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Underwater Photography by Valerie Hayken. Locations including: Caribbean, Grand Cayman Island, Curacao, Bonaire, Belize, Key Largo, New Zealand, Hawaii, La Jolla, California, Mexico and more.


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Nassau Grouper - Plate TC7307

Nassau Grouper - Plate TC7307

Nassau Grouper in Turks and Caicos Groupers tend to hang out in the shadows and ledges. The Nassau grouper has two visual characteristics for easy identification. The front of their dorsal fin is notched between the spines. Also, they have a black spot in the saddle leading to their tale.1 1Humann, Paul. Reef Fish Identification, Florida,...
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Social Feather Duster - Plate TC7387

Social Feather Duster - Plate TC7387

Social Feather Duster (Bispira brunnea, Subclass: Sedentaria, Family: Feather Duster Worms)3 These worms are very sensitive to movement, and some of them retracted in their tube when I photographed them. The tube is composed of sand and glue, secreted by the worm. The body of the worm hides in the tube leaving only the head (feathery part)...
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Yellow Tube Sponge - Plate TC7325

Yellow Tube Sponge - Plate TC7325

Yellow Tube Sponge in Turks and Caicos "Tubes are yellow to orange, and soft-walled. Usually in clusters joined at the base. In natural light, appear to be yellow-green. Retain yellow-green colors even at great depth, probably the result of fluorescent pigments."3 3Humann, Paul. Reef Creature Identification, Florida Caribbean Bahamas. Ed. Ned...
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Giant Barrel Sponge (Plate 16)

Giant Barrel Sponge (Plate 16)

Giant Barrel Sponge - Xestospongia muta , Phylum Porifera, Class: Sponges Demospongiae 3 These spectacular sponges can live to be over 2000 years old! The ones in this photograph are more likely to be less than 100 years (based on the fact that they grow an average of 1/2 an inch a year). Sponges are filter feeders. Small holes (incurrent pores)...
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Longsnout Seahorse (Plate 13)

Longsnout Seahorse (Plate 13)

Orange Longsnout Seahorse, Hippocampus reidi Family: Pipefish and Seahorse - Syngnathidae I photographed this Longsnout Seahorse in Curacao at about 25 feet of seawater. As typical of seahorses, this one was hanging out in a gorgonian soft coral by wrapping its tale around one of the branches. This is one of my favorite underwater photographs. I...
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Scorpionfish (Plate 39)

Scorpionfish (Plate 39)

Spotted Scorpionfish - Scorpaena plumieri , Family: Scorpionfish - Scorpaenidae 1 with Deepwater sea fan Iciligorgia schrammi , Class Anthozoa, Subclass Octocorallia, Order: Gorgonians, Suborder: Scleraxonia, Family: Anthothelidae2 Scorpionfish are masters of camouflage! It's hard to spot the scorpionfish in the above photograph. If you can't find...
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Doug E. Damsel (Plate 1)

Doug E. Damsel (Plate 1)

"Doug E. Damsel" is a Three Spot Damselfish, Stegastes planifrons , Family: Damselfish - Pomacentridae Damselfishes are fiercely protective of their little section of coral reef. They're very gutsy little fish -- measuring about 3-5 inches in length. When "Doug E. Damsel" thought I was trying to move into his coral head, he charged me and took a...
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Lined Seahorse (Plate 2)

Lined Seahorse (Plate 2)

Lined Seahorse, Hippocampus erectus , Family: Pipefish and Seahorse - Syngnathidae Lined Seahorses are identifiable by the lines on their heads. Usually, these lines also extend down their necks and backs. Colors and markings vary, often making it look similar to the Longsnout. I found this seahorse in very shallow water in Key Largo. As is...
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Sea Star (Plate 36)

Sea Star (Plate 36)

Sea Star, Phylum Echinodermata, Class: Asteroidea "Asteroids have long been known as starfish, but a more modern and appropriate common name is sea stars. They usually have five arms, although a few species have more. The arms are triangular, merging at the base into the central disc. Broken arms can be regenerated, and in some species a new...
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Christ of the Abyss (Plate 37)

Christ of the Abyss (Plate 37)

Christ of the Abyss statue at Key Largo Dry Rocks, FL Christ of the Abyss is a bronze statue cast from the sculpture “Ill Cristo degli Abissi,” by Guido Galletti, an Italian artist. The first casting was placed in the Italian Rivera, a second casting is off the coast of St. George, in the Caribbean. The third sculpture, pictured here, was donated...
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