Alex Mustard / Unborn squid, probably bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) inside a sausage shaped egg case. Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Sulawesi Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Female ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) with eggs clasped between her pelvic fins. Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Sulawesi Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Female Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) broods her eggs, wrapped in her arms, while she lies protected in an old giant clam shell. Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Sulawesi Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) using two halves of a coconut as a home. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) using two halves of a coconut as a home. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Wonderpus octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) explores the seabed in search of prey. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molluca Sea
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Alex Mustard / Yellow seahorse (Hippocampus kuda) swims across open sand. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) as it prowls across the sand. This species generally prefers to walk, than swim. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) shelters in an empty clam shell. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) shelters in an empty clam shell. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) shelters in an empty clam shell. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molucca Sea.
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Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) crosses the sand to take shelter in an empty clam shell. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molucca Sea.