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Nick Hobgood

Promoting biodiversity conservation education and awareness through the donation of images to the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia.

Gallery of my Wikimedia Commons contributions Unless otherwise noted, all underwater images were taken in the natural environment.

Featured images on Wikimedia.org

Over 600 media files have been contributed as of 31 Jan 2015

Instagram Account

Primary references:

• Debelius, H. (2001). Nudibranchs and Sea Snails. Frankfurt, Germany: IKAN - Unterwasserarchiv.
• Allen, G.; Steene, R. (1999). Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Field Guide. Singapore: Tropical Reef Research.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Gosliner, T.; Behrens, D.; Williams, G. (1996). Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific. Monterey, CA, USA: Sea Challengers.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Debelius, H. (2001). Asia Pacific Reef Guide. Frankfurt, Germany: IKAN - Unterwasserarchiv.
• Debelius, H. (2001). Crustacea Guide of the World. Frankfurt, Germany: IKAN - Unterwasserarchiv.
• Allen, G. (2000). Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-East Asia. Perth, Western Australia: Western Australian Museum.
• Smith, L.;National Audubon Society (1997). Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes - Caribbean Sea. New York, USA: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Humann, P.; Deloach, N. (2006). Reef Creature Identification - Florida Caribbean Bahamas. Jacksonville, FL, USA: New World Publications, Inc.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Humann, P.; Deloach, N. (2008). Reef Coral Identification - Florida Caribbean Bahamas. Jacksonville, FL, USA: New World Publications, Inc.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Humann, P.; Deloach, N. (2008). Reef Fish Identification - Florida Caribbean Bahamas. Jacksonville, FL, USA: New World Publications, Inc.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Picture of the Day (POTD) Hover over the image for a description

Equipment used:

• Olympus E-330 DSLR
• Canon T3i
• Canon EOS 100D
• Ikelite DS 125 strobe X 2
• Ikelite Underwater Housing

Flickr image portfolio

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  Komodo dragon
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  Dark brown giant clam
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  Large cuttlefish
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  Cleaner station under a table coral
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  Colorful giant clam
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  Moray eel
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  Phyllidia nudibranch
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  Glossodorid nudibranch
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  Bright Phyllidia
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  Coral guard blenny on duty
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  A hard to miss chromodorid nudibranch
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  Large red starfish
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  Blue spotted ray
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  Green leaf scorpionfish
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  Pufferfish
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  Lionfish
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  Yellow sea cucumber gathering
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  Feeding sea cucumber
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  Vibrant soft coral
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  Hawksbill turtle
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  Nocturnal squid
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  Moray eel and cleaner wrasse
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  Large batfish
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  Assorted sea squirts
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  Starfish
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  Purple and white sea squirt
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  Giant clam patterns
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  Cuttlefish behavior
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  Lionfish
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  Giant clam
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  Camouflaged scorpionfish
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  Skunk anemonefish
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  Turtle feeding on coral
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  Soft coral