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  • These are the unusually shaped eggs of a seven-lined prickleback (Ernogrammus zhirmunskii), a small fish found in the Northwest Pacific and Sea of Japan. Each egg is around 2mm to 3mm in size, photographed here at a magnification of four times life-size.
    ernogrammus-zhirmunskii-eggs-seven-l...tif
  • This is a 7mm-long juvenile smooth lumpsucker (Aptocyclus ventricosus) with its mouth open, sitting on Colpomenia sinuosa algae. The white crystals are grains of sand, which provide a sense of scale. This fish grows to a size of around 40cm and is known from Northern Pacific waters down to 1700m depth. It is the only known member of its genus. Photographed at four times life-size magnification.
    aptocyclus-ventricosus-juvenile-smoo...tif
  • This is a juvenile smooth lumpsucker (Aptocyclus ventricosus) with its mouth open. Body size is about seven millimeters. The fish is sitting on Colpomenia sinuosa algae. The white crystals are grains of sand, which provide a sense of scale. This fish grows to a size of around 40cm and is known from Northern Pacific waters down to 1700m depth. It is the only known member of its genus.
    aptocyclus-ventricosus-juvenile-smoo...tif
  • Close-up view of strands of multicolored sea hare eggs (Aplysia sp.)
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  • Female Neoclinus monogrammus blenny. This species was first described in 2010, with samples from waters of Japan.
    female-neoclinus-monogrammus-blenny-...tif
  • Cryptocentrus cinctus shrimp goby with a funny facial expression, just after scooping up a mouthful of sand. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    Funny-facial-expression-Cryptocentru...tif
  • Pictured here are developing embryos of a Bero elegans sculpin. One egg on the left side of the photo appears not to have developed.
    bero-elegans-scuplin-embryos-eggs-ja...tif
  • Shown here are eggs of an Icelinus pietschi sculpin, a species found in the Northwest Pacific. Clearly visible are the eyes and bodies of the developing embryos. The eggs are around 3mm in size.
    icelinus-pietschi-sculpin-embryos-eg...tif
  • This is a pair of endangered Japanese horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus) juveniles. Juveniles like this sometimes climb on top of and grapple with one another when they encounter each other.
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  • Pictured here are developing embryos of endangered Japanese horseshoe crabs (Tachypleus tridentatus). These eggs are on the cusp of hatching, approximately two months after they were deposited. The embryos are mobile inside the eggs, paddling with their legs and turning in circles. By this stage, the eggs are about 5mm in diameter.
    tachypleus-tridentatus-horseshoe-cra...tif
  • Adult male gnathid isopod (Elaphognathia discolor) on a sponge. The isopod is about 6mm in length. Photographed at two times life-size magnification.
    elaphognathia-discolor-gnathid-isopo...tif
  • Close-up view of multi-colored fat greenling eggs (Hexagrammos otakii). Each egg is about 3mm in size. Eggs of this species may vary in hue, though there seems to be no particular effect on the development of embryos.
    hexagrammos-otakii-fat-greenling-egg...tif
  • Close-up view of newly spawned spotty-bellied greenling eggs (Hexagrammos agrammus). Each egg is about 3mm in size. Photographed at a magnification of four times life size.
    hexagrammos-agrammus-spotty-bellied-...tif
  • These are the unusually shaped eggs of a seven-lined prickleback (Ernogrammus zhirmunskii), a small fish found in the Northwest Pacific and Sea of Japan. Each egg is around 2mm to 3mm in size, photographed here at a magnification of four times life-size. The eggs that have been successfully fertilized are distinguishable by the developing embryos. The egg at the lower left appears to be non-viable.
    ernogrammus-zhirmunskii-eggs-seven-l...tif
  • This is a juvenile Eumicrotremus uenoi lumpsucker, estimated length 3mm from head to tip of caudal fin. Adults of this species are generally a single color, losing the white rings that characterize the juveniles. This fish is sitting on Colpomenia sinuosa algae. The white crystals are grains of sand, which provide a sense of scale. This species is found in the North Pacific, on the western coast of Japan and southern coast of the Korean peninsula. Photographed at magnification of two times life-size.
    eumicrotremus-uenoi-juvenile-japan-2...tif
  • High-magnification view of an Ortmann squat lobster (Chirostylus ortmanni) carrying a clutch of eggs. The background is the primary stalk of the large soft coral upon which the squat lobster was living.
    chirostylus-ortmanni-squat-lobster-w...tif
  • This is a small species of snailfish (Liparis punctulatus) that is found only in Japan. It lives among the folds of wakame seaweed stems known as mekabu (Undaria pinnatifida) and comes in an assortment of patterns and colors. This striped fish was about 1.5 centimeters in length.
    liparis-punctulatus-snailfish-japan-...tif
  • Extreme close-up portrait of a 2cm yellow pygmy goby (Lubricogobius exiguus) perched at the entrance of a burrow in sandy substrate at 29m depth. ミヒンベニハゼ
    lubricogobius-exiguus-super-macro-po...tif
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