical reef fish, composite image on a black background, Lyretail dottyback (Pseudochromis steenei), Solor boxfish / Reticulated boxfish (Ostracion solorensis), Round batfish (Platax orbiculari...

Georgette Douwma / RF - Tropical reef fish, composite image on black background, Radial filefish (Acreichthys radiatus), Devilfish (Inimicus didactylus), Black-spotted porcupinefish (Arothron hystrix), Puffer filefish...