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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

Background imageBehavour Collection: Trumpetfish - This fish is hiding in the coral waiting for a smaller fish to swim by

Trumpetfish - This fish is hiding in the coral waiting for a smaller fish to swim by
VT-8853 Trumpetfish - This fish is hiding in the coral waiting for a smaller fish to swim by. It will then dart forward at great speed

Background imageBehavour Collection: Smallscale Scorpionfish -toxic spined fish rests in a barrel sponge waiting for its prey. Indonesia

Smallscale Scorpionfish -toxic spined fish rests in a barrel sponge waiting for its prey. Indonesia
VT-8796 Smallscale Scorpionfish Indonesia Scorpaenopsis oxycephala toxic spined fish rests in a barrel sponge waiting for its prey

Background imageBehavour Collection: Humpback Scorpionfish - extroardinarily variable even in the same habitat

Humpback Scorpionfish - extroardinarily variable even in the same habitat
VT-8793 Humpback Scorpionfish Papua New Guinea Scorpaenopsis macrochir extroardinarily variable even in the same habitat. often encrusted with algae or sponge growths

Background imageBehavour Collection: Dwarf lionfish - unlike larger relitives this tiny fish lives mainly on crustations

Dwarf lionfish - unlike larger relitives this tiny fish lives mainly on crustations
VT-8790 Dwarf lionfish Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. Dendrochirus brachypterus Unlike larger relitives this tiny fish lives mainly on crustations

Background imageBehavour Collection: Crinoid Clingfish - they have a symbiotic relationship with feather starfish where they receive

Crinoid Clingfish - they have a symbiotic relationship with feather starfish where they receive shelter
VT-8767 Crinoid Clingfish - they have a symbiotic relationship with featherstar where they receive shelter and a steady supply of food as it filters through the stars arms Great Barrier Reef

Background imageBehavour Collection: Bridled Parrotfish - male feeding on coral. Papua New Guinea

Bridled Parrotfish - male feeding on coral. Papua New Guinea
VT-8771 Bridled Parrotfish - male feeding on coral. Papua New Guinea Scarus frenatus. Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBehavour Collection: Stargazer - the worm like lure is used as a decoy to attract fish into striking distance

Stargazer - the worm like lure is used as a decoy to attract fish into striking distance
VT-8768 Stargazer - the worm like lure is used as a decoy to attract fish into striking distance. Stargazers have a venomous spine that can be fatal to humans. Papua New Guinea Uranoscopus sp

Background imageBehavour Collection: Trumpetfish - hovers next to a sponge covered coral waiting for it's prey

Trumpetfish - hovers next to a sponge covered coral waiting for it's prey. Note the hunting colouration. Indonesia
VT-8763 Trumpetfish - hovers next to a sponge covered coral waiting for it's prey. Note the hunting colouration Indonesia

Background imageBehavour Collection: Bigeye Trevally - shoal, common along reef dropoffs these fish are always found in large schools

Bigeye Trevally - shoal, common along reef dropoffs these fish are always found in large schools
VT-8769 Bigeye Trevally - shoal, common along reef dropoffs these fish are always found in large schools. Lady Elliot Island

Background imageBehavour Collection: Flashlight Fish - these fish have a symbiotic bacterium that produces the light as a byproduct of

Flashlight Fish - these fish have a symbiotic bacterium that produces the light as a byproduct of metbolsim
VT-8766 Flashlight Fish - these fish have a symbiotic bacterium that produces the light as a byproduct of metbolsim. They are totally nocturnal, living by day deep in caves. Banda sea, Indonesia

Background imageBehavour Collection: Trumpet Fish - & Speckled-fin Rock Cod, the Trumpet fish hovers next to Speckeled Fin Rock Cod

Trumpet Fish - & Speckled-fin Rock Cod, the Trumpet fish hovers next to Speckeled Fin Rock Cod waiting for it's
VT-8765 Trumpetfish & Speckled-fin Rockcod / white-streaked Grouper (Epinephelus ongus) - the Trumpetfish hovers next to Speckeled-Fin Rockcod waiting for it's prey

Background imageBehavour Collection: Trumpetfish - hovers next to a whip coral waiting for it's prey. Note the hunting colouration

Trumpetfish - hovers next to a whip coral waiting for it's prey. Note the hunting colouration. Ambon Indonesia
VT-8764 Trumpetfish - hovers next to a whip coral waiting for it's prey. Note the hunting colouration. Ambon Indonesia Aulostomus chinensis Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for

Background imageBehavour Collection: Saw Legged Fish Louse - this carnivorous louse attaches itself to a host fish where it in sucks

Saw Legged Fish Louse - this carnivorous louse attaches itself to a host fish where it in sucks blood and flesh
VT-8759 Saw-Legged Fish Louse - this carnivorous louse attaches itself to a host fish where it in sucks blood and flesh. This poor parrotfish has two of these flesh sucking louse which must be a

Background imageBehavour Collection: Blackspot tuskfish / Green Wrasse - This wrasse is digging a hole searching for shrimps

Blackspot tuskfish / Green Wrasse - This wrasse is digging a hole searching for shrimps
VT-8733 Blackspot tuskfish / Green Wrasse - This wrasse is digging a hole searching for shrimps, crabs or other small creatures it can eat. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef

Background imageBehavour Collection: Tomato Cod - being cleaned by the hump-back cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) Mllne Bay

Tomato Cod - being cleaned by the hump-back cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) Mllne Bay, Papua New Guinea
VT-8737 Tomato Cod - being cleaned by the Indo-pacific White-striped / Hump-back Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) Mllne Bay, Papua New Guinea

Background imageBehavour Collection: Sweetlip - with Cleaner Wrasse, Painted Sweetlips lined up to be cleaned by the little wrasse

Sweetlip - with Cleaner Wrasse, Painted Sweetlips lined up to be cleaned by the little wrasse
VT-8757 Sweetlip - with Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus), Painted Sweetlips lined up to be cleaned by the little wrasse

Background imageBehavour Collection: Triggerfish - & Cleaner Wrasse, this large Triggerfish sits quietly while the little Wrasse picks

Triggerfish - & Cleaner Wrasse, this large Triggerfish sits quietly while the little Wrasse picks off parisites
VT-8755 Triggerfish - & Cleaner Wrasse, this large Triggerfish sits quietly while the little Wrasse picks off parisites. Papua New Guinea. Balistoides viridescens

Background imageBehavour Collection: Sweetlip, cleaner wrasse - this Sweetlip holds is mouth open so the little wrasse can clean his

Sweetlip, cleaner wrasse - this Sweetlip holds is mouth open so the little wrasse can clean his gills
VT-8756 Magpie Sweetlip, cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) - this Sweetlip holds is mouth open so the little wrasse can clean his gills

Background imageBehavour Collection: Sabretooth Blennies - this nasty little blennie imitates a cleaner wrasse

Sabretooth Blennies - this nasty little blennie imitates a cleaner wrasse
VT-8758 Sabretooth Blennies - this nasty little blennie imitates a cleaner wrasse. When a fish stops to be cleaned instead of picking off parisites it bites a piece out of the unsuspecting fish

Background imageBehavour Collection: Juvenile batfish - It is thought this beautiful little fish pretends to be a bad tasting flatworm

Juvenile batfish - It is thought this beautiful little fish pretends to be a bad tasting flatworm until it is big
VT-8701 Pinnate Batfish - Juvenile, beautiful Black and orange young. Indonesia Platax pinnatus It is thought this beautiful little fish pretends to be a bad tasting flatworm until it is big enough

Background imageBehavour Collection: Moray Eel & Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides Dimidiatus) - The little wrasse does a soft dance

Moray Eel & Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides Dimidiatus) - The little wrasse does a soft dance on the eel's head to signal
VT-8720 Moray Eel & Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides Dimidiatus) - The little wrasse does a soft dance on the eel's head to signal she is about to start cleaning him. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef

Background imageBehavour Collection: Ghost Pipe fish - Floating like a stick or piece of weed. Ambon, Indonesia, Indo Pacific PIP-008

Ghost Pipe fish - Floating like a stick or piece of weed. Ambon, Indonesia, Indo Pacific PIP-008
VT-8549 Ghost Pipe fish - Floating like a stick or piece of weed. Ambon, Indonesia, Indo Pacific Solenostomus cyanopterus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageBehavour Collection: Potato Cod - Courting Potato Cod change colour when excited. Cormerant Pass, Great Barrier Reef

Potato Cod - Courting Potato Cod change colour when excited. Cormerant Pass, Great Barrier Reef. Coral Sea
VT-8468 Potato COD / Potato Grouper / Bass - courting pair Cormerant Pass, Great Barrier Reef. Epinephelus tukula Potato Cod change colour when excited

Background imageBehavour Collection: Ringed Pipe fish - hiding in spines of toxic Diadema sea urchin Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea PIP-001

Ringed Pipe fish - hiding in spines of toxic Diadema sea urchin Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea PIP-001
VT-8543 Ringed Pipe fish - hiding in spines of toxic Diadema sea urchin Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea Doryrhamphus dactyliophorus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageBehavour Collection: Jellyfish - Juvenile fish protected by its hosts stinging tenticals lives in bell of ocean

Jellyfish - Juvenile fish protected by its hosts stinging tenticals lives in bell of ocean swimming jellyfish Pacific
VT-8398 Jellyfish - Juvenile fish protected by its hosts stinging tentacles lives in bell of ocean swimming jellyfish Pacific Ocean Jellyfish sp

Background imageBehavour Collection: Coral polyps - Night, Polyp stinging small fish to death before devouring it Heron Island

Coral polyps - Night, Polyp stinging small fish to death before devouring it Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef
VT-8379 Coral polyps - Night, Polyp stinging small fish to death before devouring it Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia Tubastrea faulkneri Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are

Background imageBehavour Collection: Coral Polyp - Night, Polyp stinging small fish to death before devouring it Heron Island

Coral Polyp - Night, Polyp stinging small fish to death before devouring it Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Australia
VT-8375 Coral Polyp - Night, Polyp stinging small fish to death before devouring it Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Australia Tubastrea faulkneri Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are

Background imageBehavour Collection: Blue and Yellow Snapper - seen in vast schools moving as one along the reef dropoffs - plankton

Blue and Yellow Snapper - seen in vast schools moving as one along the reef dropoffs - plankton feeding fish - Fiji
VT-8931 Blue and Yellow Snapper - seen in vast schools moving as one along the reef dropoffs Fiji Paracaesio xanthura Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Background imageBehavour Collection: Bull Shark - diver in background - Fiji

Bull Shark - diver in background - Fiji
VT-8893 Bull Shark - diver in background Fiji Carcharhinus leucas Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBehavour Collection: Goldrim Surgeonfish - An aggressive species found along outer reef areas just below the surge line

Goldrim Surgeonfish - An aggressive species found along outer reef areas just below the surge line
VT-8852 Goldrim Surgeonfish - An aggressive species found along outer reef areas just below the surge line. Feeds on filamentous algae Papua New Guinea

Background imageBehavour Collection: Parrotfish - Carrying away a piece of what looks like coral in it's mouth. Very unusual behavour

Parrotfish - Carrying away a piece of what looks like coral in it's mouth. Very unusual behavour. Papua New Guinea
VT-8851 Parrotfish - Carrying away a piece of what looks like coral in it's mouth. Very unusual behavour. Papua New Guinea

Background imageBehavour Collection: Elegant Squat Lobster - these tiny lobsters live in the arms of a feather star

Elegant Squat Lobster - these tiny lobsters live in the arms of a feather star
VT-8747 Elegant Squat Lobster - these tiny lobsters live in the arms of a featherstar. They feed on microorganisms attracted by their plankton eating host. Komodo Marine National Park

Background imageBehavour Collection: Black Tip reef sharks - In water so shallow they stir up the sand

Black Tip reef sharks - In water so shallow they stir up the sand, these baby sharks are safe from larger preditors
VT-8661 Black-tip / Blacktip Reef SHARKS - In water so shallow they stir up the sand, these baby sharks are safe from larger predators which can include their parents

Background imageBehavour Collection: Giant Jellyfish- Its stinging tenticals give protection to small fish as they drift in the ocean

Giant Jellyfish- Its stinging tenticals give protection to small fish as they drift in the ocean currents Seal Rocks
VT-8394 Giant Jellyfish - Its stinging tentacles give protection to small fish as they drift in the ocean currents Seal Rocks. NSW. Ausralia

Background imageBehavour Collection: Wunderpus - Found in sandy areas, Ability to change shape and mimic other sand dwelling creatures

Wunderpus - Found in sandy areas, Ability to change shape and mimic other sand dwelling creatures Milne Bay
VT-8384 Mimic Octopus, Wonderpus - Found in sandy areas, Ability to change shape and mimic other sand dwelling creature Milne Bay

Background imageBehavour Collection: Coral polyps, - Night. Worms attracted by camera light excite these cup corals into a feeding

Coral polyps, - Night. Worms attracted by camera light excite these cup corals into a feeding frenzy Heron Is
VT-8373 Coral polyps, - Night. Worms attracted by camera light excite these cup corals into a feeding frenzy Heron Is. Great barrier reef, Australia

Background imageBehavour Collection: Cuttlefish courting - Two male cuttlefish courting a female. both males struggled with each other

Cuttlefish courting - Two male cuttlefish courting a female. both males struggled with each other to hold the female
VT-8364 Cuttlefish courting - Two male cuttlefish courting a female. both males struggled with each other to hold the female Thailand, Andaman Sea, Richlieu Rock

Background imageBehavour Collection: Cuttlefish courting - The male displaying to the female prior to copulation. Thailand, Andaman sea

Cuttlefish courting - The male displaying to the female prior to copulation. Thailand, Andaman sea
VT-7782 Cuttlefish courting - The male displaying to the female prior to copulation Thailand, Andaman sea Sepia lycidas Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Background imageBehavour Collection: Cuttlefish - The male caressing the female prior to copulation Richlieu rock. Andaman Sea, Thailand

Cuttlefish - The male caressing the female prior to copulation Richlieu rock. Andaman Sea, Thailand
VT-7781 Cuttlefish - The male caressing the female prior to copulation Richlieu rock. Andaman Sea, Thailand Sepia lycidas Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageBehavour Collection: Anemonefish - Unusual hybrid only seen in the PNG Solomon Islands area

Anemonefish - Unusual hybrid only seen in the PNG Solomon Islands area and not often - Papua New Guinea
VT-8839 Anemonefish - Unusual hybrid only seen in the PNG Solomon Islands area and not often Papua New Guinea Amphiprion leucokranos Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal

Background imageBehavour Collection: Double-headed / Giant Bump headed / Giant Parrotfish - The largest of their species in the world

Double-headed / Giant Bump headed / Giant Parrotfish - The largest of their species in the world clumping together in a
VT-8206 Double-headed / Bumphead / Green Humphead / Giant PARROTFISH - school Raine Island. Great Barrier Reef. Australia. Bolbometopon muricatum The largest of their species in the world

Background imageBehavour Collection: Grey Reef Sharks - searching for a tube of herring stuffed beneath a coral

Grey Reef Sharks - searching for a tube of herring stuffed beneath a coral. The yellow fish are blue lined snapper
VT-8683 Grey Reef SHARKS - searching for a tube of herring stuffed beneath a coral. The yellow fish are Blue-lined snapper (Lutjanus kasmira). Moorea, French Polynesia



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