Three devil fish captured amazing underwater photos in a rare courtship dance.

These three spinetail devil fish (Mobidick, Japan) are the best winners of the 20 18 Underwater Photography Competition organized by Underwater Photography Guide. (? Duncan Moureyre, Ocean Art 20 18) In the underwater photography competition championship of Ocean Art 20 18, three beautiful devil fish circled in the endless blue.

This photo, taken by nature photographer Duncan Moureyre in Honda Bay, palawan island, Philippines, captures two male devil fish (Japanese Moby Dick) competing for the female's attention.

"To be fair, only a few people in the world have seen this kind of behavior," said Scott Giller, the judge of the competition and the founder of the underwater photography guide in charge of the competition. [Please see the amazing award-winning underwater photos]

Winners in other categories include a wide-angle photo centered on the mother's tail of a humpback whale, a bizarre portrait of a white-eyed spotted rat fish, and a dreamy photo of a pink Sean sea slug hanging in an egg hammock.

Photographer Franois Barron dived near reunion island in the western Indian Ocean in 20 18, and photographed a mother humpback whale and her calf (upper right corner). (Fran? Ois Baelen, Ocean Art 20 18) Gitler told Life Science magazine that the winner of this year's competition was selected from thousands of entries, including hundreds of wonderful photos. Photographers compete in different categories, from macro to wide angle, from cold water to sharp scenery. Is the best winner, however, because of its rare theme, perfect composition and lighting, and the inability to pose, it attracted the judges.

"It makes you want to go into the water. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature,

The devil fish with spiny tail is a mysterious species, and little is known about its biology and habits. Their graceful bodies can grow to 6.8 feet (2. 1 m) wide, but no one knows how often they mate, when they get pregnant, or at what age they reach maturity. This photo makes their courtship photos rare. Kdspe ""kdsps I like this photo very much. Judge Martin Archie, author of Underwater Photographer, said in a statement: "This is the first time I watched it in my box in cold and humid weather in England." . 20 10),

This once-in-a-lifetime photo contest also captured other interesting marine behaviors, from the battle between two orange and blue Antioch fish to the protective hovering of a male clown fish on his egg. In the macro classification, photographer Jeff Millison turned the translucent pointed-eared menopausal squid (Ancistricheirus lesueuri) found near Hawaii into a work of art, and Claudio Zori saw a fish named Hydrolagus colliei off the coast of Hearst Island, Canada. Its name is very inconspicuous. He saw an eye-catching theme and won the highest prize in portrait category. Interesting pictures of seals, colorful sea slugs, furry shrimps and incredible manta rays also won the top prize. Among the marine mammals on display,

These are three Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), which are playfully hovering around photographer Eugene Kitos near Bimini, Bahamas. The mother of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) holds her cub, which dwarfs a diver nearby. Gitler said that many photos of humpback whales participated in the competition, but one photo stood out because of its beauty.

"From there, everything seems unreal," photographer Fran? ois Barron wrote when describing this award-winning wide-angle photo. The huge tail is only a few centimeters away from me, and my calf, my friend, dives freely and symmetrically. I know I will never take such a picture again.

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