I like to photograph the faces of creatures that live in the sea. Here is a sampler of fish faces. All of these individuals belong to the Wrasse (Labridae) family. Most wrasses seem to have attractive markings on their faces, which show up well in close-up images like these.

Shown above: Thalassoma klunzingeri, from the Red Sea, about 15 cm (six inches) long. This one was photographed near Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.

Shown above: Halichoeres hortulanus, about 23 cm (nine inches) long. Also from the Red Sea, this one was photographed at Ras Mohammed, at the tip of the Sinai Peninsula.

Shown above: Thalassoma pavo, a Mediterranean species, about 12 cm (about five inches) long. This one was photographed near Cape Greco on the southeastern coast of Cyprus.

Shown above: Coris julis, a smaller Mediterranean species, about 7.5 cm (three inches) long. This one also was photographed near Cape Greco, Cyprus.

Ted Kinsman is a scientific photographer that specializes in creating images for books, magazines, and television. His particular areas of interest are in x-ray radiography, high-speed photography, Scanning electron microscopy, and time-lapse cinematography. His work has appeared in numerous books and magazines ranging from Discover Magazine to Forbes. Recently his work has appeared on Gray's Anatomy and CSI New York. In addition to running
B.N. (Bobbie) Sullivan has a strong affinity for the sea and everything in it. She first learned to dive in 1970 and has since logged thousands of dives. A wish to document the marine life she encountered prompted her to learn underwater photography more than 20 years ago. More recently, she began to write about the marine life she has photographed. A research psychologist by profession, she approaches her subject matter with the mindset of a scientist, but targets her writing to a general readership in whom she hopes to foster an appreciation for the ocean and its inhabitants.
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Comments
Coris Julis looks like you woke him up from a nap to take this picture.
These are so beautiful!
Posted by: Erin | August 10, 2009 11:05 AM
Ha! I love the Thalassoma.
Posted by: Alex | August 10, 2009 2:34 PM
@ Erin - Now that you mention it, ol' Coris j. does have 'bedroom eyes', doesn't he!
@ Alex - Thalassoma spp. are not only nice looking, they usually are quite friendly fishies, known to follow divers around and stay quite close. Or maybe they're just curious about us.
Posted by: B. N. Sullivan | August 11, 2009 12:24 AM
With markings on their faces they look like Nemo from " Finding nemo" but it's so pleasing.
Posted by: accommodation | August 27, 2009 3:16 AM
Hi Accommodation - I find that a lot of the smaller reef fish species, in particular, have 'cute' faces when you look at them closely. Nemo became famous, but there are a lot more potential movie stars among reef fishes. :)
Posted by: B. N. Sullivan | August 27, 2009 1:40 PM
clear clean water! A day in rice and that phone is as good as new.(Now if that's a solution of NaOH or HCL, well then, that's a different story.
You want bad, have that cell phone drop into a privvy on the Appalachian Trail. 10 feet down into
Posted by: sikiş | March 26, 2010 3:54 PM
With markings on their faces they look like Nemo from " Finding nemo" but it's so pleasing.
yes..
thanks...
Posted by: oyun hileleri | May 9, 2010 2:58 AM
Erin - Now that you mention it, ol' Coris j. does have 'bedroom eyes', doesn't he!
@ Alex - Thalassoma spp. are not only nice looking, they usually are quite friendly fishies, known to follow divers around and stay quite close. Or maybe they're just curious about us.
Posted by: formula 21 | February 21, 2011 11:01 AM
wow thank yor for fish
Posted by: ไวอากร้า | August 17, 2011 6:21 AM