License captivating photos of life beneath the water’s surface: vibrant tropical fish, majestic sea mammals, colorful coral reefs, and more.

Marine Life

Paloma Rincon

A vibrant red fish rests in clear turquoise water alongside an arrangement of seashells, a starfish, and pearls.

Julia Stotz

Los Angeles

United States

California

A pile of freshly cooked and shelled mussels sits on a rustic stone surface under the warm sunlight.

Ryan Borne

A shark swimming underwater as light reflects on the ripples and air bubbles

Brad Booth

Moorea-Maiao

French Polynesia

Windward Islands

Whales swim closely together through the blue water just beneath the surface.

André Musgrove

The Bahamas

A large school of vibrant red fish swims over a sprawling coral reef in the deep blue ocean.

Alyssa Fioravanti

Lily pads in a pod with carp swimming underneath.

Ashley Chruszcz

Close-up of a lobster with details of its legs and carapace.

Sam Nuttmann

A school of sharks in the deep blue ocean.

Svenja Blobel

A detailed close-up shot of the ridged and textured surface of a large, white clam seashell.

Great white shark swimming in water

William Runk

A group of dolphins swimming outdoors on a sunny day

The tail of a whale flapping beneath the ocean's surface.

Lee Morton

Iceland

A dolphin leaps from the water with a scenic backdrop of a coastal village and lush green mountains under a cloudy sky.

Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove

Antarctica

A curious earless seal with a mottled grey coat rests on the snow, looking directly at the camera with a gentle expression.

Peter Jonker

Valencia

Spain

Valencian Community

A circular arrangement of fresh sardines in a wooden basket for sale at a local fish market.

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Atlantic walruses lying on the shore with snowy mountains in the background

Philippe Degroote

Llucmajor

Balearic Islands

An underwater view shows a person swimming towards the bright sun, next to a large bubble ring and a school of small fish.

A large, grey shark swims through a school of small, striped fish, near a coral reef under the surface of the clear blue ocean.

A whale swimming near the ocean surface.

Anastasia Mihaylova

A small sea shell is sitting on top of human skin.

Simon Ribadeneira

Indonesia

Bali

A person feeding Koi in a pond

A pair of yellow and black butterflyfish swim past a branching coral reef in the clear blue ocean.

Casey Ng

Hong Kong

Fish are laid out to dry on a wire rack at a bustling fishing harbor filled with boats.

Robin Maeter

Three stingrays are partially submerged in the crystal clear water on the sand, surrounded by small blue fish.

Ashton Davis

Cabo San Lucas

Mexico

Baja California Sur

Towering coastal rock formations rise from the vibrant blue ocean under a clear sunny sky.

Charis Cheung

A red and white koi carp swims in a tranquil pond surrounded by rocks and lush green plants.

GS & Co

A turtle swims among coral reefs with fish around

A large stingray swims in the clear turquoise water of a tropical ocean with a lush green mountainous island in the background.

A recently caught fish on a pier

Stan Moniz

A sea turtle floating near rocks at the bottom of the water

Singapore

Siamese fighting fish swimming in dark blue water

Eric Sviratchev

Portugal

A close-up of a crab's pale exoskeleton lying on its back atop a grainy, black and white photograph.

a shark floating around and swiming

Greece

Fish hanging on ropes drying in the sun in front of a light building.

Joyce Lee

La Jolla Ranch

Two sea lions sleep peacefully side-by-side on a sandy beach as the gentle ocean foam washes ashore.

Ecuador

A close-up shot of a bright orange goldfish swimming inside a clear plastic bag filled with water.

An over-under shot reveals a stunning coral reef in clear turquoise water beneath a partly cloudy blue sky.

Jasmin Javon

A school of pink and black fish swim underwater near coral reefs

Chandler Borries

San José del Cabo

A large fish swims below the ocean surface.

Ricardo Braz

A massive sperm whale is seen just below the ocean surface in black and white, its toothed jaw visible.

A fisherman wearing black gloves carefully holds the bill of a large marlin at the surface of the deep blue ocean.

Amber Canterbury

A close-up, overhead view of a natural tide pool filled with clear water, rocks, algae, and small marine creatures.

Zach Deloach

A trio of purple and pink jellyfish with long tentacles drift gracefully through grainy, turquoise-colored water.

Francesca Poncetta

Philippines

An empty shell on beach sand.

Jason Arnold

A fish swims at the bottom of the ocean

Son Verí Nou

Illes Balears

A close-up of a small, patterned crab resting on a wet diving mask held by a person over the water.

A large orange fish swimming underwater in the ocean

Julia Bahlsen

Maldives

A close-up view of a large nurse shark resting on the sandy ocean floor in the dark water at night.

Nathan Sokul

A fish swimming away from a large school of other fish.

Jacquetta

An orange and pink jellyfish

Taiwan

A hawksbill sea turtle with a beautifully patterned shell and flippers swims gracefully in the turquoise ocean water above a rocky seafloor.

Dani Guindo

A close-up portrait of a spotted harbor seal with large dark eyes resting on a rocky shore.

A view of the sea with fish and boats

A series of gold fish in a water tank

Zoe Andreas

Rethimno

European Anchovy listed for sale in a container

Ilulissat

Greenland

Avannaata Municipality

An aerial view of a whale swimming near the edge of a massive iceberg, with the deep blue ocean surrounding it.

A pod of dolphins swims in the ocean with a scenic backdrop of snow-capped mountains under a cloudy sky.

A scuba diver and a humpback whale swim to the surface together

A close-up, black and white photograph captures the detailed scales and fins of a fish against a solid black background.

A school of sharks glides through the deep blue ocean, patrolling over the coral reef below.

An underwater view shows two large tarpon fish swimming side-by-side amongst the submerged roots of a mangrove forest.

A blacktip shark swimming just below the surface

Lewis Gant

Clams inside of open shells

An aerial view captures two dolphins, likely a mother and calf, swimming together in the deep blue ocean.

An aerial view of a pod of four beaked whales of different sizes swimming together in the deep blue ocean.

A surreal still life of an octopus holding a bouquet of chives and a green tomato against a pastel blue and yellow background.

A sea lion catching a fish in the water

Gytheio

Octopuses hang to dry on a line in the sun at a pier with fishing boats moored in the calm blue water.

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