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  • Hummingbird bobtail squid in invisble dark mode at night, Euprymna berryi (2 cm), Green Island, Taiwan.<br />
This magician can also glow with a specialised light organ that is inhabited by a bioluminescent bacteria. The "blue glow" counter-illumination hides the squid’s silhouette by helping it blend in with its surroundings.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.Green Island, Taiwan.<br />
The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance.
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  • Plastic waste in the ocean along with Indo-Pacific sergeant, Abudefduf vaigiensis, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
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  • Indo-Pacific sergeant, Abudefduf vaigiensis, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171206-132946-65-2US.jpg
  • Indo-Pacific sergeant, Abudefduf vaigiensis, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171204-143215-39US.jpg
  • Indo-Pacific sergeant, Abudefduf vaigiensis, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171206-133530-89US.jpg
  • Anemone drifting in the open ocean, Green Island, Taiwan.<br />
The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance.
    MLU-20190524-212835-79S.jpg
  • 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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  • 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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  • 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.
    MLU-20160606-130440-59US.jpg
  • Coral reef, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171206-131400-97S.jpg
  • Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171206-095025-88S.jpg
  • Free swimming marine flatworm, Tubellaria sp, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171205-203255-89US.jpg
  • Dive guide getting ready for a dive, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171204-101517-96US.jpg
  • Ijima's Turtle-headed Sea Snake, Emydocehalus ijimae, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171206-095144-33S.jpg
  • 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
    MLU-20171205-204957-27S.jpg
  • Larvae cleaner shrimp, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171205-203654-84US.jpg
  • 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
    MLU-20171205-192801-72S.jpg
  • Hummingbird bobtail squid, Euprymna berryi, also called Berry's bobtail squid, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171205-195300-55US.jpg
  • Sleeping 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
    MLU-20171205-192643-31US.jpg
  • Artificial reef and a gorgonia coral, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171205-092347-88US.jpg
  • Artificial reefs packed with goatfish, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171205-092157-64US.jpg
  • Artificial reefs packed with goatfish, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171205-091330-42US.jpg
  • Dorid nudibranch, Gymnodoris ceylonica, drifting in the night, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
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  • Powder brown tang, Acanthurus japonicus, also Japan surgeonfish, white-faced surgeonfish, gold rim tang and white-nose surgeonfish, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171204-160109-53US.jpg
  • Unkown butterflyfish, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
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  • Hummingbird bobtail squid, Euprymna berryi, also called Berry's bobtail squid, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171203-200455-74US.jpg
  • Egg ready to hatch, Clark's anemonefish, Amphiprion clarkii, also known as yellowtail clownfish, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171203-154355-33US.jpg
  • Spotted unicornfish, Naso brevirostris, or Short-nosed unicornfish, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171203-155345-46US.jpg
  • Male purple queen anthias, Pseudanthias tuka, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171203-152311-71US.jpg
  • Herald's Angelfish, Centropyge heraldi, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171203-150242-82S.jpg
  • Fish life, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
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  • Fish life, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
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  • Oriental butterflyfish, Chaetodon auripes, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171206-130226-33S.jpg
  • Oriental butterflyfish, Chaetodon auripes, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
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  • Seafan on the reef, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
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  • Free swimming marine flatworm, Tubellaria sp, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171205-203418-31US.jpg
  • Huge table coral, Acropora, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
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  • Divers ascending to the boat, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171205-093053-51US.jpg
  • Orbicular batfish, Platax orbicularis, circular batfish, orbiculate batfish, round batfish, orbic batfish, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171205-094527-82S.jpg
  • Hummingbird bobtail squid, Euprymna berryi, also called Berry's bobtail squid, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171204-203538-93S.jpg
  • 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
    MLU-20171204-155206-22S.jpg
  • Ringtail wrasse, Oxycheilinus unifasciatus, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171204-145618-88US.jpg
  • Taiwanese diver exploring a shallow cave; Green Island; volcanic; island; Pacific Ocean; Taiwan; coral; scuba; diving; wild wonders; china
    MLU-20171204-112815-21US.jpg
  • Magnus Lundgren, UW photograpaer, exploring a shallow cave; Green Island; volcanic; island; Pacific Ocean; Taiwan; coral; scuba; diving; wild wonders; china
    MLU-20171204-110027-90S.jpg
  • Taiwanese diver exploring a shallow cave; Green Island; volcanic; island; Pacific Ocean; Taiwan; coral; scuba; diving; wild wonders; china
    MLU-20171204-105512-99US.jpg
  • Taiwanese diver exploring a shallow cave; Green Island; volcanic; island; Pacific Ocean; Taiwan; coral; scuba; diving; wild wonders; china
    MLU-20171204-105021-56US.jpg
  • 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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  • Yellow flatworm, Tubellaria sp, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171203-194234-57S.jpg
  • Fire Dartfish, Nemateleotris magnifica, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
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  • Pink unknown coral, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
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  • Ringtail wrasse, Oxycheilinus unifasciatus, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171203-143730-45S.jpg
  • Oriental butterflyfish, Chaetodon auripes, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171206-130833-78S.jpg
  • Ijima's Turtle-headed Sea Snake, Emydocehalus ijimae, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171206-095221-50S.jpg
  • Brain coral, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171206-091443-91US.jpg
  • 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
    MLU-20171205-192758-66S.jpg
  • Ringtail wrasse, Oxycheilinus unifasciatus, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
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  • Bullethead parrotfish, Chlorurus sordidus, also daisy parrotfish, female, Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan
    MLU-20171204-145023-32US.jpg
  • Taiwanese diver exploring a shallow reef; Green Island; volcanic; island; Pacific Ocean; Taiwan; coral; scuba; diving; wild wonders; china
    MLU-20171204-111339-80US.jpg
  • 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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  • Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, on a sandy flat, Green Island, Taiwan. The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Endangered.
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  • Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, on a sandy flat, Green Island, Taiwan. The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Endangered.
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  • Unidentified wrasse, juvenile, 15 mm, Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
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  • Freckled hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri, a true ambusher on it's look-out at a rich coral reef in Kenting National Park, Taiwan.<br />
The Kenting National Park was established some 35 years ago and it is Taiwan's oldest and the southernmost national park on the main island. It is on the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
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  • Giant trevally, Caranx ignobilis, with a steep head profile. The giant trevally is an apex predator and the largest fish in the genus Caranx, 170 cm and a weight of 80 kg. Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
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  • Giant trevally, Caranx ignobilis, with a steep head profile. The giant trevally is an apex predator and the largest fish in the genus Caranx, 170 cm and a weight of 80 kg. Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.
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  • Juvenile transparent Acanthuridae sp, most likely a surgeon or a unicorn fish. Kenting Nationalpark, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190531-195537-48S.jpg
  • Leaf scorpionfish, Taenianotus triacanthus, or paperfish. They are venomous and color varies from green, red, pink, brown, ocher and yellowish to a ghostly white. The fish molts every 10 to 14 days, and can change colors after the molt. Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.
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  • Mouth-brooding Yellow-striped cardinal fish, Ostorhinchus cyanosoma, or goldenstriped cardinalfish, or the orange-lined cardinalfish. This fish is a paternal mouthbrooder. Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
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  • Mouth-brooding Yellow-striped cardinal fish, Ostorhinchus cyanosoma, or goldenstriped cardinalfish, or the orange-lined cardinalfish. This fish is a paternal mouthbrooder. Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
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  • Red unidentified pelagic squid, 14 cm long, showing distinctive chromatophores in Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
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  • Red unidentified pelagic squid, 14 cm long, showing distinctive chromatophores in Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190601-202253-42S.jpg
  • Red unidentified pelagic squid, 14 cm long, showing distinctive chromatophores in Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190601-202310-52S.jpg
  • Leaf scorpionfish, Taenianotus triacanthus, or paperfish. They are venomous and color varies from green, red, pink, brown, ocher and yellowish to a ghostly white. The fish molts every 10 to 14 days, and can change colors after the molt. Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190601-131836-41S.jpg
  • Hummingbird bobtail squid, Euprymna berryi (2 cm), Kenting Nationalpark, Taiwan.<br />
The hummingbird bobtail squid move in a spectacular and drone-like manner using either their Dumbo-like fins attached to the head or a jet engine in reversed gear. This magician can also glow with a specialised light organ that is inhabited by a bioluminescent bacteria. The "blue glow" counter-illumination hides the squid’s silhouette by helping it blend in with its surroundings.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190531-202007-16S.jpg
  • Carrie Tsai, superiour dive guide, Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190531-120615-78S.jpg
  • Juvenile transparent Acanthuridae sp, most likely a surgeon or a unicorn fish. Kenting Nationalpark, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190531-195445-33S.jpg
  • Blue-eyed coral crab, Cymo quadrilobatus, that just changed its shell, Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190530-202914-58S.jpg
  • Nalolo blenny, Ecsenius nalolo, Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
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  • Tropical striped triplefin, Helcogramma striatum, on a hard coral, Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190530-112552-06S.jpg
  • Semicircle angelfish, Pomacanthus semicirculatus, or the Koran angelfish, family Pomacanthidae. Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
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  • Bargibant’s seahorse, Hippocampus bargibanti, usually less than 2 centimetres and lives exclusively on special fan corals. The pygmy seahorse is camouflaged imitating coral polyps.  There are two known color variations: grey with red tubercles, and yellow with orange tubercles. Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190530-091849-05S.jpg
  • Damsel fish eggs laid on a dead whip coral, Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
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  • Bargibant’s seahorse, Hippocampus bargibanti, usually less than 2 centimetres and lives exclusively on special fan corals. The pygmy seahorse is camouflaged imitating coral polyps.  There are two known color variations: grey with red tubercles, and yellow with orange tubercles. Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.
    MLU-20190529-091319-39S.jpg
  • Leaf scorpionfish, Taenianotus triacanthus, or paperfish. They are venomous and color varies from green, red, pink, brown, ocher and yellowish to a ghostly white. The fish molts every 10 to 14 days, and can change colors after the molt. Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190601-131619-11S.jpg
  • Undescribed pelagic squid, Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190531-201908-96S.jpg
  • Carrie Tsai, superiour dive guide, Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190531-121023-22S.jpg
  • Bargibant’s seahorse, Hippocampus bargibanti, usually less than 2 centimetres and lives exclusively on special fan corals. The pygmy seahorse is camouflaged imitating coral polyps.  There are two known color variations: grey with red tubercles, and yellow with orange tubercles. Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190530-093116-98S.jpg
  • Juvenile Bicolour parrotfish, Cetoscarus bicolor,  family Scaridae, Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190529-111630-16S.jpg
  • A swimming Polychaeta, also known as the bristle worms, class of annelid worms, generally marine, Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190529-200651-87S.jpg
  • Bargibant’s seahorse, Hippocampus bargibanti, usually less than 2 centimetres and lives exclusively on special fan corals. The pygmy seahorse is camouflaged imitating coral polyps.  There are two known color variations: grey with red tubercles, and yellow with orange tubercles. Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.
    MLU-20190529-091614-61S.jpg
  • Bargibant’s seahorse, Hippocampus bargibanti, usually less than 2 centimetres and lives exclusively on special fan corals. The pygmy seahorse is camouflaged imitating coral polyps.  There are two known color variations: grey with red tubercles, and yellow with orange tubercles. Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190529-090730-05S.jpg
  • Bargibant’s seahorse, Hippocampus bargibanti, usually less than 2 centimetres and lives exclusively on special fan corals. The pygmy seahorse is camouflaged imitating coral polyps.  There are two known color variations: grey with red tubercles, and yellow with orange tubercles. Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190529-090613-91S.jpg
  • Newly hatched squid, Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190529-202515-61S.jpg
  • Diver on the reef and a sea apple, Pseudocolochirus violaceus, that is a colorful and somewhat round sea cucumbers of the genera Pseudocolochirus, found in Indo-Pacific waters. They can release their internal organs or a toxin into the water when stressed. Longdong, Northeast, Taiwan. <br />
Longdong (Dragon Cave) is the largest bay on the Northeast Coast and the bay host an abundant marine life.
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  • Shrimp with long tentacles drifting in the open ocean, Green Island, Taiwan.<br />
The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance.
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  • Unidentified transparent nudibranch drifting ans swimming in the open ocean, Green Island, Taiwan.<br />
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The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance.
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  • Unidentified transparent nudibranch drifting ans swimming in the open ocean, Green Island, Taiwan.<br />
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The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance.
    MLU-20190526-203811-73S.jpg
  • Sexy shrimp, Thor amboinensis, also known as the squat shrimp found across the Indo-West Pacific and it lives symbiotically on corals, sea anemones and other marine invertebrates in shallow reef communities. Green Island, Taiwan.<br />
The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance.
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  • Combtooth blenny, Omobranchus elegans found in the Northwest Pacific ocean. (China 美肩鰓鳚). Range: Northwest Pacific: southern Japan to the Korean Peninsula and the Shantung Peninsula, China. Image from Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<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.
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  • Tiny hydrozoa, which is a predatory jellyfish-like animal. The hydrozoans are related to jellyfish and corals and belong to the phylum Cnidaria, Green Island, Taiwan.<br />
The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance.
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