~~Under the Ocean~~

[ela_eluwa120]

Staghorn coral, which is currently listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, observed in Carlos Rosaria Reef near Culebra, Puerto Rico.

 

[sudunone]

Beautiful. Thanks.

 

[ela_eluwa120]

Eyes of a queen conch (Strombus gigas) peaking out from under its shell in La Parguera, Puerto Rico.

 

[ela_eluwa120]

Beautiful. Thanks.

ela ela..

 

[ela_eluwa120]

A Manta Ray passes over a reef, inviting a host of small fish to clean parasites and other debris off of the giant animal. Manta Rays are the largest rays in the ocean.

 

[nuwa88]

nice pics

 

[ela_eluwa120]

nice pics

elazzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[ela_eluwa120]

A sea lion poses for the camera in the waters off of California.

 

[marley]

wow thx 4 sharing

 

[ela_eluwa120]

 

[ela_eluwa120]

wow thx 4 sharing

maxaaaaazzzz

 

[ela_eluwa120]

 

[ela_eluwa120]

Sponges and corals in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of Mexico.

 

[ela_eluwa120]

The abundance of marine life in the NWHI can be seen in this school of Hawaiian squirrelfish at French Frigate Shoals.

 

[ela_eluwa120]

 

[ela_eluwa120]

Colorful reef fish - Pennantfish, Pyramid and Milletseed butterflyfish - school in great numbers at Rapture Reef, French

 

[ela_eluwa120]

The extremely long legs and cone like body of Yellow line arrow crabs (Stenorhynchus seticornis) makes it easy to identify these spider like creatures. They are very friendly and don't get spooked by divers.

 

[ela_eluwa120]

Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) have nasal barbels (fleshy projection) used to find food, and small teeth for crushing shellfish. They are known to be a very sluggish bottom feeder.

 

[ela_eluwa120]

The leopard toadfish (Opsanus pardus) has a large, flat head and a large mouth with fleshy projections around it. They spend most of their time under a rock or crevice and feed mostly on mollusks and crustaceans.

 

[ela_eluwa120]

butterfly fish..