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THE LIVING SEAS

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  • Pillar Coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus). Florida Keys
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  • Orange Sea Lily (Nemaster rubiginosa). Bonaire
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  • Peacock Flounder (Bothus lunatus).  These fish live on the bottom or buried in the sand.  They blend into their surroundings by changing their color.  Little Cayman
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  • Rock Hind (Epinephelus adscensionis). Bonaire
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  • Giant Anemone (Condylactis gigantea) and a Spotted Cleaning Shrimp (Periclimenes yucatanicus). Bonaire
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  • Foureye Butterflyfish (Chacetodon capitstratus).  The spot on the tail serves as a decoy to confuse predators who mistake the tail for the head and give the fish a chance to survive an attack.  Florida Keys
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  • Trunkfish (Lactophrys trigonus). Bonaire
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  • Black Durgons (Melichthys niger) with Giant Tube Sponges (Aplysina lacunosa).  Grand Cayman
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  • The Living Seas book cover with Queen Parrotfish. <br />
I photographed underwater for two and a half years the natural habitat that would be represented in the EPCOT aquarium.  That work became the official book for the aquarium.
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  • Sea Fan base or foot (Gorgonia ventalina) Grand Cayman
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  • Scorpionfish (Scarpaena plumieri). This fish has a most effective camouflage. It will lie on a rock waiting for an unsuspecting fish, then attack.  Its appearance is also a defense against predators.  Bonaire
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  • Sea Fan (Gorgonia ventalina) Grand Cayman
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  • Spotted Drum (Equetus punctatus) Bonaire
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  • School of Silversides (family Atherinidae) Bonaire
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  • Caribbean Spiny Lobster, (Panulirus argus) Florida Keys
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  • Giant Caribbean Anemone (Condylactis gigantea) and a Spotted Cleaning Shrimp (Periclimenes yucatanicus). Bonaire
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  • Coney (Epinephelus fulvus). Little Cayman
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  • Sharknose Goby (Gobiosoma evelynae) is one of the cleaning gobies that has a relationship with larger fish.  The larger fish doesn't eat the goby in exschange for being cleaned.  The goby benefits by feeding on the ectoparasites.  Bonaire
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  • Queen Angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) Bonaire
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  • Blue Tang (Acanthurus coeruleus).  This fish had pulled into a cleaning station to have ectoparasites picked off by cleaning gobies.  Florida Keys
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  • Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria).  Blennies take up residence in tiny abandoned holes in coral.  Most secretive, they spend most of their time hiding inside or cautiously venturing to the opening of their coral home.  They are tiny usually less than 8 cm. long.  Bonaire
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  • Squid, cephalopods, Teuthida, Bonaire
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  • Blue Tangs (Acanthurus coeruleus) Florida Keys
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  • Fairy Basslet (Gramma loreto) against a bright orange basket sponge.  Bonaire
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  • School of Grunts (family Pomadasyidae) hiding inside cave entrance.  Florida Keys
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  • Fireworm (Hermodice carunculata). Florida Keys
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  • Bluestriped Lizardfish (Synodus saurus).  The lizardfish will lie on the sand bottom or camouflaged just beneath it, and when an unsuspecting fish comes by will launch itself in an attack.  Bonaire
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  • Black Durgon (Melichthys niger). Bonaire
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  • Red Boring Sponge (Cliona delitrix). Little Cayman
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  • Tan Lettuce- Leaf Coral (Agaricia agaricites).  Grand Cayman
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  • French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) Bonaire
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  • Lined Seahorse (Hippocampus erectus). Bonaire
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  • Queen Parrotfish (Scarus vetula), terminal male.  Florida Keys
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  • Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari). Bonaire
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  • Gray Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus).  Bonaire
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  • Coral Polyps of Orange Tube Coral (Tubastrea coccinea).  These polyps are only visible in the dark, usually at night. Bonaire
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  • Rock Beauty (Holacanthus tricolor) feeds on the egg mass of a Sergeant Major (Abudefduf saxatilis). Saba
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  • Bigeye (Priacanthus arenatus) Saba
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  • Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) Bonaire
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  • Basket or Tub Sponge (Xestospongia muta). Florida Keys
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  • Scrawled Filefish (Aluterus scriptus). Florida Keys
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  • Rough File Clam (Lima Scabra). Saba
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  • Yellow Boring Sponge (Siphonodictyon coralliphagum) and Serpulid Tubeworm (Ponastegus stellatus). Saba
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  • School of Silversides (family Atherinidae) inside cave entrance. Saba
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  • Blue Tang, juvenile (Acanthurus coeruleus). Saba
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  • Yellowline Goby (Gobiosoma horsti)  These tiny fish live inside sponges and eat parasitic worms. Saba
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  • Yellowline Goby (Gobiosoma horsti)  These tiny fish live inside sponges and eat parasitic worms. Saba
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  • Black Coral (Antipatharians) Saba
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  • Kym Murphy, Director of The Living Seas, catching Gray Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus) with hand-held monofilament nets. Florida Keys
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  • Forked Sea Feather (Pseudopterogorgia bipinnata) and soft coral. Florida Keys
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  • View just under the surface of a wave breaking over a coral head. Saba
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  • Iridescent Tub Sponge (Spinosella plicifera) Saba
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  • Nudibranch, also known as Ribbon Nudibranch and Lettuce Sea Slug (Tridachia crispata) Shell-less mollusks, Bonaire
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  • Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) Saba
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  • Horned Feathered Christmas Tree Worm (Spirobranchus giganteus) Bonaire
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  • Solitary Disk Coral (Scolymia lacera) Bonaire
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  • Banded Coral Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) Saba
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  • Tarpon (Megalops atlantica) Grand Cayman, Lesser Antilles
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  • Queen Angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) Bonaire
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  • French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) Bonaire
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  • Arrow Crab (Stenorhynchus seticornis) Florida Keys
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  • Balloonfish (Diodon holocanthus).  When attacked they will take in water or air to blow themselves up, extending their spines.  Balloonfish are also called Porcupinefish.  Florida Keys
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  • Yellowhead Wrasse (Halichoeres garnoti). Florida Keys
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  • Tiger Grouper (Mycteroperca tigris). Saba
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  • Goldentail Moray Eel (Muraena miliari). Bonaire
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  • Elegant Fanworm. Bonaire
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  • Longlure Frogfish (Antennarius multiocellatus).  Frogfish use their ugliness as camouflage.  They will hang out on a rock or sponse and trick unwary fish that come too close to investigate the lure wriggling from the frogfish's head. Bonaire
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  • Seas grass on "pink sands" beach, Bonaire
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  • The Bottlenose Dolphin were caught in the Gulf of Mexico near Fort Myers, Florida.  Kym Murphy, Director of The Living Seas, (foreground), is holding one dolphin while another gets away.
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  • The face of an Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Trusiops truncatus) Gulf of Mexico, Florida
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  • Viper Moray Eel (Enchelycore nigricans) Florida Keys
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  • Reticulated Sea Star (Oreaster reticulatus) Little Cayman
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  • It is unusual sight to see so many different fish this close together.  They are feeding on an egg mass laid by Sergeant Majors (Abudefduf saxatilits) Saba
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  • Strawberry Sponge (Mycale) Little Cayman
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  • The Living Seas Aquarium opening ceremony at EPCOT January 15, 1986 Buena Vista, FL
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  • Visitors to The Living Seas aquarium at walkway windows leading into the observation deck. EPCOT, Buena Vista, Florida
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  • Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins were first taken from the water on special stretchers that had holes for their fins.  Then they were loaded onto foam pads in the back of an enclosed truck for transport to the helicopter about a mile away.  It was a Sikorsky Medivac aircraft lined with foam.  A trainer and veterinarian traveled along keeping the dolphin moist by spraying them with water.     The trip would have taken 8-10 hours by truck.  Normally after such a move it takes two to four days before the dolphin settle down and begin to eat. The helicopter used is the fastest in the world and was able to make the trip in two and a half hours.  The effect was dramatic.  Within hours these dolphin transported by helicopter were eating and returning to settled behavior.  The Living Seas Aquarium, EPCOT, Buena Vista, Florida
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  • Young visitors spotting a turtle at the Living Seas aquarium, EPCOT, Buena Vista, Florida
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  • The Bottlenose Dolphin were transported from the Florida Keys to the aquarium in Orlando by helicopter in order to minimize their trauma.  Buena Vista, Florida
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  • The dolphin were kept at Walker's Island in the Florida Kays while The Living Seas pavilion was being completed.  There they were trained in basic communications skills.  Gretchen, one of the trainers, is being helped by Kye, the mascot of the team on Walker Island, Florida
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  • Marine Mammal Research lab where visitors can observe on two levels. Bottlenose Dolphin with a rescue dog that became the teams mascot while in training.  The Living Seas, EPCOT, Buena Vista, Florida
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  • Interior of observation deck at The Living Seas Aquarium, EPCOT, Buena Vista, Florida
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  • Front entrance to The Living Seas aquarium at EPCOT, Buena Vista, Florida
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  • Fishes' point of view of visitors in the observation deck at The Living Seas.  Bottlenose Dolphins and divers. EPCOT, Buena Vista, Florida
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  • A young visitor at The Living Seas tries his hand at operating JIM suit controls. EPCOT, Buena Vista, Florida
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  • Living Seas visitor responding to a Spotted Eagle Ray. Buena Vista, Florida
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  • Photographer Wayne Eastep installing prints for the collection "The Living Seas" at Eastep Photography Gallery.<br />
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The exhibit of images will be on display December 22nd 11 am to 4 pm at 1338 Central Avenue Sarasota, Florida 34236
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