#damselfish

[prinnay]

Shelter

[i-give-you-a-fish]

May I please have a very colourful fish for luck?

You get a Peacock Damsel

Pomacentrus pavo

[vintagewildlife]

Damselfish hiding in a sea anemone By: Douglas Faulkner From: Life Nature Library: The Fishes 1963

[marine-gifs]

Damselfish shelter in an anemone. Filmed in the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia. From Desert Seas (2011).

[cyanwyrmy]

Did you know! Over 500 species of fish are able to change their sex! Here’s just a few examples, from top to bottom: Birdnose Wrasse, Clown Fish, Ambon Damselfish, Blue-banded Goby, and Black Sea Bass.

[critter-creature-or-beast]

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Voting ended onJan 14

By Mark Rosenstein, CC-BY-NC

[worrywyrms]

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[sitting-on-me-bum]

Papua New Guinea

"After 25 years, I returned to Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, remembering its incredible corals and biodiversity," says Smith. "Tragically, our first dive revealed the worst coral bleaching I'd ever witnessed. Creating compelling imagery that illustrates bleaching's impact while remaining visually engaging proves challenging. I discovered this endemic Melanesian Blue Devil damselfish, found only in Papua New Guinea, living around a small branching coral colony that had bleached. We rarely consider how bleaching devastates species like these, which depend entirely on healthy coral habitats. This image captures their story - beautiful fish persisting amid environmental catastrophe, representing countless species facing similar threats worldwide."

Richard Smith

Ocean Photographer Of The Year