1387-803 - Peacock flounder in Cane Bay in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

1387-795 - Longarm octopus crawls along the seafloor of Blue Heron Bridge, West Palm Beach, Florida.

1387-793 - Freckled goatfish in Malaysia.

1387-781 - Southern stingrays congregate on the sandbar in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

1387-780 - Southern stingray on the sandbar in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

1387-779 - Southern stingray on the sandbar in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

1387-778 - Southern stingray on the sandbar in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

1387-776 - Stingrays swim through the deeper waters of Stingray City in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

1387-775 - Southern stingrays congregate on the sandbar in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

1387-774 - Underwater mermaid statue at Grand Cayman island.

1387-773 - This sunflower star is the largest of species in the Pacific Northwest and is a voracious carnivore.

1387-772 - Spiny lobsters under an overhang in Cozumel, Mexico.

1131-2247 - AI generated image of a Deep sea exploration and mining in abyssal plains performed by AUV and autonomous drones

832-404955 - Portrait of lizardfish (Synodus saurus) with pointed teeth. Dive site El Cabron Marine Reserve, Arinaga, Gran Canaria, Spain, Atlantic Ocean, Europe

832-404954 - Well camouflaged fish with sharp teeth, lizardfish (Synodus saurus), on the sandy seabed. Dive site El Cabron Marine Reserve, Arinaga, Gran Canaria, Spain, Atlantic Ocean, Europe

1387-700 - A green sea turtle pauses from eating sea grass to gaze up at its surroundings, Red Sea.

1387-683 - Panamic cushion stars (Pentaceraster cumingi), gather on the sea floor, Sea of Cortez.

1387-658 - Crocodile under water, Caribbean Sea, Mexico.

1387-657 - A crocodile approaches slowly over the sand, Caribbean Sea, Mexico.

1387-655 - A large crocodile lurks on the bottom of the sea, Caribbean Sea, Mexico.

1387-656 - A crocodile stalking its prey, Caribbean Sea, Mexico.

1387-652 - A painted frog fish stalks its prey blending in with sponges that are also the same color, Anilao, Philippines.

1387-648 - A snail about the size of a coin generally lives under the sand but comes out at night to feed, Anilao, Philippines.

1387-616 - Pacific octopus off the coast of California.

1387-611 - Turtle gazes at its reflection under the USS Kittiwake shipwreck in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

1387-594 - Crinoids and soft corals cover this reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

1387-578 - A black manta ray, Mobula alfredi, visits a cleaning station on a reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

1387-573 - A starry night octopus, Callistoctopus luteus, searches for prey on a reef flat at night in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

1387-565 - A beautiful nudibranch, Chromodoris coi, crawls across the seafloor in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

1387-551 - A well-camouflaged tasselled wobbegong, Eucrossorhinus dasypogon, lies on the seafloor in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

1387-542 - A beautiful coral reef thrives amid the tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

1387-533 - A beautiful coral reef thrives around an island in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

1387-534 - A beautiful coral reef thrives around an island in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

1387-532 - A brightly colored soft coral adorns prop roots in a blue water mangrove forest in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

1387-530 - A beautiful coral reef thrives around an island in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

1387-517 - A colorful flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, crawls across the sandy seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-514 - A well-camouflaged Mototi octopus, Octopus sp., hides in plain view on the sandy seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-497 - A Wonderpus, Wunderpus photogenicus, hunts for prey on the sandy seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-486 - A magnificent sea anemone, Heteractis magnifica, grows on a reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.

1387-476 - Colorful chocolate chip starfish lie scattered on the floor of a seagrass meadow in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.

1387-464 - Bright beams of sunlight descend into the shadows of a blue water mangrove forest in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

1387-458 - A school of silversides swims in the shallows in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

1387-447 - A well-camouflaged reef stonefish, Synanceia verrucosa, waits to ambush prey in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

1387-440 - A warty sea star, Echinaster callosus, clings to a coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

1387-432 - A well-camouflaged reef stonefish, Synanceia verrucosa, waits to ambush prey in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

1387-431 - A colorful West Indian starfish, Oreaster reticulatus, crawls over a shallow, sandy seafloor in Turneffe Atoll in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

1387-430 - A colorful West Indian starfish, Oreaster reticulatus, crawls over a shallow, sandy seafloor in Turneffe Atoll in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

1387-427 - A colorful queen conch, Strombus gigas, lies on the seagrass-covered seafloor of Turneffe Atoll in Belize. Conchs are an important marine resource as they are sought for food.

1387-424 - A large roughtail stingray, Dasyatis centroura, lays on the seagrass-covered seafloor of Turneffe Atoll off the coast of Belize. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System in the Caribbean Sea, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

1387-423 - A large roughtail stingray, Dasyatis centroura, lays on the seagrass-covered seafloor of Turneffe Atoll off the coast of Belize. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System in the Caribbean Sea, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

1387-422 - A well-camouflaged yellow stingray, Urobatis jamaicensis, swims over a shallow seagrass meadow growing within Turneffe Atoll's lagoon in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth

1387-421 - An unidentified sea snake hunts in a shallow seagrass meadow in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia.

1387-419 - Colorful chocolate chip sea stars, Protoreaster nodosus, cover the seafloor in a seagrass meadow in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia.

1387-416 - A large banded sea snake, Laticauda colubrina, sinuously swims over a beautiful reef in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia.

1387-409 - A bi-color flabellina nudibranch, Flabellina bicolor, crawls across a black sand seafloor in Alor, Indonesia.

1387-401 - A well-camouflaged tasseled wobbegong shark (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon) lies on the sandy seafloor of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

1387-399 - A well-camouflaged tasseled wobbegong shark (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon) lies on the sandy seafloor of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

1387-398 - A well-camouflaged tasseled wobbegong shark (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon) lies on the sandy seafloor of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

1387-394 - Detail of a warty starfish on the seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-392 - A fire worm crawls across the seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-385 - Unidentified mollusk eggs lay on the seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-386 - A harlequin swimming crab (Lissocarcinus laevis) sits on the seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-381 - A beautiful coral reef grows near an island in the Banda Sea, Indonesia. This remote and historic region, known previously for the Spice Islands, harbors extraordinary marine biodiversity.

1387-382 - A beautiful coral reef grows near an island in the Banda Sea, Indonesia. This remote and historic region, known previously for the Spice Islands, harbors extraordinary marine biodiversity.

1387-380 - A colorful bouquet of tunicates grows on the seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-378 - A lionfish (Pterois volitans) hunts for prey in a seagrass meadow in the Banda Islands of eastern Indonesia.

1387-379 - A colorful bouquet of tunicates grows on the seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-377 - A pair of harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera elegans) lie in a small recess on the seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-374 - A juvenile many-spotted sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides) feeds on a small fish near the seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-375 - A beautiful coral reef grows near an island in the Banda Sea, Indonesia.

1387-373 - A coconut octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) clings to shells on the seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-372 - A young painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) sits on the volcanic seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-371 - A coconut octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) clings to shells on the seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-369 - A colorful scorpionfish waits to ambush prey on the seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-368 - A beautiful nudibranch (Glossodoris rufomarginata) crawls across the black sand seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-367 - A beautiful nudibranch (Halgerda batangas) crawls across the black sand seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-366 - A beautiful nudibranch (Glossodoris cincta) crawls on the black sand seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-364 - A beautiful nudibranch (Phyllidia ocellata) crawls over the seafloor of Raja Ampat in eastern Indonesia.

1387-363 - Colorful chocolate chip sea stars (Protoreaster nodosus) lay on the shallow sandy seafloor of Raja Ampat in eastern Indonesia.

1387-362 - Saddleback anemonefish embryos develop on the seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-361 - A shortfin lionfish (Dendrochirus brachypterus) waits for prey on the seafloor of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

1387-355 - The seafloor in a mangrove forest is covered by soft leather corals in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

1387-352 - A traditional fish trap, made out of bamboo, captures small reef fish near Alor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

1387-348 - A traditional fish trap, made out of bamboo, captures small reef fish near Alor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

1387-336 - A beautiful Blue Velvet Head Shield sea slug (Chelidonura varians) crawls across a sandy seafloor near Alor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

1387-335 - A predatory stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) lies camouflaged in the sandy seafloor of Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This is the most venomous fish on Earth but uses its venom only for defensive purposes.

1387-334 - A predatory stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) lies camouflaged in the sandy seafloor of Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This is the most venomous fish on Earth but uses its venom only for defensive purposes.

1387-331 - A female ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita) yawns as it lives on a sandy slope near Alor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

1387-328 - A beautiful nudibranch (Hypselodoris tryoni) crawls along the seafloor near Alor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

1387-327 - A pair of beautiful nudibranchs (Hypselodoris tryoni) crawl along the seafloor near Alor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

1387-326 - A large mantis shrimp (Lysosquilla sp.) uses its excellent eyesight to scan its underwater environment in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

1387-317 - A beautiful reef full of soft corals grows in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

1387-315 - Colorful chocolate chip starfish (Protoreaster nodosus) cling to the seafloor of a seagrass meadow in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

1387-312 - A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is found on a reef at night in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

1387-292 - A shallow coral reef thrives in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia. This remote region is known for its incredible marine biodiversity and gorgeous reefs.

1387-276 - A yellow stingray (Urobatis jamaicensis) lays on the sandy seafloor of Turneffe Atoll in Belize. This small and beautiful elasmobranch ranges throughout the Caribbean Sea.

1387-272 - A yellow stingray (Urobatis jamaicensis) lays on the sandy seafloor of Turneffe Atoll in Belize. This small and beautiful elasmobranch ranges throughout the Caribbean Sea.

1387-271 - A large roughtail stingray (Dasyatis centroura) rests on the seafloor near Turneffe Atoll, Belize. This species is found throughout much of the Atlantic near reefs.

1387-268 - A large black-blotched stingray (Taeniura meyeni) swims in deep water near Cocos Island, Costa Rica. This remote island is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

1387-249 - A tube anemone grows on a sandy seafloor in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the western Pacific harbors an extraordinary array of marine organisms.