Spectacular macro detail of a sea star shrimp as well as some Batfish were rounded up by a huge puffer.

Orbicular Batfish (Platax orbicularis), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, North Male Atoll, Vabbinfaru
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Sea star shrimp (Zenopontonia soror), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, North Male Atoll, Vabbinfaru
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Sea star shrimp (Zenopontonia soror), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, North Male Atoll, Vabbinfaru
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Batfish, photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, North Male Atoll, Vabbinfaru
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Batfish, photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, North Male Atoll, Vabbinfaru
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Batfish, photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, North Male Atoll, Vabbinfaru
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Batfish, photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, North Male Atoll, Vabbinfaru
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Starry Puffer (Arothron stellatus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, North Male Atoll, Vabbinfaru
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Maldives blenny (Ecsenius minutus), photo taken in Maldives, Male Atoll, North Male Atoll, Vabbinfaru
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We spent quite a while in very stormy weather to swim out across the sand to the drop-off north of the island. Poor visibility did not help to find photo subjects but the fact that we were on a self-dive meant I had ample time to take a decent macro of a sea star shrimp. If you look closely, you can even make out the legs.