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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 14h

I slowed down this vid in the beginning, but let it get to its actual real speed - crazy!
Admittedly, I kept wondering how this #polychaete #worm would be in a marinara sauce, covered in pecorino romano🤤
Shot in #Okinawa.
#marineworm #polychaeteworm

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 2d

First (and only) time seeing this species - and this doesn’t appear to be a larval-stage - perhaps a juvenile, just post-metamorphosis.

#soapfish #larvalsoapfish #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve watched this pair of #clownfish through two full breeding cycles over the past month and a half - as of yesterday morning, they’re empty nesters once again. It’s been cool documenting the whole process and watching the eggs develop.
#anemone #tulamben #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 5d

New print release in the Fish Faces Collection! “TURTLE ECLIPSE OF THE SUN”. See the full story behind the shot at gugunderwater.com/item/turtle-...

Originally shot as a horizontal image, it’s quite flexible, so it also works well as a vertical, square, or panoramic crop.

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 7d

I’ve never seen so many anemones in all my life! Every surface covered in anemones as far as the eye could see!
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#anemone #clownfish #anemonefish #emperorangelfish #tulamben #bali #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 9d

The weedy #rhinopias (Rhinopias frondosa) is a holy grail species for any fish nerd, and I returned to shoot this guy several days in a row.

#rhinopiasfrondosa #weedyrhinopias #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 11d

I mean…. It’s gotta tickle, right?

A scarlet cleaner shrimp plays doctor with an emperor angelfish from last week.

#cleaningstation #symbiosis #scarletcleanershrimp #emperorangelfish #tulamben #bali #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 12d

This little 1” goby is caring for several clutches of eggs. The newest ones are more solid, while the most mature have little eyeballs and tails inside. She had glued all of them to this tunicate.

#goby #gobywitheggs #gobyeggs #tulamben #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 15d

Had a surprise encounter with this massive Bluespotted Pufferfish. He was huuuuungry, and chomped away at this & that on the reef.

#bluespottedpufferfish #pufferfish #arothron #arothtoncaeruleopunctatus #bali #tulamben #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug #scubadiving #underwater

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 19d

Found this cute little 1” #goby living on a feathery #SeaPen today while looking for something completely different. Tomorrow will be my first day not diving in 3.5 weeks - gotta head to the city to restock “supplies”🍷

#tulamben #muckdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 21d

Arguably one of my very favorite photo subjects - the schooling coral catfish. I’ve probably seen this >500 times in my days, but for me, it never gets old.
And BTW - no licking 😝- venomous spines.

#coralcatfish #plotosuslineatus #catfish #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug #tulamben #marinelife

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 24d

Another of my “Images Unsorted” folders ✔️ This time from 18 & 19 May, 2024

In order, we have
1) #DiamondSquid
2) “monstrous” shrimp
3) unidentified #scorpionfish
4) #gurnard
5) #codlett
6) unidentified #CuskEel
7) shrimp riding a #PelagicNudibranch

#deepseafish #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #gug

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 25d

Against All Odds
From the SeaScapes Collection
68” X 42”

A stunning “welcome home” when walking through the front door. Love the planned architectural framing & lighting!

It’s available from 16x24” up to 300” wide in any custom size needed to fit your space!

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 26d

The next generation is safe behind those teeth! Yesterday, I spotted this pregnant dad Tiger #Cardinalfish (#Cheilodipterus macrodon) #mouthbrooding his eggs.

#tigercardinalfish #cheilodipterusmacrodon #tulamben #tulambenbali #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 28d

The so-called “Monster Shrimp” is the larval stage of the deep sea-dwelling Cerataspis monstrosa.

#cerataspismonstrosa #deepseacreatures #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 29d

Eventually, this #wahoo will become one of the fastest predators of the open ocean, but for now, it’s just a 1” bebeh.

Shot on #scuba, several miles offshore from West Palm Beach, FL, out over deep water, at night.

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · Sep 14

Freaky fishies & other gooey things from 15-17May2024.

1 & 2) two different species of #dragonfish
3) #anglerfish
4) male #nautilus #octopus riding a salp
5) #phronima in a #salp
6) #scaleworm
7) #whalefish
#larvalfish #deepseafish #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · Sep 13

I’m always a sucker for a fish living inside a jellyfish! Much like the clownfish is resistant to the sting of its anemone, some jacks & driftfish & others use #jellyfish as a mobile home, receiving protection from predators.

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · Sep 12

Cutest larval anglerfish EVER!

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · Sep 11

Whalefish are often called tapetails when in their larval stage. This one’s tail was ~4x its 1.5” body length.

#whalefish #tapetail #cetomimidae #larvalfish #deepseafish #deepseacreatures #ditropichthysstoreri #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · Sep 10

Not uncommon, but always beautiful; the ever flappy-flappy #pelagic #SeaButterfly #Pteropod, Corolla spectabilis. This one is feeding, as can be seen by the mucus net that it’s currently reeling in.

#corollaspectabilis #plankton #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #ocean

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · Sep 8

Another folder of never-before seen Aliens dives has been sorted, and I present you with a collage of B-listers that would otherwise go unloved - this time from 9-13 May, 2024.
Have fun zooming in!

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · Sep 7

I’ve seen the freshwater jellies in Illinois & Ohio - not sure if they’re the same species as in NY, but yeah, they do look quite like this one!👍

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · Sep 7

For now, in Tulamben. But I don’t have a plan after the next few weeks😁

Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · Sep 7

Larval-stage #basslet

Shot in the wild, several miles offshore from West Palm Beach, FL, USA, on scuba, out over the deep abyss, at night.
#marinelife #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #larvalfish

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