Underwater Collection (#97)

Yellowfin Surgeonfish - occurs throughout the Indo-Pacific region - Note caudal spine - Indonesia
VT-8883 Yellowfin Surgeonfish - note caudal spine Indonesia Acanthurus xanthopterus Occurs throughout the Indo-Pacific region Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display

Sixline Soapfish - usually found in caves this fish has a bitter skin which makes it unpopular as a prey item
VT-8884 Sixline Soapfish Indonesia Grammistops sexlineatus Usually found in caves this fish has a bitter skin which makes it unpopular as a prey item Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are

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

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

Large-toothed cardinalfish - A species known for brooding its eggs in its mouth
VT-8876 Large-toothed cardinalfish Indonesia Cheilodipterus macrodon A species known for brooding its eggs in its mouth. It will also hide its young in its mouth

Blue-spotted bristletooth / Striped-fin surgeonfish Pacific Harbour. Fiji
VT-8874 Blue-spotted bristletooth / Striped-fin surgeonfish Pacific Harbour. Fiji Ctenochaetus marginatus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Pearly Monocle-bream - Not very common, this fish appears to eat algae from coral rubble - Komodo Indonesia
VT-8855 Pearly Monocle-bream - Not very common, this fish appears to eat algae from coral rubble Komodo Indonesia. Scolopsis margaritifer Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal

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

Tricolor Wrasse - Uncommon and hard to photograph - Papua New Guinea
VT-8854 Tricolor Wrasse - Uncommon and hard to photograph Papua New Guinea Halichoeres hortulanus Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Tomato Anemone Fish. This clown fish has a spine on its cheek. Sometimes it is called a spinecheek Indonesia
VT-8867 Tomato Anemone Fish Indonesia Premnas biaculeatus This clown fish has a spine on its cheek. Sometimes it is called a spinecheek Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal

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

Redtail Parrotfish - One of the most wary of parrotfishes, The terminal male is bright yellow with pink touches
VT-8857 Redtail Parrotfish - One of the most wary of parrotfishes, The terminal male is bright yellow with pink touches. Note how one eye looks at the photographer

Splinderspine Grouper - This fish goes through several colour changes. While not commonly seen it's range takes in
VT-8858 Splinderspine Grouper - This fish goes through several colour changes. While not commonly seen it's range takes in both the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. Papua New Guinea

Redfin Emperor - Rarely exceeds 30cm in length. Usually seen hovering above the coral rubble - Papua New Guinea
VT-8841 Redfin Emperor - Rarely exceeds 30cm in length. Usually seen hovering above the coral rubble Papua New Guinea Monotaxis heterodon Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal

Big nose unicornfish - Male - flaring his courting colours this male flirts with the females in his area
VT-8844 Big nose unicornfish - Male - flaring his courting colours this male flirts with the females in his area. He can turn his brilliant blue on and off in a second

Ghoulfish - An evil member of the scorpion fish family. It's venomous spines can inflict a very painful wound
VT-8848 Ghoulfish - An evil member of the scorpion fish family. It's venomous spines can inflict a very painful wound Komodo

Arc-eye Hawkfish - Usually seen perched on coral watching out for small fishes it's most common prey - Papua New
VT-8837 Arc-eye Hawkfish - Usually seen perched on coral watching out for small fishes it's most common prey Papua New Guinea

Green Turtle - A female drifting along the reef edge waiting for high tide to go ashore and lay her eggs
VT-8820 Green Turtle - A female drifting along the reef edge waiting for high tide to go ashore and lay her eggs. Note the barnacles They are only found growing on a sea turtle's shell

Flashlightfish - These fish have a symbiotic bacterium that produces the light as a by product of metabolism
VT-8813 Flashlightfish - These fish have a symbiotic bacterium that produces the light as a by product of metabolism Banda Sea. Indonesia

Poss Scorpionfish - Usually found sitting on rocky reefs or on a coral bottom
VT-8845 Poss Scorpionfish - Usually found sitting on rocky reefs or on a coral bottom. Spines have a toxic coating Komodo, Indonesia

Shortsnout filefish - Found in protected habitats generally on open silty bottoms
VT-8843 Shortsnout filefish - Found in protected habitats generally on open silty bottoms, this species comes in a varity of colours and patterns. Bali, Indonesia

Maori Wrasse / Humpheaded Wrasse - female - All this family of fish are born female
VT-8840 Maori Wrasse / Humpheaded Wrasse - female Papua New Guinea Cheilinus undulatus All this family of fish are born female

Barramundi cod - juvenile. This fish is considered one of the best food fish in the tropical seas
VT-8804 Barramundi cod - juvenile Indonesia Cromileptes altivelis This fish is considered one of the best food fish in the tropical seas

Honeycomb cod - common along most coral reefs. Heron Island, Australia
VT-8805 Honeycomb cod - common along most coral reefs. Heron Island, Australia. Epinephelus merra Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Fingered Dragonet - Male. These strange fish live on weedy or sandy bottoms where they walk around using their arm like
VT-8802 Fingered Dragonet - Male. Papua New Guinea. Dactylopus dactylopus, These strange fish live on weedy or sandy bottoms where they walk around using their arm like pectoral fins as legs

Ambon scorpionfish - this little fish seems to be similar to Amboinensis. Heavily coated with strange appendages it was
VT-8800 Ambon scorpionfish Secret Bay Bali, Komodo, Indonesia. Pteroidichthys amboinensis? this little fish seems to be similar to Amboinensis

Potato-cod - this fish are generaly found in family groups living in a chosen area which makes them a fine fish for
VT-8801 Potato Cod - this fish are generaly found in family groups living in a chosen area which makes them a fine fish for divers to interact with. Cod Hole, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus. Female laying eggs in a fire coral where she will stand guard until they hatch
VT-8809 Broadclub / broad club cuttlefish - Female laying eggs in a fire coral where she will stand guard until they hatch. After the hatching is safely over she will die. Great Barrier Reef

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

Buttetfly Wing Scorpionfish - this fish can not be found in any scientific book
VT-8799 Buttetfly Wing Scorpionfish Indonesia this fish can not be found in any scientific book. the photographer has only seen it once on the black sand of Bali

Ambon Scorpionfish - crawls rather than swims, found in debris usually in pairs
VT-8797 Ambon Scorpionfish Indonesia crawls rather than swims, found in debris usually in pairs, Long horns above eyes give litter like apperance

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

Camouflage Rockcod - taken as a food fish this cod grows up to 61cm. Because of its curiosity it is easily speared
VT-8806 Camouflage Rockcod Papua New Guinea Epinephelus microdon taken as a food fish this cod grows up to 61cm. Because of its curiosity it is easily speared

Bat fish - quite different to the Indo-pacific Bat fish this ugly fellow lives on the sand
VT-8794 Bat fish St John, Caribbean. Common name Bat fish, quite different to the Indo-pacific Bat fish this ugly fellow lives on the sand

Clearfin Turkeyfish - not commonly seen this beautiful fish like most members of its family is protected by venomous
VT-8792 Clearfin Turkeyfish Papua New Guinea. Pterois radiata. not commonly seen this beautiful fish like most members of its family is protected by venomous spines

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

Twinspot Lionfish - two large spots near its tail look like eyes. Very secretive fish that stays mostly out of sight
VT-8791 Twinspot Lionfish Milne Bay. Papua New Guinea. Debdrochirus biocellatus two large spots near its tail look like eyes. Very secretive fish that stays mostly out of sight

Stone fish - an unusual portrait of this venomous fish. This Stone fish has no sponge or alage growths on its body
VT-8788 Stone fish Western Australia, South East Pacific. Synanceja horrida An unusual portrait of this venomous fish. This Stone fish has no sponge or alage growths on its body

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

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

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

Squid - on a jag hook. Ths photo was taken under a native fishing boat at night
VT-8774 Squid - on a jag hook. Ths photo was taken under a native fishing boat at night. Squid have extremely variable colour patterns Malaysia

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

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

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

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

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

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