The underwater landscape is sheer and gorgeous.
A Moray Eel in its hole.
The <span class="bird">Blackpatch Triggerfish</span> <span class="species">Rhinecanthus verrucosus</span> is a pleasure for us to see as it is absent from the eastern Pacific.
Nudibranchs can often be seen on the walls, even during the day.
A cloud of fish in shallow water.
This dragonet is failing to be invisible.
A marine jellyfish in shallow water.
Freediving between tank dives.
At Blue Corner, the fish are used to people.
A shark swims past Blue Corner. At times, the site can be crowded with sharks.
The beautiful <span class="bird">Clown Triggerfish</span> <span class="species">Balistoides conspicillum</span> seems to be scarce in Micronesia.
The <span class="bird">Spotfin Lionfish</span> <span class="species">Pterois antennata</span> is only one of several lionfishes visible on the reefs.
A beautiful starfish.
A <span class="animal">Crown of Thorns</span> <span class="species">Acanthaster planci</span>, a coral-eating starfish.
A <span class="animal">Crown of Thorns</span> <span class="species">Acanthaster planci</span> and its prey.
An eel hiding in the sand at Riptide Beach in Koror.
A Leaf fish, larger than life-size.
An anemonefish at home.
This anemone is upset.
A Leaf fish.
A resting <span class="bird">Leopard Shark</span> <span class="species">Stegostoma fasciatum</span>.
A tiny juvenile triggerfish and two <span class="bird">Fire Dartfish</span> <span class="species">Nemateleotris magnifica</span> find shelter near this <span class="bird">Leopard Shark</span> <span class="species">Stegostoma fasciatum</span>.
The reefs around Palau are full of corals, soft corals, and fish.
The <span class="bird">Crocodilefish</span> <span class="species">Cymbacephalus beauforti</span> is easy to overlook.
The tiny <span class="bird">Comet</span> <span class="species">Calloplesiops altivelis</span> is a difficult fish to spot.
Schools of fish swim off the reefs.
<span class="bird">Eagle Rays</span> <span class="species">Aetobatus narinari</span> in flight off Blue Corner.
Jellyfish in Palau's famous Jellyfish Lake.