Skip found a marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) foraging on algae while we were freediving along the edge of Bartolome Island, and I got a shot of it, the only one I’ve ever seen in the Galapagos Islands underwater:
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| Marine iguana, underwater, forages for green algae that grows on the lava reef. Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Image: 16227 Species: Amblyrhynchus cristatus Location: Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador View this Image in Google Earth! |
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