Monday, June 6, 2011

Mating Mandarinfish!


Mandarinfish.  Mating Mandarinfish.  As dusk settles on the reef at Magic Pier in Buton Bay, the amazing mandarinfish emerge.  A brief courtship dance is followed by pairs - in this case a threesome - slowly ascending in the water column. Then, in a flash of mandarinfish-love, it's all over!Scuba Diving Magazine 2010 Photography Contest - 2nd place, Behavior category.  Featured in August 2010 edition of Scuba Diving magazine.http://www.scubadiving.com/photos/photo-galleries/2010-through-your-lens-winners

As dusk settles on the reef at Magic Pier in Buton Bay, the amazing mandarinfish emerge. A brief courtship dance is followed by pairs - in this case a threesome - slowly ascending in the water column. Then, in a flash of mandarinfish-love, it's all over!

Scuba Diving Magazine 2010 Photography Contest - 2nd place, Behavior category.
Featured in August 2010 edition of Scuba Diving magazine.
http://www.scubadiving.com/photos/photo-galleries/2010-through-your-lens-winners





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