Another picture of the never-before-seen larval Ipnops species, Discovericthys praecox. Kona, Hawaii. #ikelite
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Steven Kovacs
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Underwater photographer, nature photographer
Florida, USAJoined December 2016
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Sleeping beauty. Filefish anchoring on to a Jelly while drifting in the darkness Blackwater dive off Palm Beach, Florida #ikelite
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A larval Moray Eel curls into a defensive posture and peaks at the camera through its transparent body. Notice the pink parasite attached to the body. Blackwater dive off Palm Beach, Florida
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a strange little amphipod munching away on organic material. Blackwater dive off Palm Beach, Florida. Size 1-1.5cm #ikelite
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A worm rapidly circling a ball of eggs. Reason for behavior currently unknown. Blackwater dive off Kona, Hawaii. #ikelite
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Super privileged to find 3 beautiful Swallowers, Chiasmodontidae species, in one week. The season arrived early this year. Blackwater dive off Palm Beach, Florida. Size 2-2.5 inches. #ikelite
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A Sharpear Enope Squid deciding to give a different pose from the usual. Blackwater dive off Kona, Hawaii. 2+ inches. #ikelite
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Another species of deep water Anglerfish. Fortunately this vicious looking baby was less than 8mm in size. Blackwater off Kona, Hawaii. #ikelite
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One of deep water larval Cusk Eels occasionally encountered on blackwater dives. Kona, Hawaii. 1.5 inches #ikelite
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A baby Blanket Octopus off Kona, Hawaii. Jellyfish tentacles are visible attached to her arms that she uses for defensive purposes. Size about 2.5 inches
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A pretty, sparkly deep water Dragonfish larva with an impressive external gut found during a blackwater dive off Kona, Hawaii #ikelite
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A species of deep water Anglerfish I haven't seen before making an appearance during a blackwater dive off Palm Beach, Florida. Size about 5mm #ikelite
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a beautiful baby Swallower, Chiasmodontidae species. The adults can live thousands of feet deep and are notorious for eating prey much larger than themselves by expanding their jaw and stomach and swallowing their victims whole.
Palm Beach, Florida. Size 3- 4 cm #ikelite
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Sometimes something magical and totally unexpected comes up out of the darkness. Discoverichthys praecox, an Ipnopidae species, off Kona, Hawaii. Body size about 3.5cm. #ikelite
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Diamond Squid displaying some crazy colors off Kona, Hawaii during a Blackwater dive #ikelite
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Another deep water Tripodfish showing off for the camera. Backwater dive off Palm Beach, Florida
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Female Paper Nautilus, Argonauta species, going for a ride on a Jellyfish. Anilao, Philippines #ikelite
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A beautiful Flying fish checking out what all the commotion is about during a Blackwater dive off Palm Beach, Florida #ikelite
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surprisingly rare to see on Blackwater dives off Florida. This is a young Lookdown, Selene vomer, from a couple of nights ago. Palm Beach. #ikelite
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One of the more majestic Tripodfish we are lucky enough to encounter off the coast of Florida during our Blackwater dives. #ikelite
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two Gibberfish in one week....must be the season. Blackwater dive off Palm Beach, Florida. Body size (only) about 1 inch. #ikelite
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Adorable Sea Lion pup off La Paz, Mexico.
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deep water Cusk Eel larva. Blackwater dive off off Grand Cayman
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Look carefully and you can see an unfortunate fish taking its last look at the world after a Squid grabs it and begins feeding. Blackwater dive off Palm Beach, Florida.
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A totally unexpected encounter off Grand Cayman. A young Brotulotaenia species of Cusk Eel.
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