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Tropical coral reef detail.
School of fish and coral, Cyclone Reef, near Tufi.
Close up of a fish.
Coral Polyps, Organ pipe coral.
Blue spotted fantail ray (Taeniura lymna).
Giant Queensland Grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) at Yongala wreck.
Giant Queensland Grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) at Yongala wreck.
Giant Queensland Grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) at Yongala wreck.
Regal Angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus), Lae Aquarium.
Splendid Squirrelfish (Myripristis melanostictus).
A golden dawn on the Golden Dawn
Paradise Sport at Dinah's Beach
Sepia latimanuus cuttlefish.
Massive coral (Pavona dp.) in the Solomon Islands.
Black Corals at Heaven's Gate, Rabaul reefs.
Cuttlefish ( Sepia latimanus )
Diver exploring the Yokohama Maru underwater shipwreck, Huon Gulf.
Detail of truck in the cargo hold of underwater shipwreck Shishi Maru, Hansa Bay.
Tropical coral reef.
Sea Krait (Laticauda sp).
Sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus).
Lace Coral ( Stylaster sp. )
Crab-eyed Gobi, Joy's Reef, Kimbe Bay.
Close up of a Pincusion starfish.
Red fans and whips make great photo subjects - Sanaroa Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Milne Bay
Horizontal Sea fans
A giant clam thrives in the shallow, protected garden of Boirama Reef - Milne Bay
A diver swims amongst a school of Barracuda on Chapman's Reef - Kavieng, New Ireland
Coral reef close up.
This rare pink Rhinopias has been found on "End Bonnie"
Soft coral and sea fans thrive in the current - Milne Bay
Diver swimming underwater, as seen from bright red coral.
Shining a lamp onto the P38 Lightning Aircraft Wreck shows up the bullet hole in the tail fin - Milne Bay
A Bluespotted Stingray ( Taeniura lymna ) - Fisherman's Island
Geography Cone ( Conus geographus )
Volcanic vents underwater.
Mangroves underwater off the Solomon Islands.
Line of Sweetlips on reef floor, Magic Passage.
Tropical coral and fish, Ema Reef, Kimbe Bay.
Golden Cowrie (Gypraea aurantium), Submarine Base Rabaul.
A male Squarespot Anthias ( Pseudanthies pleusotaenia )
Sting ray (Taeniura lymna).
Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion), Robert's Reef, Kimbe Bay.
Clown Triggerfish ( Baliistoides conspicillum )
Fire coral ( Millepora sp.)
An octopus is the centre of attention at the Dinah's Beach cleaning station - Dinah's Beach, Milne Bay
Longfin Bannerfish ( Heniochus acuminatus )
A striped Sea Snake ( Laticauda sp.)
Reef scene with sea fans and lionfish.
Red-lined Sea Cucumber, Katherine's Reef, Kimbe Bay.
Snorkelling on a shallow reef
Coral reef scene.
Detail of Ardeadon's egnetta on Judy's Reef, Kavieng, New Ireland.
Hard coral (Pavona Sp).
Close up of a Sea Star.
Crown of Thorns ( Acauthaster planci )
A diver on a wreck covered in colourful soft corals.
Sargassum fish (Histrio histrio), with sargassum weed.
A diver with Giant Clam (Tridacna gigas).
Tubastaea coral polyps close up.
Mast head, from underwater ship wreck, Hansa Bay.
Garden of Sponge Fans and Sea Fans, Rabaul reefs.
School of Bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus).
Close up of a fish.
Harp Corals (Ctenocella pectinata) on the wreck of Yongala, Great Barrier Reef.
Sea Jelly (Netrostoma setouchina).
Loloata Island, mainland in the background - Loloata Island, Centre
Henry Leith shipwreck, off the coast of Wongat Island.
Fire Urchin ( Asthenosoma uanium )
Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) in motion.
Coral Garden with Sea Fans at Flinders Reef, Coral Sea.
Diver exploring the forward deck ladder of underwater shipwreck S Jacob, near Tufi.
Locals getting around on Victoria Bay - Wewak, East Sepik
Flamboyant Cuttlefish ( Matasedia pfeffen )
Reef scene with corals and small fishes.
Demon Stinger Scorpion Fish ( Inimicus didactylus )
Reef scene with plate coral and sweetlips.
Stonefish at BP Wharf, Talili Bay.
Reef scene with brain coral and sea fan.
School of bait fish.
Coral Grotto at Flinders Reef, Coral Sea.
Reef scene with crinoids, soldierfish and sweetlips.
Diver peering though the USS Boston shipwreck.
Box Sea Jellyfish ( Carybdea marsupialis )
Fish hiding at night (Pseudanthias sp).
Valerie Taylor gives a wave whilst photographing Nautilus - Kavieng, New Ireland
Coral damage from Crown of Thorns Sea Star, on regenerating reef.
Feather Stars (Comanthina schlegeli).
Sepia latimanuus cuttlefish.
Sepia latimanuus cuttlefish.
Staghorn Coral (Acropora sp) against the sun.
Brittle starfish in sponge.
Sea fan close up.
Juvenile Banner fish in soft coral (Heniochus acuminatus).
Diving into a reef canyon at Leru Cut.
Diver swimming above sea anemone, which are hoting a Tomato Clownfish, Pig Passage.
Fishermen at Sunset in Milne Bay - Milne Bay
Brittle star on soft coral.
Reef scene with corals and small fishes.
Batfish school, Benalla Banks, Huon Gulf.
Diver feeding turtle, Turtle Reef, near Kavieng.
A juvenile Bat Fish ( Platax batauianus )
Looking at the barnacle covered poles of Shark Wharf
Fishing at sunset.
Knob Coral ( Pavona clavas )
A boat parked at the wharf in the Fjord - Tufi, Oro
Silvertip Shark ( Carcharlinus albimarginatus )
Queensland Grouper (Promicrops lanceolatus) at the wreck of Yongala, Great Barrier Reef.
Underwater bi-plane wreck, Simpson Harbour.
Big fish reef - Kavieng, New Ireland
Hermit crab (Dardanus migistos).
Hawksbill Turtle swimming in Ema Reef, Kimbe Bay.
A boy climbing a coconut tree.
Hot volcanic bubbles gush from the bottom vents - Dobu Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Milne Bay
Venus Comb Murex shell (Murex pecten).
Olive Sea Whips and diver (Junceella sp).
Nudibranch ( Halgerda aurantiomaculata )
Flashlight Fish (Photoblepharon sp.), Hanging Gardens, Kimbe Bay.
The evil 'Anemone" ( Corallimorpharians discosoma ) can be very dangerous as they produce a powerful sting if disturbed - Milne Bay
Swimming with a Manta Ray - Cobb's Cliff, Milne Bay
Harlequin Sweetlips ( Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides )
Nautilus ( Scrobiculatus ) Cape Lambert - Rabaul, New Britain
Reef scene with anemone fish (Premnas biaculeatus).
Royal Dottybark (Pseudochromis paccagnellae).
Square-Spot Anthias (Pseudanthias pleurotaenia) which can change colour and sex.
Marine life: fish, coral and rocks at the remote Eastern Fields, offshore in the coral sea - Centre
Sea fan ( Huricella sp )
Reef scene with corals and small fishes.
Coral bleaching.
Lacy Scorpionfish ( Rhinopias aphanes ) - Rhino Reef, Sanaroa Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Milne Bay
Filament fin Parrotfish ( Scarus altipinnis )
Yellow flat worm ( Pseudoceros dimidiatus )
Comet Fish ( Callopesiops altivelis )
Olive Sea Snake (Aipysurus laevis) at the wreck of Yongala, Great Barrier Reef.
Reef scene of soldier fish, sea whip and sea fans.
Mangrove Jacks (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) on the stern of the wreck of Yongala, Great Barrier Reef.
Reef scene with hydroids and soft corals.
Banded shrimp (Stenopus hispidus).
Colourful coral reef with crinoids, sponges and coral cod.
A dive boat viewed from the reef.
Olive Sea Whips ( Juncella sp. )
Reef shrimp (Rhynchocinetes durbanensis).
Potato Cod (Epinephelus tukula) at Cod Hole, Great Barrier Reef.
A night dive brings out the Spanish Dancer Nudibranch at Malacanthus Patch - Kavieng, New Ireland
Tiger striped Garden Eel ( Heteroconger Polyzona ) poking his head out of the sand
Lionfish ( Pterois ) on the funnel of the Muscoota - Milne Bay
Yellow crinoid (feather starfish) on sea fan.
Thorny Seahorse (Hippocampus histrix).
Randall's Prawn-goby ( Amblyeleotris randalli )
Triplefin fish on coral.
Divers in a small boat travel past an island beach.
Yellow elephant ear sponge fan.
Rocks used for fishing weights with a hook in the end of the palm, freed on the bottom.
Sea fans on a colourful reef in the Solomon Islands.
Diving exploring the bow rail of George's Wreck, Simpson Harbour.
Manta Ray at cleaning station (Mantra birostris).
Bluefin Trevally ( Caranx melampygus )
A diver checks out a dive bomber site - Kavieng, New Ireland
Mantis Shrimp (Idontodactylus scyllanus).
Sea Jelly (Netrostoma setouchina).
Eye Cowrie ( Cypraea argus )
The dramatic swim through Bob's Bommie - Milne Bay
Nudibranch (Chromodoris kuniei).
Spindle Cowrie ( Aclyvolva sp. )
Common Nautilus (Nautilus pompilius)
A trevally caught in fishing net at night.
Pink anemone fish (Amphiprion perideraion).
Corals, sea fans and whips flourish in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands near Sanaroa Island - Milne Bay
Manta ray with diver.
Nautilus ( Nautilus pompiliius )
Reef scene with a school of sweetlips (Plectorhinchus sp).
School of Bigeye Trevally
A school of Pinjalo - Kimbe Bay, West New Britain
A diver explores the propeller on the wreck of the Der Yang, just outside Kavieng Harbour - New Ireland Island, New Ireland
Bubble coral close up.
Sea fan close up.
Reef in shallow waters off the Solomon Islands.
Underwater fans at Keimer's Reef, Rabaul reefs.
A Vicious Worm (Eunice sp.) coming up out of the sand
Reef scene with clown anemone fish (Amphiprion percula).
Sea Apple (Pseudocolochirus violaceus).
The skulls of tribal warriors are stored in Skull Cave - Alotau, Milne Bay.
Bennett's Butterflyfish ( Chaetodon bennetti )
Juvenile Emperor Angelfish ( Pomacauthus imperatot )
Bluelined Sea Brim ( Symphorichthys spilutus )
Close up of coral reef.
Coral damage from dynamite fishing.
Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at the wreck of Yongala, Great Barrier Reef.
A fisheye view of the spectacular coral gardens at Dale's Reef - Milne Bay
Staghorn coral ( Acropora sp.)
Soft coral close up (Xenia sp).
Reef scene with orange ascindians or sea squirts.
School of Bigeye (Priacanthus hamrur), Peter's Patch.
Grey Reef Shark swimming amongst fish, Bangkok Pass, Rabaul reefs.
Soft coral polyps.
Giant soft coral on Flinders Reef in the Coral Sea.
Reef scene with clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) against the sun.
This traditional thatch hut is the Oima Guesthouse run by John Kailaga on the East Cape in Milne Bay
A Giant Melise ( Meliba jimbriata )
Murex shells scavenge and prey upon bivalves
Village scene on D'Entrecasteau Island.
Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana).
Yellowfin Goatfish ( Mulloidichthys vanicolensis )
Blue ringed Angelfish on wreck in Victoria Bay - Wewak, East Sepik
Tropical fish and coral, Daisy's Drop-off.
Sea fan close up.
Jellyfish (Netrosoma setouchina).
Ghost pipefish (Solenostomus sp).
Sea Jelly (Netrostoma setouchina).
A Hammerhead Shark ( Sphyrna lewini ) in Peer's Reef near Nuakata Island - Milne Bay
Red-banded Wrasse ( Chelinus fasciatus )
Dive boat Solatai, Bootless Bay - Port Moresby, Central
A diver at the historical wreck Guns of P 35 Lightning aircraft.
Crown of Thorns sea star showing coral reef damage.
Reef Cuttlefish close up (Sepia latimanus).
Coral-encrusted tail gun of B-25 Bomber.
Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) breaking the water's surface, Kimbe Bay.
Stinging hydroids and small fishes.
Mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus).
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and diver.
Seascape of coral reef below water line and island above.
Reef scene with large sea fan.
Shallows at Observation Point - Normanby Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Milne Bay
Diver exploring around the deck gun of the President Grant, which ran aground on the Uluma Reef shortly after WWII - Milne Bay
Striped Forgfish ( Antennarius striatus )
A floating plastic bag dangerously resembles a sea jelly.
Sea Star on sponges.
A Longnose Hawkfish ( Oxycirrhites typus )
Local transportation, a Kula canoe - Milne Bay, Milne Bay Province
A Blue-Ringed Octopus ( Hapalochlaena sp. )
A diver looks on as a grey reef shark ( Garcharhinus amblyrhynchos ) takes a bait by Jeremy's Reef - Milne Bay
Diver exploring the wreck of the B17 bomber "Blackjack" - Cape Vogel, Milne Bay
Double Tower, in the Sanaroa passage between Fergusson and Sanaroa Islands, has many lush colourful sea fans - D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Milne Bay
A rare Anthias ( Pseudanthias randalli ) at Byron Wall - Kavieng, New Ireland
Grey reef shark and schooling fishes - Tufi Reefs, Oro Province
Coral reef with colourful sea fans and gorgonians.
Barrell Sponge ( Xestospongia testudinaria )
Boating across Galaiwa Bay to Goodenough Island - D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Milne Bay
Blue Ring Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata.
Reef scene with plate coral.
Close up of Sea Urchin (Strongylocentratus franciscanus).
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) at Flinders Reef, Coral Sea.
Giant soft coral and diver at Flinders Reef, Coral Sea.
Numb fish which can produce electric shock.(Narcine weastautraliensis)
A diver with a giant clam in Wong's Reef near Uama Island - D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Milne Bay
Coral Hind ( Cephalo pholis miniata )
Fishermen spearfishing underwater.
Plate coral ( Acropora sp.)
Reef scene with colourful sponges, crinoids and soft corals.
Close up of fish.
Cabbage Coral ( Turbineria renifomis )
A Sea Star (Echinaster callosus )
Squarespot Anthias in sex change mode as female (Pseudanthias pleurotaenia).
Wobbygong on the deck of Muscoata - Milne Bay
Holidayers wave from the deck of the Tiata
Diver at Baldwin's Bridge, Cape St George underwater wreck.
The Dog-toothed Tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor).
Short Dragonfish ( Eurypegarus draconis )
Sea star in shallow waters off the Solomon Islands.
Diver photographing tail fin of B-17 Bomber covered with lush soft coral growth.
Tropical coral and fish, Peter's Patch, Steffen Strait, near Kavieng.
Reef scene with anemone fish (Premnas biaculeatus).
White Margin Unicornfish ( Nasco annulatus )
The bridge of the pacific Gas, which was sunk to create an artificial reef in Padana Nahua passage - Bootless Bay, Central
A bright blue Sea Star ( Linckia laevigata ) on red coral
School of Bigeye Trevally, Keast Reef.
Porcelain Crab (Neopetrolishthes sp.)
Pair of Ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus).
Inflated puffer fish (Cyclichthys orbicularis).
Seales's Cardinalfish ( Apogon sealei )
Longnosed Hawkfish on sea fan (Oxycirrhites typus).
A curious Manta Ray makes a shallow pass, The Finger - Central
A rainbow of soft coral, sea fans and sea whips covers the sloping sides of Banana Bommie, one of Papua New Guinea's best dive sites - Milne Bay
Reef scene of canyon and sea fan.
Reef scene with blue Sea Star.
Fish and Marine life in the Papuan Barrier Reef - Central
Panda Clownfish ( Amphiprion polymnus )
Soft Coral ( Dendronephilha sp )
An underwater view of a village canoe at Deacon's Reef - Milne Bay
Spiney Lobster (Panulinus versicolor).
A snorkeller on shallow reef of Staghorn coral.
Grey Reef Shark, Albatross Pass, near Kavieng.
Diver pausing to look at Giant Barrel Sponges, Kimbe Bay.
Juvenile Batfish (Platax pinnatus).
Silvertip Shark, Valerie's Reef, near Kavieng.
Blue girdled Angelfish ( Pomacanthus narvarchus )
The small village of Egum, a local and a beautiful beach - Milne Bay, Milne Bay Province
The gun on s' Jacob is obscured by marine growth and fish
Diver peeping through a hole in the coral, Manko Maru near Rabaul - New Britain Island, New Britain
Marine life abounds on the New Marine, a sunken fishing trawler - Central
Close up of fish.
Mantis Shrimp ( Odontodactylus scyallarus )
Coral Shrimp ( Ryhnchocinetes durbanensis )
Dive site, a diver opens the hatch of a submarine - Kavieng, New Ireland
Lionfish hunting at Kathy's Corner - Milne Bay
Venomous Reef Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa).
Yellow Frogfish detail, Mapahorwa Anchorage.
Diver exploring the Deryang underwater shipwreck, off Kavieng.
A Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp ( Lysmata debelius ) on a fish
Diver exploring the wreck of the Pai, Horseshoe Reef - Bootless Bay, Centre
Sponge spawning reproduction.
Solar Powered Nudibranch - Rebecca's Corner - Rabaul, New Britain
Red Sea Whips against the sun (Ellisella Sp).
Venomous Lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra).
Maori Wrasse (Oxycheilinus digrammus) at Cod Hole, Great Barrier Reef.
Panda Clownfish (Amphiprion polymnus).
Sunbathing at The Waterhole (AKA Hole in the Wall) tropical lagoon.
Tropical coral detail, Fairway Reef, Kimbe Bay.
A diver checks out the glass bottles that were left as garbage by early PNG residents - Local Island, Central
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