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Background imageBehavour Collection: Coral polyp. - Night. Feeding on polychat worm, Coral polyps are carnivours

Coral polyp. - Night. Feeding on polychat worm, Coral polyps are carnivours
VT-8376 Coral polyp. - Night. Feeding on polychat worm, Coral polyps are carnivours. They feed on other animals Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef

Background imageBehavour Collection: Coral Polyp - feeding on a fish, night Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Australia

Coral Polyp - feeding on a fish, night Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Australia
VT-8374 Coral Polyp - feeding on a fish, night Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Australia Tubastrea faulkneri Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBehavour Collection: Coral polyps - Two polyps fighting over small fish, night. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef

Coral polyps - Two polyps fighting over small fish, night. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
VT-8372 Coral polyps - Two polyps fighting over small fish, night. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia Tubastrea faulkneri Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal

Background imageBehavour Collection: Cuttlefish - This cuttlefish changes colour and shape constantly. It may reach 500mm in length

Cuttlefish - This cuttlefish changes colour and shape constantly. It may reach 500mm in length
VT-8367 Cuttlefish - This cuttlefish changes colour and shape constantly. Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea Sepia latimanus It may reach 500mm in length

Background imageBehavour Collection: Grey Reef Sharks - attracted to the smell of herrings inside a small plastic tube search through

Grey Reef Sharks - attracted to the smell of herrings inside a small plastic tube search through the coral for
VT-8685 Grey Reef SHARKS - attracted to the smell of herrings inside a small plastic tube search through the coral for the fish. French Polynesia, Indo-pacific

Background imageBehavour Collection: Fusiliers - swimming in great schools along the reef edge - diver in background - Fiji

Fusiliers - swimming in great schools along the reef edge - diver in background - Fiji
VT-8897 Fusiliers - swimming in great schools along the reef edge - diver in background Fiji Caesio teres Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBehavour Collection: Jellyfish - Common Jellyfish and hundreds of small fish who seek protection beneath the stinging

Jellyfish - Common Jellyfish and hundreds of small fish who seek protection beneath the stinging tenticals of their
VT-8399 Jellyfish - Common Jellyfish and hundreds of small fish who seek protection beneath the stinging tenticals of their host Seal Rocks. NSW

Background imageBehavour Collection: Black Tip reef sharks - These harmless sharks are following divers Valerie Taylor

Black Tip reef sharks - These harmless sharks are following divers Valerie Taylor
VT-8682 Black-tip / Blacktip Reef SHARKS - These harmless sharks are following divers Valerie Taylor and Guillaume Vilcot hoping for a free feed

Background imageBehavour Collection: Grey Reef Sharks - swimming into the Fakarava Lagoon, an unusual sight except in the passes

Grey Reef Sharks - swimming into the Fakarava Lagoon, an unusual sight except in the passes through the coral reefs of
VT-8246 Grey Reef Sharks - swimming into the Fakarava Lagoon, an unusual sight except in the passes through the coral reefs of the Tumotos

Background imageBehavour Collection: Starfish with Nudibranch (Chromodorididae-reliable chromodoris)

Starfish with Nudibranch (Chromodorididae-reliable chromodoris) - small nudibranch that has many ways of diplaying
VT-9029 Starfish with Nudibranch (Chromodorididae-reliable chromodoris) - small nudibranch that has many ways of diplaying the same colours and patterns crawls over starfish Indonesia Fromia sp

Background imageBehavour Collection: Flowerpot Urchin - with small Zebra Crab - Indonesia

Flowerpot Urchin - with small Zebra Crab - Indonesia
VT-9020 Flowerpot Urchin - with small Zebra Crab Indonesia Toxopneustes pileolus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBehavour Collection: Melibe mirifica - sand scraping nudibranch swimming in midwater - Indonesia

Melibe mirifica - sand scraping nudibranch swimming in midwater - Indonesia
VT-9018 Melibe mirifica - sand scraping nudibranch swimming in midwater Indonesia Melibe mirifica Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBehavour Collection: Mountain Gorilla - Social grooming. Virunga Volcanoes National Park - Rwanda. Endangered Species

Mountain Gorilla - Social grooming. Virunga Volcanoes National Park - Rwanda. Endangered Species
SE-553 Mountain Gorilla - Social grooming. Virunga Volcanoes National Park - Rwanda. Endangered Species Gorilla gorilla berengei Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageBehavour Collection: Manta Rays - line up at a cleaning station - The front ray is being cleaned by dozens of cleaner

Manta Rays - line up at a cleaning station - The front ray is being cleaned by dozens of cleaner wrasse while the back
VT-9009 Manta Rays - line up at a cleaning station - The front ray is being cleaned by dozens of cleaner wrasse while the back ray waits for her turn

Background imageBehavour Collection: Manta Ray - gentle plankton feeders they have no sting on their tail - Raja Ampat - Papua

Manta Ray - gentle plankton feeders they have no sting on their tail - Raja Ampat - Papua
VT-9010 Manta Ray - gentle plankton feeders they have no sting on their tail Raja Ampat - Papua Manta birostris Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBehavour Collection: Eel - rare, sand dwelling eel, nocturnal hunter. Notice the crab hiding inder the eels chin

Eel - rare, sand dwelling eel, nocturnal hunter. Notice the crab hiding inder the eels chin. Ambon, Indonesia
VT-8728 Eel - rare, sand dwelling eel, nocturnal hunter. Notice the crab hiding under the eels chin. Ambon, Indonesia possibly Brachysomophis sp

Background imageBehavour Collection: Cuttlefish - One of three courting cuttlefish flashing his colours to attract the female Thailand

Cuttlefish - One of three courting cuttlefish flashing his colours to attract the female Thailand, Andaman Sea
VT-8363 Cuttlefish - One of three courting cuttlefish flashing his colours to attract the female Thailand, Andaman Sea, Richlieu Rock Sepia lycidas Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are

Background imageBehavour Collection: Flamboyant Cuttlefish - Hunting at dusk for small crustations over dark volcanic sand Milne Bay

Flamboyant Cuttlefish - Hunting at dusk for small crustations over dark volcanic sand Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
VT-8365 Flamboyant Cuttlefish - Hunting at dusk for small crustations over dark volcanic sand Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea Metasepia pfefferi Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for

Background imageBehavour Collection: Acoelous flatworms on Tubastraea faulkneri cup coral. These flat worms seem to be devouring

Acoelous flatworms on Tubastraea faulkneri cup coral. These flat worms seem to be devouring the flesh from the cup
VT-8920 Acoelous flatworms on Tubastraea faulkneri cup coral Indonesia Acoelous flatworms on Tubastraea These flat worms seem to be devouring the flesh from the cup corals skeleton

Background imageBehavour Collection: Hermit Crab - A common hermit crab throughout the Indo Pacific

Hermit Crab - A common hermit crab throughout the Indo Pacific. These crabs live in the discarded shells of other
VT-8846 Hermit Crab - A common hermit crab throughout the Indo Pacific. These crabs live in the discarded shells of other molluscs Bali, Indonesia

Background imageBehavour Collection: Anemone Hermit crab - lacking a hard shell of its own the hermit crab makes its home in a vacant

Anemone Hermit crab - lacking a hard shell of its own the hermit crab makes its home in a vacant shell
VT-8746 Anemone Hermit crab - lacking a hard shell of its own the hermit crab makes its home in a vacant shell. As a disguise it plants stinging anemones on its shell

Background imageBehavour Collection: Octopus - Courting, the male is reaching out to the feamale with his arm

Octopus - Courting, the male is reaching out to the feamale with his arm. This pair had holes next door to each other
VT-8776 Octopus - Courting, the male is reaching out to the female with his arm. This pair had holes next door to each other Jervis Bay, NSW. Australia Octopus sp

Background imageBehavour Collection: Reef Octopus - Komodo Marine National Park - Indonesia

Reef Octopus - Komodo Marine National Park - Indonesia
VT-8974 Reef Octopus - camouflaged Komodo Marine National Park - Indonesia Octopus cyanea Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBehavour Collection: Holothurian - the mouth of a sand dwelling holothurian. Pentacta sp

Holothurian - the mouth of a sand dwelling holothurian. Pentacta sp. This animal feeds itself by gathering plankton
VT-8926 Holothurian - the mouth of a sand dwelling holothurian Indonesia Pentacta sp. This animal feeds itself by gathering plankton with it's sticky branch like fingers then licking them clean

Background imageBehavour Collection: Gorgonian Shrimp - carring hundreds of eggs on underside of body - The eggs are held in place by

Gorgonian Shrimp - carring hundreds of eggs on underside of body - The eggs are held in place by soft flaps of shell
VT-8927 Gorgonian Shrimp - carrying hundreds of eggs on underside of body Indonesia Tozeuma armatum The eggs are held in place by soft flaps of shell - Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints

Background imageBehavour Collection: Coral polyps - Night. Feeding on polychate worm, Coral polyps are carnivours

Coral polyps - Night. Feeding on polychate worm, Coral polyps are carnivours. They feed on other animals Heron Is
VT-8378 Coral polyps - Night. Feeding on polychate worm Heron Is. Great Barrier Reef. Australia Tubastrea faulkneri Coral polyps are carnivours

Background imageBehavour Collection: Nudibranchs - Both sexs are present in a single nudibranch but fertilization can only occur after

Nudibranchs - Both sexs are present in a single nudibranch but fertilization can only occur after two nudibranchs have
VT-8953 Nudibranchs mating Papua New Guinea Puyllidia variocisa Both sexs are present in a single nudibranch but fertilization can only occur after two nudibranchs have exchanged sperm sacs which is

Background imageBehavour Collection: Reef Octopus - Not easily seen this octopus has the ability to blend into the surrounding terrian

Reef Octopus - Not easily seen this octopus has the ability to blend into the surrounding terrian
VT-8850 Reef Octopus - Not easily seen this octopus has the ability to blend into the surrounding terrian and almost become invisible Papua New Guinea Octopus sp

Background imageBehavour Collection: Shrimp - this species usually occurs in large numbers living in small caves

Shrimp - this species usually occurs in large numbers living in small caves
VT-8780 Shrimp - this species usually occurs in large numbers living in small caves. The alpha male in the forground is unusual in the size of his single claw. Komodo Island. Indonesia

Background imageBehavour Collection: Ornamental crab. these fascinating crabs grow sponges, algae

Ornamental crab. these fascinating crabs grow sponges, algae and corals on their shell as a disguise to confuse
VT-8742 Ornamental crab.- these fascinating crabs grow sponges, algae and corals on their shell as a disguise to confuse preditors

Background imageBehavour Collection: Arrow Crabs - a courting couple found on sand in 30 meters of water

Arrow Crabs - a courting couple found on sand in 30 meters of water. Note that the male is holding the females leg with
VT-8745 Arrow Crabs - a courting couple found on sand in 30 meters of water. Note that the male is holding the females leg with his right claw

Background imageBehavour Collection: Coral Polyps - Caught in the act of retracting into the central body - this small coral colony

Coral Polyps - Caught in the act of retracting into the central body - this small coral colony looks a little like a
VT-8856 Coral Polyps - Caught in the act of retracting into the central body - this small coral colony looks a little like a space creature Papua New Guinea. Goniopora sp

Background imageBehavour Collection: Many-spotted Sweetlips - with Striped Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)

Many-spotted Sweetlips - with Striped Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)
VT-8988 Many-spotted Sweetlips - with Striped Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) turning around in front of Sweetlips to clean off parisites Indonesia Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Valerie & Ron

Background imageBehavour Collection: Blackstriped Cardnalfish with Fish Lice (Family Cymathoidae) - this isopod attached to this

Blackstriped Cardnalfish with Fish Lice (Family Cymathoidae) - this isopod attached to this Cardnalfish is slowly
VT-8969 Blackstriped Cardinalfish with Fish Lice (Family Cymathoidae) Raja Ampat - Indonesia Apogon nigrofasciatus This isopod attached to this Cardinalfish is slowly sucking the life from its host

Background imageBehavour Collection: Starfish and Nudibranch (Chromodoris fidelis) - Komodo Marine National Park - Indonesia

Starfish and Nudibranch (Chromodoris fidelis) - Komodo Marine National Park - Indonesia
VT-8962 Starfish and Nudibranch (Chromodoris fidelis) Komodo Marine National Park - Indonesia Fromia sp. Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBehavour Collection: Leopard Hind - this fish has matched his colour to that of the sponge in which it is hiding in an

Leopard Hind - this fish has matched his colour to that of the sponge in which it is hiding in an effort to surprise
VT-8943 Leopard Hind Papua New Guinea Cephalopholis leopardus This fish has matched his colour to that of the sponge in which it is hiding in an effort to surprise it's prey - Valerie & Ron

Background imageBehavour Collection: Fire Dartfish - seen living in pairs these fish make a home in the sand where they dive into if

Fire Dartfish - seen living in pairs these fish make a home in the sand where they dive into if danger threatens
VT-8952 Fire Dartfish - seen living in pairs these fish make a home in the sand where they dive into if danger threatens Papua New Guinea Nemateleotris magnifica Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that

Background imageBehavour Collection: Banded / Diagonal-banded Sweetlips - yawning - A nocturnal feeder often found drifting close to

Banded / Diagonal-banded Sweetlips - yawning - A nocturnal feeder often found drifting close to the reef during the day
VT-8948 Banded / Diagonal-banded Sweetlips - yawning Papua New Guinea Plectorhinchus lineatus A nocturnal feeder often found drifting close to the reef during the day in large groups Valerie & Ron

Background imageBehavour Collection: Ribbon Sweetlips - often seen in large groups - Indonesia

Ribbon Sweetlips - often seen in large groups - Indonesia
VT-8921 Ribbon Sweetlips - often seen in large groups Indonesia Plectorhinchus polytaenia Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBehavour Collection: Ribbon Sweetlips - resting together waiting for night when they move over the reef to feed

Ribbon Sweetlips - resting together waiting for night when they move over the reef to feed - Indonesia
VT-8922 Ribbon Sweetlips - resting together waiting for night when they move over the reef to feed Indonesia Plectorhinchus polytaenia Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal

Background imageBehavour Collection: Parrotfish - excreting fetal matter - possibly because it is going through a colour change this

Parrotfish - excreting fetal matter - possibly because it is going through a colour change this fish is impossible to
VT-8935 Parrotfish - excreting fetal matter Papua New Guinea Scarus sp. possibly because it is going through a colour change this fish is impossible to identify Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that

Background imageBehavour Collection: Ringed Pipefish - male with eggs - unique to this family is that the male takes care of the eggs

Ringed Pipefish - male with eggs - unique to this family is that the male takes care of the eggs and young - Indonesia
VT-8888 Ringed Pipefish - male with eggs Indonesia Dunckerocampus dactyliohorus Unique to this family is that the male takes care of the eggs and young

Background imageBehavour Collection: Big Nose Unicornefish - male flashing his mating colours (can change colour very fast if a female)

Big Nose Unicornefish - male flashing his mating colours (can change colour very fast if a female is nearby) Indonesia
VT-8882 Big Nose Unicornefish - male flashing his mating colours Indonesia Naso vlamingii can change colour very fast if a female is nearby Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for

Background imageBehavour Collection: Yellowmargin Moray - with shrimp (Rhynchocinetes durbanensis) - Bali - Indonesia

Yellowmargin Moray - with shrimp (Rhynchocinetes durbanensis) - Bali - Indonesia
VT-8885 Yellowmargin Moray - with shrimp (Rhynchocinetes durbanensis) Bali - Indonesia Gymnothorax flavimarginatus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBehavour Collection: Racoon Butterflyfish Generally seen in pairs this fish can also at time aggregate in large groups

Racoon Butterflyfish Generally seen in pairs this fish can also at time aggregate in large groups possibly when
VT-8868 Raccoon Butterflyfish - Generally seen in pairs this fish can also at time aggregate in large groups possibly when feeding



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