High Quality Stock Photos of "benthons"

860-287460 - California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) playing with a starfish (Pentaceraster cumingi), in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico.

Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) diving down near Garua Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

860-287444 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) diving down near Garua Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Kimbe Bay, papua New Guinea, Zero wreck: Coral growth on this wreck is from a period of 74 years ! D: 15 m The ZERO, is a Japanese WW2 fighter plane wreck. This Zero wreck was discovered in January 2000 by local William Nuli while he was freediving for sea cucumbers. He asked the Walindi Plantation Resort dive team if they might know what it was, and when they investigated they uncovered the intact wreck of a Zero fighter, resting on a sedimented bottom in 15 m depth. This World War II Japanese fighter is almost completely intact. The plane is believed to have been ditched, the pilot is believed to have survived, but was never found on the island. He never returned home. Maybe he disappeared in the jungle? On 26th December 1943, during the battle of Cape Gloucester, the Japanese pilot made an emergency landing, ditching his Mitsubishi A6M Zero plane into the sea approximately 100m off West New Britain Province. The plane was piloted by PO1 Tomiharu Honda of the 204st K?k?tai. His fate is unknown but it is believed the he made a controlled water landing after running out of fuel and survived. Although he failed to return to his unit, the plane was found with the throttle and trim controls both set for landing and the canopy was open. There are no visible bullet holes or other shrapnel damage and the plane is still virtually intact after over 70 years underwater. It is a A6M2 Model 21 Zero, made famous for its use in Kamikaze attacks by the Japanese Imperial Navy. The wreck has the Manufacture Number 8224 and was built by Nakajima in late August 1942.

860-287442 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Kimbe Bay, papua New Guinea, Zero wreck: Coral growth on this wreck is from a period of 74 years ! D: 15 m The ZERO, is a Japanese WW2 fighter plane wreck. This Zero wreck was discovered in January 2000 by local William Nuli while he was freediving for sea cucumbers. He asked the Walindi Plantation Resort dive team if they might know what it was, and when they investigated they uncovered the intact wreck of a Zero fighter, resting on a sedimented bottom in 15 m depth. This World War II Japanese fighter is almost completely intact. The plane is believed to have been ditched, the pilot is believed to have survived, but was never found on the island. He never returned home. Maybe he disappeared in the jungle? On 26th December 1943, during the battle of Cape Gloucester, the Japanese pilot made an emergency landing, ditching his Mitsubishi A6M Zero plane into the sea approximately 100m off West New Britain Province. The plane was piloted by PO1 Tomiharu Honda of the 204st K?k?tai. His fate is unknown but it is believed the he made a controlled water landing after running out of fuel and survived. Although he failed to return to his unit, the plane was found with the throttle and trim controls both set for landing and the canopy was open. There are no visible bullet holes or other shrapnel damage and the plane is still virtually intact after over 70 years underwater. It is a A6M2 Model 21 Zero, made famous for its use in Kamikaze attacks by the Japanese Imperial Navy. The wreck has the Manufacture Number 8224 and was built by Nakajima in late August 1942.

860-287561 - Life is abundant in the Sada pass of the Mayotte lagoon.

860-287562 - A small Red-Spotted Guard Crab (Trapezia tigrina) keeper of the corals of the bateau pass, Mayotte

Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Saltwater crocodile exhaling through the nose (bouyancy control) near Garua Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

860-287445 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Saltwater crocodile exhaling through the nose (bouyancy control) near Garua Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Tara Oceans Expeditions - May 2011. Bubbles rise from underwater volcanic vents among rocks, the openings are crusted with sulfur, Roca Redonda, Galapagos, Ecuador

860-287457 - Tara Oceans Expeditions - May 2011. Bubbles rise from underwater volcanic vents among rocks, the openings are crusted with sulfur, Roca Redonda, Galapagos, Ecuador

Dead fan mussel and diver, Mediterranean Sea. Massive mortality of Noble Pen Shell (Pinna nobilis) infected with the parasite Haplosporidium. Porticcio. Corsica. Mediterranean.

860-287539 - Dead fan mussel and diver, Mediterranean Sea. Massive mortality of Noble Pen Shell (Pinna nobilis) infected with the parasite Haplosporidium. Porticcio. Corsica. Mediterranean.

Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Zero wreck, vertical view Orthomosaic from 3D photogrammetry (13500 x 10000 px). D: 15 m Kimbe Bay, papua New Guinea, Coral growth on this wreck is from a period of 74 years ! The ZERO, is a Japanese WW2 fighter plane wreck. This Zero wreck was discovered in January 2000 by local William Nuli while he was freediving for sea cucumbers. He asked the Walindi Plantation Resort dive team if they might know what it was, and when they investigated they uncovered the intact wreck of a Zero fighter, resting on a sedimented bottom in 15 m depth. This World War II Japanese fighter is almost completely intact. The plane is believed to have been ditched, the pilot is believed to have survived, but was never found on the island. He never returned home. Maybe he disappeared in the jungle? On 26th December 1943, during the battle of Cape Gloucester, the Japanese pilot made an emergency landing, ditching his Mitsubishi A6M Zero plane into the sea approximately 100m off West New Britain Province. The plane was piloted by PO1 Tomiharu Honda of the 204st K?k?tai. His fate is unknown but it is believed the he made a controlled water landing after running out of fuel and survived. Although he failed to return to his unit, the plane was found with the throttle and trim controls both set for landing and the canopy was open. There are no visible bullet holes or other shrapnel damage and the plane is still virtually intact after over 70 years underwater. It is a A6M2 Model 21 Zero, made famous for its use in Kamikaze attacks by the Japanese Imperial Navy. The wreck has the Manufacture Number 8224 and was built by Nakajima in late August 1942.

860-287440 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Zero wreck, vertical view Orthomosaic from 3D photogrammetry (13500 x 10000 px). D: 15 m Kimbe Bay, papua New Guinea, Coral growth on this wreck is from a period of 74 years ! The ZERO, is a Japanese WW2 fighter plane wreck. This Zero wreck was discovered in January 2000 by local William Nuli while he was freediving for sea cucumbers. He asked the Walindi Plantation Resort dive team if they might know what it was, and when they investigated they uncovered the intact wreck of a Zero fighter, resting on a sedimented bottom in 15 m depth. This World War II Japanese fighter is almost completely intact. The plane is believed to have been ditched, the pilot is believed to have survived, but was never found on the island. He never returned home. Maybe he disappeared in the jungle? On 26th December 1943, during the battle of Cape Gloucester, the Japanese pilot made an emergency landing, ditching his Mitsubishi A6M Zero plane into the sea approximately 100m off West New Britain Province. The plane was piloted by PO1 Tomiharu Honda of the 204st K?k?tai. His fate is unknown but it is believed the he made a controlled water landing after running out of fuel and survived. Although he failed to return to his unit, the plane was found with the throttle and trim controls both set for landing and the canopy was open. There are no visible bullet holes or other shrapnel damage and the plane is still virtually intact after over 70 years underwater. It is a A6M2 Model 21 Zero, made famous for its use in Kamikaze attacks by the Japanese Imperial Navy. The wreck has the Manufacture Number 8224 and was built by Nakajima in late August 1942.

Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) on a small reef, near Garua Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea,

860-287443 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) on a small reef, near Garua Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea,

860-287458 - Tara Oceans Expeditions - May 2011. Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki), Roca Redonda, Galapagos, Ecuador

Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Small coral island and adjacent reef, near Yanaba Island, Papua New Guinea, H: 536,6 m, mandatory credit line: Photo: Christoph Gerigk, drone pilot: Guillaume Bourdin - Tara Expeditions Foundation

860-287437 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Small coral island and adjacent reef, near Yanaba Island, Papua New Guinea, H: 536,6 m, mandatory credit line: Photo: Christoph Gerigk, drone pilot: Guillaume Bourdin - Tara Expeditions Foundation

Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Small coral island and adjacent reef, near Yanaba Island, Papua New Guinea, H: 452.3 m, mandatory credit line: Photo: Christoph Gerigk, drone pilot: Guillaume Bourdin - Tara Expeditions Foundation

860-287438 - Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 Small coral island and adjacent reef, near Yanaba Island, Papua New Guinea, H: 452.3 m, mandatory credit line: Photo: Christoph Gerigk, drone pilot: Guillaume Bourdin - Tara Expeditions Foundation

Dramatic fight between an octopus and a moray eel. The moray makes a knot on itself that runs over the body and frees it from the tantacles of the octopus. Portugal

860-287414 - Dramatic fight between an octopus and a moray eel. The moray makes a knot on itself that runs over the body and frees it from the tantacles of the octopus. Portugal

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in long exposure. A green turtle swimming on the platier of the beach of N'gouja, in the south of the island of Mayotte.

860-287412 - Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in long exposure. A green turtle swimming on the platier of the beach of N'gouja, in the south of the island of Mayotte.

860-287241 - Red-Spotted Guard Crab (Trapezia tigrina) female with eggs, sheltered in a branchy coral, Mayotte

860-287239 - Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming in the lagoon, Mayotte

860-287240 - Coral reef in the lagoon, Mayotte

860-287089 - American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus), Chinchorro Banks (Biosphere Reserve), Quintana Roo, Mexico

860-287086 - Free diver taking pictures of an American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus), Chinchorro Banks (Biosphere Reserve), Quintana Roo, Mexico

860-287088 - Free diver taking pictures of an American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus), Chinchorro Banks (Biosphere Reserve), Quintana Roo, Mexico

860-287087 - American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus), Chinchorro Banks (Biosphere Reserve), Quintana Roo, Mexico

860-287044 - Blotched fantail ray (Taeniura meyeni) on a detrital background. Lagoon of New Caledonia.

Weedy seadragon or common seadragon, Phyllopteryx taeniolatus. Male carrying the eggs. Like seahorses, seadragon males are the sex that cares for the developing eggs. Females lay around 120 eggs onto the brood patch located on the underside of the males' tail. The eggs are fertilised and carried by the male for around a month before the hatchlings emerge. Australia

860-287053 - Weedy seadragon or common seadragon, Phyllopteryx taeniolatus. Male carrying the eggs. Like seahorses, seadragon males are the sex that cares for the developing eggs. Females lay around 120 eggs onto the brood patch located on the underside of the males' tail. The eggs are fertilised and carried by the male for around a month before the hatchlings emerge. Australia

860-287043 - Bear paw Clam (Hippopus hippopus) on detrital background. Rare in some areas of the lagoon due to overfishing. New Caledonia.

860-287036 - Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on algae. South lagoon. New Caledonia.

860-287037 - Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming in the lagoon. South lagoon. New Caledonia.

860-285746 - Shore rockling in the reef, Mediterranean Sea

860-286231 - Plumose Anemone, Pacific Ocean Alaska USA

860-284235 - Tiger snake eel on bottom, Galapagos Islands

860-286239 - Plumose Anemones and Urchins, Pacific Ocean Alaska

860-285638 - Portrait of Moontail Bullseye, French Polynesia

860-283967 - White-banded Cleaner Shrimp on Grouper, New Caledonia

860-285229 - White-tip reef shark over shallow coral reef, Fiji Islands

860-285649 - Camouflage grouper above the sand, French Polynesia

860-283384 - Greater Barracuda above the reef, Fiji

860-282721 - Coral hermit crab and Coral polyps, Haapai Tonga

860-286267 - Portrait of Red Irish Lord , Pacific Ocean Alaska

860-286228 - Painted Anemone tentacles, Pacific Ocean Alaska USA

860-283814 - Clown nudibranch mating, Poor knights Island New Zealand

860-283151 - Pygmy Seahorse- Lembeh Strait Indonesia

860-282505 - Lionfish and Soft Corals, Raja Ampat Indonesia

860-282503 - Porcelain Crab on Soft Coral, Raja Ampat Indonesia

860-282720 - Portrait of Snake eel, Tonga

860-285636 - Orangefin Anemonefish in a sea anemone, French Polynesia

860-286276 - Opalescent Nudibranch on Sea Star, Alaska Pacific Ocean

860-285577 - White Simnia on Sea Fan, Mediterranean Spain

860-285623 - Moontail Bullseye above the reef, French Polynesia

860-282952 - Tiger shark swimming above a sandy bottom, Bahamas

860-285255 - California Sea lions in the shallows, Gulf of California

860-285198 - Pink anemonefishes in sea anemones, Fiji Islands

860-286271 - Brown Irish Lord on reef, Pacific Ocean Alaska

860-286252 - Blotched snailfish on reef, Gambier bay Alaska

860-286259 - Giant brooding anemone on reef, Alaska Pacific Ocean

860-285628 - Whitetip reef Shark , French Polynesia

860-286288 - Roughpatch shrimp on reef, Alaska Pacific Ocean

860-286221 - Portrait of Helmet Crab on reef, Pacific Ocean Alaska USA

860-286212 - Orange Sea Pen, Pacific Ocean Alaska USA

860-285747 - Ringneck Blennie on reef, Mediterranean Sea France

860-286296 - Steller sea lions underwater, Kasaan bay Alaska

860-285648 - Camouflage grouper on the reef, French Polynesia

860-286531 - Undulated Moray with cleaning fishes, Ari Atoll Maldives

860-282480 - Stargazer portrait, Lembeh Strait Indonesia

860-286273 - Opalescent Nudibranch on reef, Alaska Pacific Ocean

860-283791 - Sandager wrasse, Poor Knights Island New Zealand

860-282947 - Round Stingray and Diver, Azores Atlantic Ocean

860-283804 - Crested blenny, Poor knights Island New Zealand

860-283644 - Jacks rubbing a Whitetip Reef Shark Reef

860-282714 - Lizard fish feeding fish on coral rock, Vava'u Tonga

860-285760 - Mediterranean Moray in seagrass, Mediterranean Sea France

860-286232 - Plumose Anemones on reef, Pacific Ocean Alaska USA

860-286272 - Opalescent Nudibranch on reef, Alaska Pacific Ocean

860-285200 - Pink anemonefishes in sea anemones, Fiji Islands

860-286289 - Lion's mane jellyfish and Plumose Anemones, Alaska

860-282370 - Great Hammerhead Shark and divers on sandy bottom, Bahamas

860-282729 - Mantis shrimp digging itself into sand, Vanua Levu Fidji

860-286244 - Decorated Warbonnet on reef, Pacific Ocean Alaska

860-285257 - California Sea lions below the surface, Gulf of California

860-285653 - Grouper and Trumpet Fish on reef, French Polynesia

860-286257 - Giant brooding anemone on reef, Alaska Pacific Ocean

860-283668 - Blueband goby spitting sand

860-286235 - Plumose Anemones, Pacific Ocean Alaska USA

860-286234 - Plumose Anemones on reef, Pacific Ocean Alaska USA

860-286274 - Opalescent Nudibranch on reef, Alaska Pacific Ocean

860-286293 - Steller sea lion underwater, Kasaan bay Alaska

860-286210 - Portrait of Wolf-Eel male, Pacific Ocean Alaska USA

860-282369 - Tiger shark swimming above a sandy bottom, Bahamas

860-285632 - Humphead Wrasse under the surface, French Polynesia

860-286241 - Decorated Warbonnet on reef, Pacific Ocean Alaska

860-282502 - Schooling Ribbon Sweetlips, Raja Ampat Indonesia

860-286248 - Spiny Sunstar on reef, Alaska Pacific Ocean

860-284236 - Galapagos Gardenne Eels on bottom, Galapagos Islands

860-286280 - Black Kathy Chiton, Alaska Pacific Ocean

860-286297 - Portrait of Steller sea lion underwater, Kasaan bay Alaska

860-283628 - Young Manta above the bottom

860-286317 - Threespine coastal shrimp on reef, Alaska Pacific Ocean

860-282495 - School of Bigeye Snappers, Raja Ampat Indonesia

860-282498 - Giant barrel sponge and Unicornfish, Raja Ampat Indonesia

860-286251 - Butterfly crab on reef, Alaska Pacific Ocean

860-285629 - Blacktip Reef Shark under the surface, French Polynesia