Tag: Mating

Two magnificently coloured mandarinfish in vivid blue, green and orange tones hover close together above the reef floor. The small fish display their characteristic psychedelic colour pattern with undulating lines and are likely engaged in courtship or mating behaviour.
Two mandarinfish in magnificent courtship colouration display their characteristic mating behaviour on the reef. The small, brilliantly coloured fish with their typical blue base colouration and ornamental orange-green patterns are active during dusk.
Two colourful mandarinfish display their vivid blue and orange patterns among corals and sea anemones. The fish become active at dusk and perform their mating dance for only a few minutes.
Two magnificent chromodoris nudibranchs with characteristic white bodies and reddish-brown striped patterns during mating. The sea slugs display their typical feathered gills and rhinophores in vivid orange and red tones, surrounded by various corals and sponges.
Two nudibranchs with vivid, colourful gill tufts and rhinophores on sandy reef ground during mating. The sea slugs display their characteristic purple-red and white gills and typical sensory appendages on the head. A second nudibranch species is visible in the background.