The largest larval-stage #Lucibrotula corethromycter cusk eel I’ve ever seen!
#cuskeel #larvalfish #deepseafish #deepsea #deepseacreatures #lucibrotula #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #scubadiving #underwater
#cuskeel #larvalfish #deepseafish #deepsea #deepseacreatures #lucibrotula #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #scubadiving #underwater
October 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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A young #argonaut #octopus (aka “paper #nautilus”) hitches a ride atop a muave stinger #jellyfish.
#papernautilus #symbiosis #muavestinger #🐙 #🪼 #blackwater #blackwaterphotography #blackwaterdiving #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug #kumejima #okinawa #marinelife
#papernautilus #symbiosis #muavestinger #🐙 #🪼 #blackwater #blackwaterphotography #blackwaterdiving #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug #kumejima #okinawa #marinelife
October 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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A beautifully-crowned #Tonguefish larvae (#Cynoglossidae sp.), drifting with the #plankton in #Okinawa. Don’t worry - it gets more “tongue-y” as it gets to its adult stage.
#flatfish #fishlarvae #deepseafish #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater
#flatfish #fishlarvae #deepseafish #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater
October 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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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
#soapfish #larvalsoapfish #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater
October 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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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
#anemone #tulamben #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater
October 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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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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#anemone #clownfish #anemonefish #emperorangelfish #tulamben #bali #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug
October 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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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
#rhinopiasfrondosa #weedyrhinopias #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater
October 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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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
A scarlet cleaner shrimp plays doctor with an emperor angelfish from last week.
#cleaningstation #symbiosis #scarletcleanershrimp #emperorangelfish #tulamben #bali #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater
October 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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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
#goby #gobywitheggs #gobyeggs #tulamben #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug
October 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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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
#bluespottedpufferfish #pufferfish #arothron #arothtoncaeruleopunctatus #bali #tulamben #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug #scubadiving #underwater
September 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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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
#tulamben #muckdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater
September 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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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
And BTW - no licking 😝- venomous spines.
#coralcatfish #plotosuslineatus #catfish #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug #tulamben #marinelife
September 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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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
#tigercardinalfish #cheilodipterusmacrodon #tulamben #tulambenbali #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug
September 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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The so-called “Monster Shrimp” is the larval stage of the deep sea-dwelling Cerataspis monstrosa.
#cerataspismonstrosa #deepseacreatures #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater
#cerataspismonstrosa #deepseacreatures #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater
September 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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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
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
September 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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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
#whalefish #tapetail #cetomimidae #larvalfish #deepseafish #deepseacreatures #ditropichthysstoreri #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater
September 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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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
#corollaspectabilis #plankton #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #ocean
September 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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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
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
September 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Done traveling for now & settled into Indonesia.
A beautiful larval-stage #tripodfish flares its fins for my camera.
A similar species to the one shown in my print, Alien #4.
#bathypterois #marinelife #deepseafish #blackwaterdiving #underwater #scubadiving #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater
A beautiful larval-stage #tripodfish flares its fins for my camera.
A similar species to the one shown in my print, Alien #4.
#bathypterois #marinelife #deepseafish #blackwaterdiving #underwater #scubadiving #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater
September 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Felt bad about making the #turtle in my last post look dumb, so here’s one looking as graceful as we all want to believe they always are🤣
I’m probably gonna get back to Aliens next if that’s cool by you?
#greenseaturtle #seaturtle #🐢 #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug
I’m probably gonna get back to Aliens next if that’s cool by you?
#greenseaturtle #seaturtle #🐢 #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug
August 31, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Is this turtle stuck?🤣
And for the record, still, years after the world decided it wanted vertical videos, I still hate it. This clip, and practically every other one I’ve ever made, looks better horizontally.
#seaturtle #greenseaturtle #turtle #bonaire #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater
And for the record, still, years after the world decided it wanted vertical videos, I still hate it. This clip, and practically every other one I’ve ever made, looks better horizontally.
#seaturtle #greenseaturtle #turtle #bonaire #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater
August 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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The complex mating rituals of #squid. Pale blue by day, the females turned dark red, while others put on their zebra-stripes and flashed bold colors with the distinct peacocking of a male showing off.
#cephalpopd #🦑 #matingsquid #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater
#cephalpopd #🦑 #matingsquid #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater
August 29, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Candyland
From the SeaScapes Collection
108 x 72” triptych
A grand staircase needs a grand statement art piece!
#candyland #oceanart #beachyart #interiordesign #interiordesigner #floridadesign #decor #wallart #bigwallart #gugunderwatergallery #rcammart #chrisgug #gugunderwater #coralreef
From the SeaScapes Collection
108 x 72” triptych
A grand staircase needs a grand statement art piece!
#candyland #oceanart #beachyart #interiordesign #interiordesigner #floridadesign #decor #wallart #bigwallart #gugunderwatergallery #rcammart #chrisgug #gugunderwater #coralreef
August 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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One of the more interesting behaviors I’ve seen. Rather than just scratching for tactile sensation, I believe these green sea turtles are using the mucus from the coral as a barrier against growth
#seaturtle #greenseaturtle #iliketurtles #cleaningstation #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater #bonaire
#seaturtle #greenseaturtle #iliketurtles #cleaningstation #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater #bonaire
August 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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There’s still a few place left where the #staghorn #acropora #corals grow in fields as far as the eye can see. If I was old enough, I’d say it reminds me of the good ‘ol days
#staghorncoral #coralreef #greenchromis #bonaire #divebonaire #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater #sadtruth
#staghorncoral #coralreef #greenchromis #bonaire #divebonaire #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater #sadtruth
August 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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