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Underwater marvels 46 images Created 21 Feb 2017

Wild Wonders of China is visiting the country's diverse marine and freshwater ecosystems, which for a wider audience, are virtually unknown. Much of these habitats, just like in most other countries, still remain to be protected. These habitats are completely essential for human survival, wealth and well-being, and they are the Earth’s biggest life support systems.
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  • Chameleon goby, Tridentiger trigonocephalus, Penglai, located on the southern coast of Gulf of Bohai, Yellow Sea. Penglai, formerly known as Dengzhou or Tengchow, belongs to the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong Province, China. This fish isnative to marine and brackish waters along the coasts of eastern Asia including Japan, Korea, China and Siberia. It has also spread to other parts of the world AND have been found in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, California and Australia.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem., located on the southern coast of Gulf of Bohai, Yellow Sea. Penglai, formerly known as Dengzhou or Tengchow, belongs to the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong Province, China.
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  • Striped poison-fang blend, Meiacanthus grammistes, also called striped fang blenny, Grammistes blenny, line-spot harptail blenny or striped blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny Venomous species. The unusual venom, which targets the body's opioid receptors, is being investigated as a potential new painkiller for human use. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Minute pelagic squid, night, Kenting National Park located on the Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County, Taiwan
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  • Coral grouper, Cephalopholis miniata, or coral hind, miniatus grouper, miniata grouper, coral or blue-spot rockcod, vermilion seabass, Kenting National Park located on the Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County, Taiwan
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  • Aggressive Clark's anemonefish, Amphiprion clarkii, defending it's anemone. Basalt Island, Sai Kung District, together with Wang Chau and Bluff Island, it forms the Ung Kong and is part of Hong Kong Global Geopark, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Marbled Rockfish, Sebastiscus marmoratus, Ninepin Group or Kwo Chau Islands (果洲群島) is a group of 29 islands in the easternmost waters of Hong Kong under the jurisdiction of Sai Kung District of Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Gorgonia coral polyps, Kenting National Park located on the Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County, Taiwan
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  • Crown spotty blenny, Laiphognathus longispinis, Pak Lap Tsai, Sai Kung East Country Park, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Yellow hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys aureus, among soft coral and sea fans at Ninepin Group or Kwo Chau Islands (果洲群島) is a group of 29 islands in the easternmost waters of Hong Kong under the jurisdiction of Sai Kung District of Hong Kong, China.This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Spotted unicornfish, Naso brevirostris, or Short-nosed unicornfish, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
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  • Bigfin reef squid, Sepioteuthis lessoniana, oval squid. A commercially important species, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
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  • Scribbled filefish, Aluterus scriptus, also known as scrawled filefish, broomtail filefish or scribbled leatherjacket. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Butterfly nudibranch, Cyerce elegans, Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Devil scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis diabolus, or false stonefish, is a carnivorous fish in the order Scorpaeniformes, the scorpionfishes and flatheads. It has venomous spines. Pak Lap Tsai, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Clark's anemonefish, Amphiprion clarkii, also called yellowtail clownfish, Kenting National Park located on the Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County, Taiwan
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  • Tomato clownfish, Amphiprion frenatus, other common names include blackback anemonefish, bridled anemonefish, fire clown, and red tomato clown, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
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  • Bluespotted cornetfish, or smooth cornetfish, or smooth flutemouth, Fistularia commersonii. Night dive outside Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Tai Po Tsai, Sai kung, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Eggs soon to hatch from a anemonefish. Sharp Island or Kiu Tsui Chau (Chinese: 橋咀洲) is the largest island in the Kiu Tsui Country Park located at Port Shelter of Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Yellow hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys aureus, native to tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, reach a length of 14 cm. Po Bin Chau, Sai Kung archipelago, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the Wild Wonders of China mission to Hong Kong.
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  • Stellar rockskipper, Entomacrodus stellifer, hiding in a barnacle. Along the shore of Sai Kung East Country Park. Mission Wild Sea Hong Kong / National Geographic Explorer grant
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  • Clark's anemonefish, Amphiprion clarkii, also known as yellowtail clownfish, forming symbiotic mutualistic relationships with sea anemones in the wild. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Yellow hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys aureus, native to tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, reach a length of 14 cm. Po Bin Chau, Sai Kung archipelago, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the Wild Wonders of China mission to Hong Kong.
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  • Indo-Pacific sergeant, Abudefduf vaigiensis, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
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  • Yellow tube coral, Tubastrea faulkneri, with the polyps open, Ninepin Group or Kwo Chau Islands (果洲群島) is a group of 29 islands in the easternmost waters of Hong Kong under the jurisdiction of Sai Kung District of Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus, or spotted frogfish. Basalt Island, Sai Kung District, together with Wang Chau and Bluff Island, it forms the Ung Kong and is part of Hong Kong Global Geopark, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Anemone Shrimp, Periclimenes holthuisi, in an anemone. Pak Lap Tsai, Sai Kung East Country Park, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • School of damselfish and a diver in the sea outside High Island Reservoir, located in the far south eastern part of the Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Sea apple, a species of sea cucumber that like current swept areas. Ninepin Group or Kwo Chau Islands (果洲群島) is a group of 29 islands in the easternmost waters of Hong Kong under the jurisdiction of Sai Kung District of Hong Kong, China.This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Marbled Rockfish, Sebastiscus marmoratus. Sharp Island, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Unkown wrasse,  family, Labridae, Pak Lap Tsai, Sai Kung East Country Park, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Dorid nudibranch, Hypselodoris festiva, a species of colorful nudibranch, a marine mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. It eats sponges, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China. This nudibranch is found in Japan, Hong Kong, and also Korea. Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Gold-spotted Chromodorid, Chromodoris aureopurpurea, with a soft coral behind. This nudibranch was originally described from the coast of China. Ninepin Group or Kwo Chau Islands (果洲群島) is a group of 29 islands in the easternmost waters of Hong Kong under the jurisdiction of Sai Kung District of Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • A nudibranch, Kaloplocamus acutus, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. It has been reported from Japan, Hong Kong, Eastern Australia and New Caledonia.<br />
Bluff Island, Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Pygmy sea hare, Aplysia parvula, is a sea hare in the Aplysiidae family eating red algae. This is a circumtropical sea hare. Pak Lap Tsai, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Allied cowrie, Diminovula punctata, on a soft coral Dendronepthya sp. Bluff Island, south of Sai Kung Peninsula of Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Richardson's moray, Gymnothorax richardsonii, also called little moray, spotted-lip moray, or the Y-lined moray. Shelter Island, Sai Kung archipelago, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • The eye of a common octopus, Octopus vulgaris, Po Bin Chau, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Long-spined sea urchin, Diadema setosum, has extremely long, hollow spines that are mildly venomous. Po Bin Chau, Sai Kung archipelago, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the Wild Wonders of China mission to Hong Kong.
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  • Allied cowriel, Diminovula punctata, on a soft coral Dendronepthya sp with it's egg mass close by. Po Bin Chau, Sai kung, Hong Kong, China. This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Carp-like fish, unknown species, in a clear river, Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province; China
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  • Tadpoles in a river, Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province; China
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  • Portrait green turtle, Chelonia mydas, also known as green sea turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. Green turtles are listed as endangered by the IUCN and CITES and is protected from exploitation in most countries. C. mydas is the second largest sea turtle in the World,  and grow to up 1.5 metres and weigh almost 400 kgs. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Dragon shrimp, Miropandalus hardingi, Kenting National Park located on the Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County, Taiwan
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  • Adolescent semicircle angelfish, Pomacanthus semicirculatus, or the Koran angelfish, Kenting National Park located on the Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County, Taiwan
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  • Male purple queen anthias, Pseudanthias tuka, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
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  • Yellow Sun Coral, Tubastraea aurea, also Yellow Sun Coral, Golden Cup Coral, Sun Coral, Sun Flower Coral, Tube Coral, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
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