Indo Pacific Gallery

The Indo-Pacific region is a vast area of ocean and land stretching from the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean

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Bottlenose dolphin - blowing air rings underwater

Bottlenose DOLPHIN - two, facing, one on top of the other
Bottlenose Dolphin STA 13 Two, one on top of the other tursiops truncatus © Augusto Leandro Stanzani / ARDEA LONDON

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Bottlenose dolphin - blowing air bubbles underwater with mouth open

Emperor nautilus (Nautilus pompilius), Nautilus are the only living cephalopods with an external shell; mainly active at night when they feed on fish and crabs. Coral Sea, Australia

Sea cucumber (Thelenota sp.) spawning. Microscopic sex cells (gametes) are being released to allow fertilisation (the fusing of a male and a female sex cell)

Black marlin

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Black Tip reef shark - A male swimming above a female Black Tip reef shark, Not considered dangerous to man these smallish sharks inhabit onshore reefs

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Triggerfish / Picasso / White-barred Fish

Arabian Picasso triggerfish (Rhinecanthus assasi). The Arabian Picasso triggerfish is found in shallow, sandy areas of coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean

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Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Galapagos, Indo-Pacific

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Bottlenose Dolphin Two together

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Stingray - These large soft rays live on sand in the Moorea lagoon. They have become a tourist attraction. Moorea, French Polynesia

RF - Mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) on walk about on coral reef. Puerto Galera, Philippines

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Bottlenose dolphins - pair dancing underwater

A wide angle macro view of a Veined octopus ( Amphioctopus marginatus) stretching out from its protective den in an old clam shell. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea

Electric fileclam / Disco clam (Ctenoides ales). West Papua, Indonesia. Indo-West Pacific

Nudibranch (Phyllidia marindica), Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. December

RF- Western clownfish (Amphiprion oceallaris) in Magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica). Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Nudibranchs (Doto greenamyeri) newly described species on feather hydroids. Seraya Bay, north coast of Bali, Indonesia. Java Sea

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Pharaoh Cuttlefish - warm waters, Indo-Pacific

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Manta Ray Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific

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Spine-cheek Anemonefish - in Sea Anemone Tropical Indo-Pacific

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Bottlenose dolphin - blowing air bubbles underwater

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Bottlenose dolphins - pair mating

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Epaulette Shark Tropical Indo-pacific

Starr Puffer (Arothron stellatus), juvenile swimming. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Starry Blenny (Salarias ramosus) adult, sheltering in hole, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia, June

Broadclub cuttlefish
Male broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) displaying threat colouration to another male (not seen). The bands of black and white are used to intimidate other males during the breeding season

Bigeye scad. School of bigeye scad (Selar crumenophthalmus) fish swimming in mid water. Photographed off Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

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Yellow Boxfish, Trunk/ Cowfish. Indo-Pacific reefs

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Achilles Tang (Surgeonfish) Tropical Indo-Pacific

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Bottle-nosed dolphin - Jumping 2MO21

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Grey Reef shark - in the Tumotos, French Polynesia. There are thousands of these sharks living in the passes into the lagoons. They are a great tourist attraction

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Grey Reef Sharks - Grey Reef sharks, Once common through out the Indo Pacific tropical waters these reef dwelling sharks are being hunted for their fins. Moorea, French Polynesia

Slate pencil sea urchin (Heterocentrotus mammillatus) spines on the sea bed. They are about 10 cm long and act as armour to encase and protect the animals body

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Snowflake blenny (Salarias ramosus) on a reef. Photographed off Rinca island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

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Humpback Grouper (Cromileptes altivelis) adult, swimming, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Greater Sunda Islands, Indonesia, November

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Precious wentletrap sea snail shell. Shell of a precious wentletrap (Epitonium scalare) sea snail. This species of predatory marine gastropod mollusc is found in the Red Sea

Yellow seahorse (Hippocampus histrix). Photographed in the Andaman Sea, Thailand

Striped eel catfish (Plotosus lineatus). School of juvenile striped eel catfish. These catfish have highly venomous spines and can reach up to 32 centimetres in length

Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming over a coral reef. This sea turtle is critically under threat of extinction and is a protected species

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Butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae) and purple anthias fish (Pseudanthias tuka, purple) schooling over corals. Photographed at Bunaken National Marine Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

False clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) amongst anemone tentacles. Photographed in Misool, Raja Empat, West Papua, Indonesia

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Blacktail Barracuda - These fish are often seen in huge schools through-out the Indo Pacific. Northern Great Barrier Reef FIS-071

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Olive Ridley Turtle - hatchling making their way to the water Orissa Coast, India

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Coachman / Featherfin Coralfish / Longfin Bannerfish / Long-finned Bannerfish / Pennant Bannerfish / Pennant Coralfish / White bannerfish / Black-and-White heniochus / Brown-and-white Heniochus

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Grey Reef Sharks - attracted to the smell of herrings inside a small plastic tube search through the coral for the fish. French Polynesia, Indopacific

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Reef White Tip Shark - Cruising through the sun. This species is not considered dangerous unless provoked. Marion Reef. Coral Sea. Australia WIT-003

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The Indo-Pacific region is a vast area of ocean and land stretching from the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean. It encompasses countries in South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Oceania, and Australia. The region is home to some of the world's most diverse cultures, languages, religions and ethnicities, and is also one of the most economically dynamic regions in the world with many countries experiencing rapid economic growth over recent decades. The Indo-Pacific region has become increasingly important for global security and stability due to its strategic location between two major powers – India and China – as well as its large population base. In addition to this geopolitical significance, it also holds great potential for trade opportunities due to its growing consumer markets and abundance of natural resources.